Pseudocharopa

Pseudocharopa is a genus of three species of pinwheel snails that are endemic to Australia's Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.

Species

• Pseudocharopa exquisita <small>Peile, 1929</small> – exquisite pinwheel snail
• Pseudocharopa ledgbirdi <small>(Brazier, 1889)</small> – Mount Lidgbird pinwheel snail
• Pseudocharopa whiteleggei <small>(Brazier, 1889)</small> – Whitelegge's pinwheel snail

• Pseudocharopa editor <small>Iredale, 1944</small>: synonym of Pseudocharopa whiteleggei <small>(Brazier, 1889)</small> (junior synonym)
• Pseudocharopa gowerensis <small>Iredale, 1944</small>: synonym of Pseudocharopa ledgbirdi <small>(Brazier, 1889)</small> (junior synonym)
• Pseudocharopa imperator <small>Iredale, 1944</small>: synonym of Pseudocharopa ledgbirdi <small>(Brazier, 1889)</small> (junior synonym)

Distribution and habitat

The snails in this genus are rare. They are known only from the summits and upper slopes of Mount Lidgbird and Mount Gower, in leaf litter or on exposed rocks.

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