Pulcharopa


Pulcharopa is a monotypic genus of pinwheel snails that is endemic to Australia's Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.
The only species is P. plesa, also known as the fiery-bangled pinwheel snail.

Description

The ear-shaped shell of mature snails is 1.9–2.5 mm in height, with a diameter of 3.5–4.2 mm, discoidal with a very low spire, widely spaced ribs and impressed sutures. It is orange-brown with zigzag, cream-coloured flammulations. The umbilicus is moderately wide. The aperture is ovately lunate. The animal is unknown as it has never been collected alive.

Distribution and habitat

The snail is known only from the lowlands of the northern part of the island.