Pulcharopa
Genus of land snails
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Pulcharopa is a monotypic genus of pinwheel snails that is endemic to Australia's Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.[1]
| Pulcharopa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Superfamily: | Punctoidea |
| Family: | Charopidae |
| Subfamily: | Charopinae |
| Genus: | Pulcharopa Iredale, 1944 |
The only species is P. plesa, also known as the fiery-bangled pinwheel snail.
Description
The ear-shaped shell of mature snails is 1.9–2.5 mm in height, with a diameter of 3.5–4.2 mm, discoidal with a very low spire, widely spaced ribs and impressed sutures. It is orange-brown with zigzag, cream-coloured flammulations (flame-like markings). The umbilicus is moderately wide. The aperture is ovately lunate. The animal is unknown as it has never been collected alive.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The snail is known only from the lowlands of the northern part of the island.[2]