Biology:Wainuia edwardi
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Wainuia edwardi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Rhytididae |
| Genus: | Wainuia |
| Species: | W. edwardi
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| Wainuia edwardi Suter, 1899
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Wainuia edwardi is a rare terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae, endemic to the South Island of New Zealand.
Distribution
This species occurs in New Zealand[1]
Feeding habits
Wainuia edwardi feeds mainly on earthworms.[2]
Life cycle
Dimensions of eggs of Wainuia edwardi (?) are 5 × 3.75 mm.[3]
References
- ↑ Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN:0-00-216906-1
- ↑ Efford M. G. 2000. Consumption of amphipods by the New Zealand landsnail Wainuia urnula (Pulmonata: Rhytididae). Journal of Molluscan Studies 66: 45–52. abstract
- ↑ O'Connor A. C. (June) 1945. Notes on the Eggs of New Zealand Paryphantidae, With Description of a New Subgenus. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, volume 5, 1945-46, pages 54-57.
Wikidata ☰ Q3072744 entry
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