''Sheldonia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of air-breathing

land snail A land snail is any of the numerous species of snail that live on land, as opposed to the sea snails and freshwater snails. ''Land snail'' is the common name for terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells (those without shells are known as ...

s, terrestrial

gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...

s in the family

Urocyclidae Urocyclidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, semi-slugs and land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicarionoidea, (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Some spec ...

. ''Sheldonia'' is the type genus of the subfamily Sheldoniinae.

Distribution

The distribution of this genus includes

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

Species

Species within the genus ''Sheldonia'' include: * ''

Sheldonia fuscicolor ''Sheldonia fuscicolor'', common name the montane tail-wagger snail, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Urocyclidae. The distribution of this species includes South Africa.Armstrong A. J. & B ...

'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892)Adrian J. Armstrong A. J. & Brand J. F. (2012). "Invertebrates on isolated peaks in the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site, South Africa". ''Koedoe - African Protected Area Conservation and Science'' 54(1): 10 pp. * ''

Sheldonia puzeyi ''Sheldonia puzeyi'' is a species of land snail in the family Urocyclidae. This species is endemic to South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the ...

'' Connolly, 1939 * ''

Sheldonia peoppigii ''Sheldonia'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Urocyclidae. ''Sheldonia'' is the type genus of the subfamily Sheldoniinae. Distribution The distribution of this genus includes South Africa ...

References

Urocyclidae Taxa named by César Marie Félix Ancey Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Urocyclidae-stub