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Sheldonia

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Sheldonia
Montane tail-wagger snail, Sheldonia fuscicolor
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Sheldonia

Ancey, 1887[2]

Sheldonia is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Urocyclidae. Sheldonia is the type genus of the subfamily Sheldoniinae.[1]

Distribution

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The distribution of this genus includes South Africa.[3]

Species

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Species within the genus Sheldonia include:

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2). Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks: 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
  2. ^ Ancey C. M. F. (1887). The Conchologists’ Exchange 1: 53.
  3. ^ a b Adrian J. Armstrong A. J. & Brand J. F. (2012). "Invertebrates on isolated peaks in the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site, South Africa". Koedoe - African Protected Area Conservation and Science 54(1): 10 pp. doi:10.4102/koedoe.v54i1.1082
  4. ^ Herbert, D.G. (2004). "Sheldonia puzeyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T44709A10937991. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44709A10937991.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.