Sheldonia
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]
| Sheldonia | |
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| Montane tail-wagger snail, Sheldonia fuscicolor | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora clade Sigmurethra clade limacoid clade |
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| Subfamily: | Sheldoniinae[1] |
| Genus: | Sheldonia |
Distribution
The distribution of this genus includes South Africa.[3]
Species
Species within the genus Sheldonia include:
- Sheldonia fuscicolor (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892)[3]
- Sheldonia puzeyi Connolly, 1939[4]
- Sheldonia peoppigii
References
- 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.
- Ancey C. M. F. (1887). The Conchologists’ Exchange 1: 53.
- 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
- Herbert D. G. (2004). Sheldonia puzeyi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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