Cytora
Encyclopedia
Cytora is a genus
of very small air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family
Pupinidae
. This genus is endemic to New Zealand.
Species in the genus Cytora include:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of very small air-breathing land snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Pupinidae
Pupinidae
Pupinidae is a taxonomic family of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cyclophoroidea .- Taxonomy :...
. This genus is endemic to New Zealand.
Species
There are 42 species in the genus Cytora. However, 23 of them were first described in 2007.Species in the genus Cytora include:
- Cytora amplaCytora amplaCytora ampla is a species of small land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Pupinidae....
(PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1941) - Cytora annectensCytora annectensCytora annectens is a species of very small air-breathing land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae.- Distribution :This species occurs in New Zealand....
(PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1948) - Cytora araneaCytora araneaCytora aranea is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae.- Distribution :This species occurs in New Zealand....
(PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1928) - Cytora calvaCytora calvaCytora calva is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
(HuttonFrederick Wollaston HuttonCaptain Frederick Wollaston Hutton, FRS, was an English scientist who applied the theory of natural selection to explain the origins and nature of the natural history of New Zealand.- Biography :...
, 1883) - Cytora chiltoniCytora chiltoniCytora chiltoni is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
(SuterHenry SuterHenry Suter was a New Zealand zoologist, naturalist, palaeontologist, and malacologist.- Biography :...
, 1896) - Cytora cytoraCytora cytoraCytora cytora is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
(Gray, 1850) - Cytora depressaCytora depressaCytora depressa is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
Gardner, 1968 - Cytora fasciataCytora fasciataCytora fasciata is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
(SuterHenry SuterHenry Suter was a New Zealand zoologist, naturalist, palaeontologist, and malacologist.- Biography :...
, 1894) - Cytora filicostaCytora filicostaCytora filicosta is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
(PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1948) - Cytora hedleyiCytora hedleyiCytora hedleyi is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
(SuterHenry SuterHenry Suter was a New Zealand zoologist, naturalist, palaeontologist, and malacologist.- Biography :...
, 1894) - Cytora hirsutissimaCytora hirsutissimaCytora hirsutissima is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
(PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1951) - Cytora hispidaCytora hispidaCytora hispida is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
Gardner, 1967 - Cytora kiamaCytora kiamaCytora kiama is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
Climo, 1973 - Cytora lignariaCytora lignariaCytora lignaria is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
(PfeifferLudwig Karl Georg PfeifferLudwig Karl Georg Pfeiffer, also known as Louis Pfeiffer was a German physician, botanist and conchologist.-Biography:He received his education in Kassel, and became professor of pathology there in 1828...
, 1857) - Cytora pallidaCytora pallidaCytora pallida is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
(HuttonFrederick Wollaston HuttonCaptain Frederick Wollaston Hutton, FRS, was an English scientist who applied the theory of natural selection to explain the origins and nature of the natural history of New Zealand.- Biography :...
, 1883) - Cytora pannosaCytora pannosaCytora pannosa is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
(PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1951) - Cytora septentrionaleCytora septentrionaleCytora septentrionale is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
(SuterHenry SuterHenry Suter was a New Zealand zoologist, naturalist, palaeontologist, and malacologist.- Biography :...
, 1907) - Cytora solitariaCytora solitariaCytora solitaria is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
(PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1935) - Cytora tekakiensisCytora tekakiensisCytora tekakiensis is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
Gardner, 1967 - Cytora torquillaCytora torquillaCytora torquilla is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
(SuterHenry SuterHenry Suter was a New Zealand zoologist, naturalist, palaeontologist, and malacologist.- Biography :...
, 1894)