Allenella is a genus of three species of tiny pinhead or dot snails that are endemic to Australia's Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.[2] The genus was first described in 1944 by Tom Iredale.[1][3]
| Allenella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Superorder: | Eupulmonata |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Punctidae |
| Genus: | Allenella Iredale, 1944[1] |
| |
| Location of Lord Howe Island | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Species edit
- Allenella belli Iredale, 1944 – beautiful pinhead snail
- Allenella formalis Iredale, 1944 – brown turban pinhead snail
- Allenella planorum Iredale, 1944 – angular pinhead snail
References edit
- ^ a b Iredale, Tom (1944). "The land Mollusca of Lord Howe Island". Australian Zoologist. 10 (3): 299–334. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Genus Allenella Iredale, 1944". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- "Allenella Iredale, 1944". MolluscaBase. Flanders Marine Institute. 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-07.