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| binomial = ''Rhytida otagoensis'' |
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| binomial_authority = Powell, 1930 |
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'''''Rhytida otagoensis'''''is a [[species]] of small, air-breathing land [[snail]], a [[terrestrial animal|terrestrial]] [[pulmonate]] [[gastropod]] [[ |
'''''Rhytida otagoensis'''''is a [[species]] of small, air-breathing land [[snail]], a [[terrestrial animal|terrestrial]] [[pulmonate]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusc]]s in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Rhytididae]]. |
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==Distribution== |
==Distribution== |
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This species of land snail is [[ |
This species of land snail is [[endemism|endemic]] to the southern part of the [[South Island]] of [[New Zealand]]. |
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==Shell description== |
==Shell description== |
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==References== |
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* [[Arthur William Baden Powell|Powell A W B]], ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand [[1979]] ISBN 0-00-216906-1 |
* [[Arthur William Baden Powell|Powell A W B]], ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand [[1979]] ISBN 0-00-216906-1 |
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[[Category:Molluscs of New Zealand]] |
[[Category:Molluscs of New Zealand]] |
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[[Category:Gastropods]] |
[[Category:Gastropods]] |
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Rhytida otagoensisis a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Rhytididae.
Distribution
This species of land snail is endemic to the southern part of the South Island of New Zealand.
Shell description
The shell is larger than the living adult size of Rhytida australis, with deeper whorls, and less prominent malleations, crossed by weak irregular axial folds and growth-lines. The shell colour is greenish-olive and the umbilicus has no dark zone.
The shell diameter is up to 18 mm, and height up to 10 mm.
References
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1