Cytora kamura

Cytora kamura is a species of land snail that is endemic to New Zealand.

Description

The width of the shell grows up to and has a larger width than height, with a height/width ratio of 0.78–0.97. This species was previously misidentified as Cytora lignaria.

Range

The species is found on both the southern North Island and the northern South Island.

Etymology

The species was named after the Māori word for carpenter, as a reference to the fact that it was previously misidentified as Cytora lignaria, where 'lignaria' is Latin for 'carpenter'.

See also

• List of non-marine molluscs of New Zealand

References

• Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.

External links

• Gbif.org: image