Allenella Explained

Allenella is a genus of three species of tiny pinhead or dot snails that are endemic to Australia's Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.^[1] The genus was first described in 1944 by Tom Iredale.^[2]

Species

• Allenella belli Iredale, 1944 – beautiful pinhead snail
• Allenella formalis Iredale, 1944 – brown turban pinhead snail
• Allenella planorum Iredale, 1944 – angular pinhead snail

References

• Web site: Allenella Iredale, 1944 . 2021 . MolluscaBase . Flanders Marine Institute . 2021-08-07.

Notes and References

1. Book: Hyman . Isabel . Köhler . Frank . 2020 . A Field Guide to the Land Snails of Lord Howe Island . Sydney . Australian Museum . 978-0-9750476-8-2.
2. Web site: Genus Allenella Iredale, 1944 . 2022-05-12 . Australian Faunal Directory . en.