Biology:Cytora pakotai
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Architaenioglossa |
| Superfamily: | Cyclophoroidea |
| Family: | Pupinidae |
| Genus: | Cytora |
| Species: | C. pakotai
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| Cytora pakotai Marshall & Barker, 2007
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Cytora pakotai is a species of land snail that is endemic to New Zealand.
Description
The shells grow up to 2.2 millimetres (0.087 in) in height, and have a larger height than width. The shell is coloured "translucent, uniform pale yellowish brown."[1]
Range
The species is found in the western Northland Region, in the North Island.[1]
Taxonomy
The holotype is stored at the Te Papa Museum under registration number M.098334.[2]
See also
- List of non-marine molluscs of New Zealand
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marshall, Bruce; Barker, Gary (2007-06-01). "A revision of New Zealand landsnails of the genus Cytora Kobelt & Mollendorff, 1897 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pupinidae)". Tuhinga 18: 92. doi:10.3897/tuhinga.18.e34163. ISSN 2253-5861.
- ↑ "land snail, Cytora pakotai B. Marshall & Barker, 2007". https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/640668.
Wikidata ☰ Q106097922 entry
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