Liarea aupouria aupouria
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| Liarea aupouria aupouria Powell, 1954 |
Liarea aupouria aupouria is a subspecies of land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Liareidae. It is the largest species in its genus.
[edit] Distribution
This subspecies is endemic to New Zealand, found at Cape Maria van Diemen and North Cape at the far north of the North Island.
[edit] Shell description
The shell spire is twice to 2.25 times the height of the aperture. The whorls are broad and there is a narrow apertural flange.
The shell colour pattern is hydrophanous, ranging from simple broad reddish-brown axial streaks to complicated zigzags and chevrons.
Shell height is up to 13.2 mm, and width up to 6 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
