Climocella kaitaka
Species of land snail
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Climocella kaitaka is a species of land snail belonging to the family Charopidae.[1] Endemic to New Zealand, the species is found in the Auckland and Waikato Regions, often in association with C. akarana.
| Climocella kaitaka | |
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| Holotype from the Auckland War Memorial Museum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Superfamily: | Punctoidea |
| Family: | Charopidae |
| Genus: | Climocella |
| Species: | C. kaitaka |
| Binomial name | |
| Climocella kaitaka Goulstone, 1996 | |
Description
C. kaitaka has a shell that measures up to 2.8 mm (0.11 in) by 1.4 mm (0.055 in), which has a unicoloured shell of four whorls, and a protoconch of 1.25 whorls with 9-10 spiral lirae. It can be identified due to its fine ribbing and secondary protoconch radials.[2]
Taxonomy
Ecology
The species is often found alongside C. akarana.[2]
Distribution and habitat
C. kaitaka is endemic to New Zealand,[5] found in the upper North Island in the Auckland Region and Waikato Region, including the Coromandel Peninsula, Hauraki Gulf Islands, and the Mercury Islands. It lives in a wide range of habitats, ranging from dry to moist, and appears more commonly in limestone from the western Waikato Region.[2]
Gallery
Underside view of holotype
Side view of holotype
