Pseudocharopa whiteleggei

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Pseudocharopa whiteleggei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Punctoidea
Family:
Charopidae
Genus:
Pseudocharopa
Species:
P. whiteleggei
Binomial name
Pseudocharopa whiteleggei
(Brazier, 1889)
Lord Howe Island.PNG
Location of Lord Howe Island
Synonyms
  • Helix (Rhytida) whiteleggeiBrazier, 1889
  • Pseudocharopa editorIredale, 1944

Pseudocharopa whiteleggei, also known as Whitelegge's pinwheel snail or Whitelegge's land snail, is a species of pinwheel snail that is endemic to Australia's Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. [1]

Contents

It is the largest charopid species in Australia. [2]

Description

The ear-shaped shell of mature snails is 7.1–8.3 mm in height, with a diameter of 15.6–17.7 mm, discoidal with a flat spire and impressed sutures. It is dark reddish-brown with indistinct zigzag, cream-coloured flammulations (flame-like markings). The umbilicus is moderately wide. The ovately lunate aperture is flattened on the upper edge. The animal has a lime-green sole and dark grey upper body, neck, head and eye-tentacles. [2]

Habitat

The snail is known mainly from the summits and upper slopes of Mount Lidgbird and Mount Gower, living in rainforest leaf litter. [2]

Conservation

The snail has been subject to predation by introduced rodents and is considered to be Critically Endangered. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pseudocharopa whiteleggei (Brazier, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1150009 on 2021-07-20
  2. 1 2 3 4 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.
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