Climocella cavelliaformis
| Climocella cavelliaformis | |
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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. cavelliaformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Climocella cavelliaformis Goulstone, 1996
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Climocella cavelliaformis is a species of land snail belonging to the family Charopidae.[1] Endemic to New Zealand, the species is found in the upper North Island, often in association with decomposing logs.
Description
C. cavelliaformis has a shell that measures 2.8 mm (0.11 in) by 1.5 mm (0.059 in), which has up to four subdiscoidal slightly compressed whorls and a flat spire. The shells have a protoconch of 1.25 whorls, and 9-10 spiral lirae which are crossed by two weak oblique axials on the last section. The animal is white, with some stringy pigmentation over its stomach area. It closely resembles C. akarana, but can be distinguished due to C. cavelliaformis having a righter coil with distinct ribs and different protoconch detail.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was first described by James Frederick Goulstone in 1995, naming the species after the genus Cavellia, due to the species having axial ribs that have some similarity to the genus.[2] B.F. Hazelwood collected the holotype of the species from regenerating native forest located between Waiwera and Puhoi on 4 June 1990, and is held by the Auckland War Memorial Museum.[3][4]
Distribution and habitat
C. cavelliaformis is endemic to New Zealand, found in upper North Island in the Auckland Region[5][2] and Northland Region,[6][7] and on Motutapu Island,[8] and most abundantly found near Waiwera.[2] The species is typically found in association with fallen nīkau palm fronds.[2]
Gallery
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Underside view of holotype
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Side view of holotype
References
- ^ Climocella cavelliaformis Goulstone, 1996. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 November 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Goulstone, J. F. (1995). "Five New Species of Climocella n. gen. (Punctoidea: Charopidae)". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 32: 63–90. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906453. Wikidata Q58677487.
- ^ Blom, Wilma M. (2025). "Annotated Catalogue of Fossil and Extant Molluscan Types in the Auckland War Memorial Museum". Bulletin of the Auckland Museum. 22. doi:10.32912/BULLETIN/22. ISSN 1176-3213. OCLC 1550165130. Wikidata Q135397912.
- ^ "Climocella cavelliaformis". Collections Online. Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ "Details: Climocella cavelliaformis Goulstone, 1996". NZ Mollusca. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ "Climocella cavelliaformis". Collections Online. Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ "land snail, Climocella cavelliaformis Goulstone, 1996". Collections Online. Te Papa. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ "land snail, Climocella cavelliaformis Goulstone, 1996". Collections Online. Te Papa. Retrieved 18 November 2025.