Sheldonia
Encyclopedia
Sheldonia is a genus of terrestrial gastropods in the Urocyclidae
family.
Sheldonia is the type genus
of the subfamily Sheldoniinae.
Urocyclidae
Urocyclidae is a family of air-breathing land snails and semi-slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicarionoidea, ....
family.
Sheldonia is the type genus
Type genus
In biological classification, a type genus is a representative genus, as with regard to a biological family. The term and concept is used much more often and much more formally in zoology than it is in botany, and the definition is dependent on the nomenclatural Code that applies:* In zoological...
of the subfamily Sheldoniinae.
Species
It contains the following species:- Sheldonia puzeyiSheldonia puzeyiSheldonia puzeyi is a species of terrestrial gastropod in the Urocyclidae family. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss....
Connolly, 1939 - Sheldonia peoppigii