Biology:Allenella

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Short description: Genus of land snails

Allenella
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superorder: Eupulmonata
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Punctidae
Genus: Allenella
Iredale, 1944[1]
Lord Howe Island.PNG
Location of Lord Howe Island
Synonyms
  • Allentula Iredale, 1958

Allenella is a genus of three species of tiny pinhead or dot snails that are endemic to Australia 's Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.[2] The genus was first described in 1944 by Tom Iredale.[1][3]

Species

  • Allenella belli Iredale, 1944beautiful pinhead snail
  • Allenella formalis Iredale, 1944brown turban pinhead snail
  • Allenella planorum Iredale, 1944angular pinhead snail

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Iredale, Tom (1944). "The land Mollusca of Lord Howe Island". Australian Zoologist 10 (3): 299–334. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39362191. Retrieved 2022-05-12. 
  2. 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. 
  3. "Australian Faunal Directory: Allenella" (in en). https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Allenella. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3692471 entry