Cytora houhora
| Cytora houhora | |
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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. houhora
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| Binomial name | |
| Cytora houhora Marshall & Barker, 2007
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Cytora houhora is a species of land snail that is endemic to New Zealand.
Description
The height of the shell grows up to 3.88 millimetres (0.153 in) and has a larger height than width, with a height/width ratio of 1.43–1.49.[1]
Range
Cytora houhora is found around Tohoraha / Mount Camel, which is in Houhora, Northland.[1]
Conservation status
Cytora houhora is listed under the New Zealand Threat Classification System as "Nationally Critical".[2]
Etymology
The species was named after the town Houhora.[1]
Taxonomy
The holotype is stored at the Te Papa Museum under registration number M.179669.[3]
See also
References
- ^ 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: 76–77. doi:10.3897/tuhinga.18.e34163. ISSN 2253-5861.
- ^ "NZTCS". nztcs.org.nz. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "land snail, Cytora houhora B. Marshall & Barker, 2007". Te Papa. Retrieved 4 April 2025.