Cytora cytora
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| Cytora cytora (Gray, 1850) |
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Cyclophorus cytora Gray, 1850 |
Cytora cytora is a species of small land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Liareidae.
[edit] Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand, found in the northern half of the North Island, including Great Barrier Island.
[edit] Shell description
The shell is small, turbinate, with a deep narrow umbilicus. The periostracum is light brown. Sculpture is of spiral and axial threads, with hair-like projections at points of intersection.
Shell height is up to 2.6 mm, and width up to 2.25 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
