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Allenella planorum

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Allenella planorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Punctidae
Genus: Allenella
Species:
A. planorum
Binomial name
Allenella planorum
Location of Lord Howe Island
Synonyms[2]
  • Allentula planorum (Iredale, 1944)
  • Allenella formalis planorum Iredale, 1944

Allenella planorum, also known as the angular pinhead snail, is a species of land snail in the family Punctidae.[2][3] It is endemic to Australia's Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.[3][4]

Description

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The turbinate shell of the mature snail is 2.3 mm in height, with a diameter of 3.4 mm, and a low conical spire. It is amber to light bronze in colour. The whorls are rounded above and below an angular periphery, with impressed sutures and closely spaced radial ribs. It has an ovately lunate aperture and narrowly open umbilicus.[4]

Distribution and habitat

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The snail is most common in the North Beach and settlement areas of the island, with scattered records from elsewhere.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Iredale, Tom (1944). "The land Mollusca of Lord Howe Island". Australian Zoologist. 10 (3): 299–334.
  2. ^ a b MolluscaBase, ed. (2021). "Allenella planorum Iredale, 1944". MolluscaBase. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Species Allenella planorum Iredale, 1944". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b c 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.