Cytora brooki
Species of gastropod
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Cytora brooki is a species of land snail that is endemic to New Zealand.
| Cytora brooki | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Architaenioglossa |
| Family: | Pupinidae |
| Genus: | Cytora |
| Species: | C. brooki |
| Binomial name | |
| Cytora brooki Marshall & Barker, 2007 | |
Description
The height of the shell grows up to 5.6 millimetres (0.22 in).[1]
Range
Cytora brooki is only found on the north west of the Aupōuri Peninsula, at elevations up to approximately 250 metres (820 ft). The species has been found in holocene dune fossils at Te Werahi.[1]
Conservation status
Cytora brooki is listed under the New Zealand Threat Classification System as "Nationally Endangered".[2]
Etymology
Cytora brooki was named after Fred J. Brook due to his work on biogeography and "systematics of terrestrial pulmonates".[1]
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