Cytora minor
| Cytora minor | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Architaenioglossa |
| Family: | Pupinidae |
| Genus: | Cytora |
| Species: | C. minor |
| Binomial name | |
| Cytora minor | |
Cytora minor is a species of land snail that is endemic to New Zealand.
Description
[edit]The shells grows up to 1.26–1.53 millimetres (0.050–0.060 in) in height, and have a larger height than width. The shell is coloured "translucent, pale yellowish to reddish brown."[1]
Range
[edit]The species is found in the central North Island.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The species is named after the Latin word for "little".[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]The holotype is stored at the Te Papa Museum under registration number M.082612.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Marshall, Bruce; Barker, Gary (1 June 2007). "A revision of New Zealand landsnails of the genus Cytora Kobelt & Mollendorff, 1897 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pupinidae)". Tuhinga. 18: 90–91. doi:10.3897/tuhinga.18.e34163. ISSN 2253-5861.
- ↑ "land snail, Cytora minor B. Marshall & Barker, 2007". Te Papa. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
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