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.
Species Species within the genus Sheldonia include: Sheldonia aloicola (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1890) Sheldonia asthenes (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1907) Sheldonia caledonensis (Godwin-Austen, 1912) Sheldonia capsula (W. H. Benson, 1864) Sheldonia cotyledonis (W. H. Benson, 1850) Sheldonia crawfordi (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1890) Sheldonia fingolandensis D. G. Herbert, 2017 Sheldonia hudsoniae (W. H. Benson, 1864) Sheldonia monsmaripi D. G. Herbert, 2016 Sheldonia natalensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) Sheldonia phytostylus (W. H. Benson, 1864) Sheldonia trotteriana (W. H. Benson, 1848) Sheldonia wolkbergensis D. G. Herbert, 2016
Synonyms Sheldonia fuscicolor (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. synonym of Microkerkus fuscicolor (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892) Sheldonia puzeyi Connolly, 1939: synonym of Kerkophorus puzeyi (Connolly, 1939) (original combination) Sheldonia poeppigiiL. Pfeiffer, 1846): synonym of Kerkophorus poeppigii (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
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