Pseudocharopa

Pseudocharopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Superfamily:	Punctoidea
Family:	Charopidae
Subfamily:	Charopinae
Genus:	Pseudocharopa Peile, 1929 [1]
Synonyms
BallenaIredale, 1944 DeceptrenaIredale, 1944 HoweinsuleaPeile, 1929 LidgbirdiaIredale, 1944

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

Species

• 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 editorIredale, 1944: synonym of Pseudocharopa whiteleggei(Brazier, 1889) (junior synonym)
• Pseudocharopa gowerensisIredale, 1944: synonym of Pseudocharopa ledgbirdi(Brazier, 1889) (junior synonym)
• Pseudocharopa imperatorIredale, 1944: synonym of Pseudocharopa ledgbirdi(Brazier, 1889) (junior synonym)

Distribution and habitat

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

1. 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.
2. 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
3. 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.