Alcadia minima

Alcadia minima is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.^[1]

Alcadia minima
Shell of Alcadia minima (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Neritimorpha
Order:	Cycloneritida
Family:	Helicinidae
Genus:	Alcadia
Species:	A. minima
Binomial name
Alcadia minima (A. d'Orbigny, 1842)
Synonyms[1]
Alcadia (Penisoltia) minima (A. d'Orbigny, 1842) alternative representation Alcadia capax L. Pfeiffer, 1857 (junior synonym) Alcadia gundlachi L. Pfeiffer, 1854 Alcadia quinonesi Clench & Aguayo, 1950 (junior synonym) Alcadia quiñonesi Clench & Aguayo, 1950 misspelling - incorrect original spelling Helicina minima A. d'Orbigny, 1842 (original combination) Helicina montana L. Pfeiffer, 1864 (junior synonym) Helicina proxima L. Pfeiffer, 1858 junior subjective synonym

Description

The height of the shell attains 6 mm (0.24 in), its greatest diameter 7.5 mm (0.30 in).

(Original description in Latin) The smooth shell has a rotund-depressed shape. It is rose-white. The spire is short and contains five, convex-flat whorls. The aperture is semi-lunar with a thin, reflexed outer lip. The columella is minimally thickened. The aperture shows a toothed, notched columellar angle.^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in Cuba.^[1]