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]

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

Species

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References

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  1. ^ a b Iredale, Tom (1944). "The land Mollusca of Lord Howe Island". Australian Zoologist. 10 (3): 299–334. 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. ^ "Genus Allenella Iredale, 1944". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2022-05-12.