Rhytida citrina
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| Rhytida citrina Hutton, 1883 |
Rhytida citrina is a species of medium-sized, air-breathing predatory land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the eponymous family Rhytididae.
[edit] Distribution
This snail is endemic to the western part of the South Island of New Zealand.
[edit] Shell description
The shell is rather closely coiled and always of yellowish-olive colour, hence the name citrina, meaning lemon yellow.
The shell diameter is up to 22 mm, and the height is up to 12 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
