Helicina fasciata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Family: | Helicinidae |
| Genus: | Helicina |
| Species: | H. fasciata
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| Binomial name | |
| Helicina fasciata (Lamarck, 1822)
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Helicina fasciata is a species of tropical land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Helicinidae.
Shell description
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Distribution
[edit]This species lives in the Lesser Antilles.[1]
Although this taxon was not collected during 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
[edit]This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference.[1]
- ^ a b c d e 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 Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Brown A. D. (1881). "Notes on the land-shells of Dominica". American Naturalist 15: 56-57.
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