Rhytida oconnori
Rhytida oconnori is a species of medium-sized, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae.[1][2] It is found only at the top of New Zealand's South Island in the Abel Tasman National Park and at Parapara Peak in Golden Bay.[3]
| Rhytida oconnori | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Rhytididae |
| Genus: | Rhytida |
| Species: | R. oconnori |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhytida oconnori Powell, 1946 | |
References
- Powell, A. W. B. (Arthur William Baden) (1979). New Zealand mollusca : marine, land, and freshwater shells. Auckland [N.Z.]: Collins. p. 345. ISBN 0002169061. OCLC 6786656.
- "New Zealand Mollusca - Rhytida oconnori". www.mollusca.co.nz. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- "Survey shows critically endangered snail is thriving in Abel Tasman". Stuff. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
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