Climocella waenga
Species of land snail
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Climocella waenga is a species of land snail belonging to the family Charopidae.[1] Endemic to New Zealand, the species is found in the eastern Bay of Plenty and in the Gisborne District, often in association with rotting tree ferns.
| Climocella waenga | |
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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. waenga |
| Binomial name | |
| Climocella waenga Goulstone, 1997 | |
Description
C. waenga has a shell that measures up to 3.1 mm (0.12 in) by 1.6 mm (0.063 in), with a subdiscoidal shell of 4.5 whorls that increase in size. The protoconch has 1.75 whorls with the first whorl having eight spiral lirae. The shells have russet-brown bands.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was first described by James Frederick Goulstone in 1996, who named the species after Waenga, a location near Te Araroa where the holotype was collected from.[2] Pauline C. Mayhill collected the holotype of the species from Waenga in the northern Gisborne District in New Zealand on 1 March 1993. The holotype is held by the Auckland War Memorial Museum.[3][4]
Distribution and habitat
C. waenga is endemic to New Zealand,[5] known to occur in the coastal areas eastern Bay of Plenty and the Gisborne District,[2][6] and in Te Urewera forest.[7] It is often found in association with rotting tree ferns.[2]
Gallery
Underside view of holotype
Side view of holotype
