Allodiscus is a genus of land snails belonging to the family Charopidae.[1] The genus was described by Henry Augustus Pilsbry in 1892.[2]

Allodiscus
Allodiscus dimorphus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Charopidae
Subfamily: Charopinae
Genus: Allodiscus
Pilsbry, 1892
Species[1]

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Synonyms
  • Allodisens Gabriel, 1929
  • Psyra Hutton, 1883
  • Pysra Pilsbry, 1892

Taxonomy

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Pilsbry in 1892 originally described Allodiscus as a subgenus of Helix, naming H. dimorpha (Allodiscus dimorphus) as the type species.[2] A revision of the genus in 2008 saw the addition of 31 new species.[3]

Distribution

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The genus is found in New Zealand, the New Zealand Subantarctic Islands and on New Caledonia.[1]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Allodiscus Pilsbry, 1892". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b Pilsbry, Henry A. (1892). "Observations on the helices of New Zealand". The Nautilus. 6: 54–57. ISSN 0028-1344. Wikidata Q129527710.
  3. ^ Marshall, Bruce A.; Barker, Gary M. (2008). "A revision of the New Zealand landsnails referred to Allodiscus Pilsbry, 1892 and Pseudallodiscus Climo, 1971, with the introduction of three new genera (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Charopidae)". Tuhinga: Records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. 19. Te Papa: 57–167. ISSN 1173-4337. Wikidata Q106839774.