Species of gastropod
Alcadia mammilla is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.[1]
Description
The height of the shell attains 6.5 mm (0.26 in), its greatest diameter 7.5 mm (0.30 in).[citation needed]
(Original description in Latin) The conical shell is rather solid and slightly striated. it is scarcely shiny, with various marbling and banding in whitish and reddish hues. The spire has a convex-conical shape, ending in a pale apex. There are 5 somewhat convex whorls, with the body whorl deflected at the front and slightly flattened at the base. The columella is short and thread-like, ending at the base with a small denticle and emitting a thin callus. The aperture is oblique and somewhat triangular-semioval. The peristome is thin, with the right margin simple at the top, then dilated and expanded, featuring a distinct sinus at the base separated from the columellar tooth.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Haiti.[1]
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