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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
RHYTIDIDAE: RHYTIDINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> Rhytidoidei (Infraorder)
> Rhytidoidea (Superfamily)
> Rhytididae (Family)
> Rhytidinae (Subfamily)
> Rhytida (Genus)
> citrina (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Eurhytida Möllendorff, 1902
=Helix (Rhytida) Albers, 1860
=Rhytida (Eurhytida) Möllendorff, 1902
Images: Rhytida citrina Hutton, 1882
Seddonville, Buller, Westland, NZ. 20mm
Seddonville, Buller, Westland, NZ. 20mm
Seddonville, Buller, Westland, NZ. 20mm
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
RHYTIDIDAE: RHYTIDINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> Rhytidoidei (Infraorder)
> Rhytidoidea (Superfamily)
> Rhytididae (Family)
> Rhytidinae (Subfamily)
> Rhytida (Genus)
> citrina (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Eurhytida Möllendorff, 1902
=Helix (Rhytida) Albers, 1860
=Rhytida (Eurhytida) Möllendorff, 1902
Details: Rhytida citrina Hutton, 1882
Size/Grows to:
Length 22mm, Height 12mm
Distribution:
South Island. Nelson to Greymouth
Notes:
Land, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.345)
  • Hutton, F.W. 1882 Descriptions of new land shells, New Zealand Journal of Science, 1(6) (p.282) Original Description

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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