Cytora mayhillae
| Cytora mayhillae | |
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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. mayhillae
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| Binomial name | |
| Cytora mayhillae Marshall & Barker, 2007
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Cytora mayhillae is a species of land snail that is endemic to New Zealand.
Description
The shells grows up to 4.35 millimetres (0.171 in) in height, and have a larger height than width. The shell is reddish brown.[1]
Range
The species is found in Fiordland, in the southern South Island.[1]
Etymology
The species is named after the collector Pauline Constance Mayhill .[1]
Taxonomy
The holotype is stored at the Te Papa Museum under registration number M.146093.[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: 89–90. doi:10.3897/tuhinga.18.e34163. ISSN 2253-5861.
- ^ "land snail, Cytora mayhillae B. Marshall & Barker, 2007". Te Papa. Retrieved 3 May 2025.