Biology:Sheldonia

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Sheldonia is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Urocyclidae. Sheldonia is the type genus of the subfamily Sheldoniinae.[1]

Distribution

The distribution of this genus includes South Africa.[2]

Species

Species within the genus Sheldonia include:

  • Sheldonia aloicola (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1890)
  • Sheldonia asthenes (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1907)
  • Sheldonia caledonensis (Godwin-Austen, 1912)
  • Sheldonia capsula (W. H. Benson, 1864)
  • Sheldonia cotyledonis (W. H. Benson, 1850)
  • Sheldonia crawfordi (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1890)
  • Sheldonia fingolandensis D. G. Herbert, 2017
  • Sheldonia hudsoniae (W. H. Benson, 1864)
  • Sheldonia monsmaripi D. G. Herbert, 2016
  • Sheldonia natalensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
  • Sheldonia phytostylus (W. H. Benson, 1864)
  • Sheldonia trotteriana (W. H. Benson, 1848)
  • Sheldonia wolkbergensis D. G. Herbert, 2016
Synonyms
  • Sheldonia fuscicolor (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892):[2] synonym of Microkerkus fuscicolor (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892)
  • Sheldonia puzeyi Connolly, 1939:[3] synonym of Kerkophorus puzeyi (Connolly, 1939) (original combination)
  • Sheldonia poeppigiiL. Pfeiffer, 1846): synonym of Kerkophorus poeppigii (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)

References

  1. Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel; Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia (Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks) 47 (1-2): 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Adrian J. Armstrong A. J. & Brand J. F. (2012). "Invertebrates on isolated peaks in the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site, South Africa". Koedoe - African Protected Area Conservation and Science 54(1): 10 pp. doi:10.4102/koedoe.v54i1.1082
  3. Herbert, D.G. (2004). "Sheldonia puzeyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44709A10937991.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44709/10937991. Retrieved 14 November 2021. 

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