Allodiscus

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Allodiscus
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Allodiscus dimorphus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Charopidae
Subfamily: Charopinae
Genus: Allodiscus
Pilsbry, 1892
Species [1]

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Synonyms
  • AllodisensGabriel, 1929
  • PsyraHutton, 1883
  • PysraPilsbry, 1892

Allodiscus is a genus of land snails belonging to the family Charopidae. [1] The genus was described by Henry Augustus Pilsbry in 1892. [2]

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Taxonomy

Pilsbry in 1892 originally described Allodiscus as a subgenus of Helix, naming H. dimorpha ( Allodiscus dimorphus ) as the type species. [2] A revision of the genus in 2008 saw the addition of 31 new species. [3]

Distribution

The genus is found in New Zealand, the New Zealand Subantarctic Islands and on New Caledonia. [1]

Species

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Allodiscus Pilsbry, 1892". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 Pilsbry, Henry A. (1892). "Observations on the helices of New Zealand". The Nautilus . 6: 54–57. ISSN   0028-1344. Wikidata   Q129527710.
  3. Marshall, Bruce A.; Barker, Gary M. (2008). "A revision of the New Zealand landsnails referred to Allodiscus Pilsbry, 1892 and Pseudallodiscus Climo, 1971, with the introduction of three new genera (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Charopidae)". Tuhinga: Records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. 19. Te Papa: 57–167. ISSN   1173-4337. Wikidata   Q106839774.