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Cytora kahurangi

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Cytora kahurangi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Architaenioglossa
Superfamily: Cyclophoroidea
Family: Pupinidae
Genus: Cytora
Species:
C. kahurangi
Binomial name
Cytora kahurangi
Marshall & Barker, 2007

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

Description

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The height of the shell grows up to 3.30–4.10 millimetres (0.130–0.161 in) and has a larger height than width, with a height/width ratio of 1.35–1.47.[1]

Range

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Cytora kahurangi is found in the northwestern South Island, including in Kahurangi National Park.[1]

Etymology

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The species was named after Kahurangi National Park.[1]

Taxonomy

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The holotype is stored at the Te Papa Museum under registration number M.179671.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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: 79. doi:10.3897/tuhinga.18.e34163. ISSN 2253-5861. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  2. ^ "land snail, Cytora kahurangi B. Marshall & Barker, 2007". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 4 April 2025.