Leichhardtia (gastropod)
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Leichhardtia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Planorbidae |
| Subfamily: | Miratestinae |
| Genus: | Leichhardtia Walker, 1988[1] |
Leichhardtia is a genus of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.
All species within this genus and this family have sinistral shells.
Distribution
This genus is endemic to, and restricted to, northern Australia.
Species
Species within this genus include:
See also
- Similar genus is Kessneria.
References
- ^ Walker (1988). Rec. Aust. Mus. 40 (1-2): 81.
 | This Planorbidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |