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Cytora mayhillae

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Cytora mayhillae
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. mayhillae
Binomial name
Cytora mayhillae
Marshall & Barker, 2007

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

Description

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The shells grows up to 4.35 millimetres (0.171 in) in height, and have a larger height than width. The shell is reddish brown.[1]

Range

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The species is found in Fiordland, in the southern South Island.[1]

Etymology

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The species is named after the collector Pauline Constance Mayhill .[1]

Taxonomy

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The holotype is stored at the Te Papa Museum under registration number M.146093.[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: 89–90. doi:10.3897/tuhinga.18.e34163. ISSN 2253-5861.
  2. ^ "land snail, Cytora mayhillae B. Marshall & Barker, 2007". Te Papa. Retrieved 3 May 2025.