Biology:Charopella

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Short description: Genus of land snails

Charopella
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Superfamily: Punctoidea
Family: Charopidae
Subfamily: Charopinae
Genus: Charopella
Iredale, 1944[1]

Charopella is a genus of two species of tiny pinwheel snails that are endemic to Australia 's Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. [2]

Species

  • Charopella wilkinsoni (Brazier, 1889)Wilkinson's pinwheel snail
  • Charopella zela Iredale, 1944Mount Gower banded pinwheel snail

References

  1. Iredale, Tom (1944). "The land Mollusca of Lord Howe Island". Australian Zoologist 10 (3): 299–334. 
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Charopella Iredale, 1944. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818164 on 2021-07-12

Wikidata ☰ Q3692791 entry