Biology:Climocella waenga
| Climocella waenga | |
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| Holotype from the Auckland War Memorial Museum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Climocella |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/ClimocellaC. waenga
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| Template:Taxonomy/ClimocellaClimocella waenga Goulstone, 1997
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Climocella waenga is a species of land snail belonging to the family Charopidae.[1] Endemic to New Zealand, the species is found in the eastern Bay of Plenty and in the Gisborne District, often in association with rotting tree ferns.
Description
C. waenga has a shell that measures up to 3.1 mm (0.12 in) by 1.6 mm (0.063 in), with a subdiscoidal shell of 4.5 whorls that increase in size. The protoconch has 1.75 whorls with the first whorl having eight spiral lirae. The shells are have russet-brown bands.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was first described by James Frederick Goulstone in 1996, who named the species after Waenga, a location near Te Araroa where the holotype was collected from.[2] Pauline C. Mayhill collected the holotype of the species from Waenga in the northern Gisborne District in New Zealand on 1 March 1993. The holotype is held by the Auckland War Memorial Museum.[3][4]
Distribution and habitat
C. waenga is endemic to New Zealand,[5] known to occur in the coastal areas eastern Bay of Plenty and the Gisborne District,[2][6] and in Te Urewera forest.[7] It is often found in association with rotting tree ferns.[2]
Gallery
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Underside view of holotype -
Side view of holotype
References
- ↑ Climocella waenga Goulstone, 1997. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 November 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 , Wikidata Q58677504
- ↑ , Wikidata Q135397912
- ↑ "Climocella waenga". Auckland War Memorial Museum. https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/254123.
- ↑ "Details: Climocella waenga Goulstone, 1997". https://mail.mollusca.co.nz/speciesdetail.php?taxa=4140.
- ↑ "land snail, Climocella waenga Goulstone, 1997". Te Papa. https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1144643.
- ↑ "land snail, Climocella waenga Goulstone, 1997". Te Papa. https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1144643.
Wikidata ☰ Q3695366 entry
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