Leichhardtia
- For the plant of the Phyllanthaceae family, see Phyllanthus.
| Leichhardtia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Hygrophila |
| Superfamily: | Planorboidea |
| Family: | Planorbidae |
| 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:
- Leichhardtia sisurnius
See also
- Similar genus is Kessneria.
References
- ↑ Walker (1988). Rec. Aust. Mus. 40 (1-2): 81.
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