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