Pseudocharopa
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Superfamily: | Punctoidea |
| Family: | Charopidae |
| Subfamily: | Charopinae |
| Genus: | Pseudocharopa Peile, 1929[1] |
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Pseudocharopa is a genus of three species of pinwheel snails that are endemic to Australia's Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. [2]
Species[edit]
- Pseudocharopa exquisita Peile, 1929 – exquisite pinwheel snail
- Pseudocharopa ledgbirdi (Brazier, 1889) – Mount Lidgbird pinwheel snail
- Pseudocharopa whiteleggei (Brazier, 1889) – Whitelegge's pinwheel snail
- Species brought into synonymy
- Pseudocharopa editor Iredale, 1944: synonym of Pseudocharopa whiteleggei (Brazier, 1889) (junior synonym)
- Pseudocharopa gowerensis Iredale, 1944: synonym of Pseudocharopa ledgbirdi (Brazier, 1889) (junior synonym)
- Pseudocharopa imperator Iredale, 1944: synonym of Pseudocharopa ledgbirdi (Brazier, 1889) (junior synonym)
Distribution and habitat[edit]
The snails in this genus are rare. They are known only from the summits and upper slopes of Mount Lidgbird and Mount Gower, in leaf litter or on exposed rocks.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Peile, AJ (1929). "Notes on some snails from Lord Howe Island with description of a new species". Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 18 (6): 265–267. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.mollus.a063985.
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pseudocharopa Peile, 1929. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818505 on 2021-07-20
- ^ Hyman, Isabel; Köhler, Frank (2020). A Field Guide to the Land Snails of Lord Howe Island. Sydney: Australian Museum. ISBN 978-0-9750476-8-2.