Leichhardtia

For the plant of the family Phyllanthaceae, see Phyllanthus. For the plant of the family Cupressaceae, see Callitris.

Leichhardtia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Superorder:	Hygrophila
Family:	Planorbidae
Subfamily:
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:

See also[]

• Similar genus is Kessneria.

References[]

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