Cytora kakano
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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. kakano
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| Cytora kakano Marshall & Barker, 2007
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Cytora kakano is a species of land snail that is endemic to New Zealand.
Description
The shell grows up to a height of 3.95 millimetres (0.156 in), with a height larger than width and a height/width ratio of 1.26–1.30. It has a "reddish brown" colour.[1]
Range
It is found in the northwestern South Island.[1]
Etymology
The species is named after the Māori word for seed.[1]
Taxonomy
Cytora kakano was described in 2007. Its holotype, found north east of Westport, is stored at the Te Papa Museum under registration number M.096727.[2]
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: 79,81. doi:10.3897/tuhinga.18.e34163. ISSN 2253-5861.
- ^ "land snail, Cytora kakano B. Marshall & Barker, 2007". Te Papa. Retrieved 7 April 2025.