Nicida

Nicida is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diplommatinidae.[1] These snails are restricted to Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka.

Nicida
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Diplommatininae
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Nicida

W.T. Blanford, 1868
Synonyms
  • Diplommatina (Nicida) W. T. Blanford, 1869

Three species are recognized.[2]

Species

  • Nicida anamallayana (Beddome, 1875)
  • Nicida catathymia (Sykes, 1898)
  • Nicida ceylanica (Beddome, 1875)
  • Nicida delectabilis (Preston, 1905)
  • Nicida fairbanki (Blanford, 1868)
  • Nicida kingiana (W. T. Blanford & H. F. Blanford, 1861)
  • Nicida lankaensis (Preston, 1905)
  • Nicida liricincta (Blanford, 1868)
  • Nicida nilgirica (W. T. Blanford & H. F. Blanford, 1860)
  • Nicida nitidula (Blanford, 1868)
  • Nicida pedronis (Beddome, 1875)
  • Nicida prestoni (Sykes, 1897)
  • Nicida pulneyana (Blanford, 1868)
  • Nicida subovata (Beddome, 1875)

References

  1. "Taxon details - Nicida W.T. Blanford, 1868". WoRMS. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  2. Bambaradeniya, Channa N. B. (2006). The Fauna of Sri Lanka: Status of Taxonomy, Research, and Conservation. ISBN 9789558177518. Retrieved 25 February 2019.


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