Cytora goulstonei
| Cytora goulstonei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Architaenioglossa |
| Superfamily: | Cyclophoroidea |
| Family: | Pupinidae |
| Genus: | Cytora |
| Species: | C. goulstonei
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| Binomial name | |
| Cytora goulstonei Marshall & Barker, 2007
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Cytora goulstonei is a species of land snail that is endemic to New Zealand.
Description
The shell grows up to a height of 3.7 millimetres (0.15 in), and has a larger height than width, with a height/width ratio of 1.22–1.39.[1]
Range
Cytora goulstonei is only found in the Northland Region, in the area around the Waipoua Forest and Mangōnui. The species is found up to an elevation of approximately 330 metres (1,080 ft).[1]
Etymology
The species is named after James Frederick Goulstone .[1]
Taxonomy
The holotype is stored at the Te Papa Museum under registration number M.164803.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c 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: 69,71. doi:10.3897/tuhinga.18.e34163. ISSN 2253-5861.
- ^ "land snail, Cytora goulstonei B. Marshall & Barker, 2007". Te Papa. Retrieved 3 April 2025.