Helicina fasciata
| Helicina fasciata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Neritimorpha clade Cycloneritimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Helicinoidea |
| Family: | Helicinidae |
| Genus: | Helicina |
| Species: | H. fasciata |
| Binomial name | |
| Helicina fasciata (Lamarck, 1822) | |
Helicina fasciata is a species of tropical land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.
Distribution
This species is lives in Lesser Antilles.[1]
Although this taxon was not collected during of the surveys in Dominica in 2000s, it is considered as a part of land snail fauna of Dominica.[1] Thirteen specimens that were part of the collection by Benjamin Sharp definitely belong to this taxon.[1] These specimens also lend credence to the record by A. D. Brown (1881).[2] As the species appears to be widespread in the Lesser Antilles as a result of human activities, it is quite possible that Helicina fasciata once had a population on the Dominica island; this may still be the case.[1]
References
This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference.[1]
- 1 2 3 4 5 Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (July 2009). "The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species". Zoologische Mededelingen 83 http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/83/nr03/a13
- ↑ Brown A. D. (1881). "Notes on the land-shells of Dominica". American Naturalist 15: 56-57.