Pernastela
Genus of land snails
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Pernastela is a genus of three pinhead or dot snail species that are endemic to Australia's Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.[2]
| Pernastela | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superorder: | Eupulmonata |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Punctidae |
| Genus: | Pernastela Iredale, 1944[1] |
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| Location of Lord Howe Island | |
Species
- Pernastela charon Iredale, 1944 – lowland forest pinhead snail
- Pernastela gnoma Iredale, 1944 – dwarf pinhead snail
- Pernastela howensis Iredale, 1944 – Lord Howe pinhead snail