Climocella reinga
| Climocella reinga | |
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| Holotype from Te Papa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Superfamily: | Punctoidea |
| Family: | Charopidae |
| Genus: | Climocella |
| Species: | C. reinga
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| Binomial name | |
| Climocella reinga Goulstone, 1997
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Climocella reinga is a species of land snail belonging to the family Charopidae.[2] Endemic to New Zealand, exclusively in upper Northland, near the Aupōuri Peninsula and Kaitaia.
Description
C. reinga has a shell that measures up to 2.9 mm (0.11 in) by 1.5 mm (0.059 in), with a subdiscoidal shell of 4.25 whorls that increase in size. The shell's spire is flat or slightly convex, and the protoconch has 1.75 whorls with the first whorl having six spiral lirae. The shells are uniformly reddish-brown in colour, however preserved specimen shells can become white.[1]
Taxonomy
The species was first described by James Frederick Goulstone in 1996, who named the species after Cape Reinga.[1] Bruce Hazelwood collected the holotype of the species from Tapotupotu near Cape Reinga in Northland, New Zealand on 5 June 1996. The holotype is held by Te Papa, and two paratypes are held by the Auckland War Memorial Museum.[3][4]
Distribution and habitat
C. reinga is endemic to New Zealand,[5] found on the Aupōuri Peninsula in Northland and the area surrounding Kaitaia,[1][6] and lives in broadleaf forest and scrubland. Holocene subfossils of the species are prolifically found in sand dunes on the Aupōuri Peninsula.[1] It is the most common land snail found in the Te Paki Ecological Region.[7]
Gallery
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Underside view of holotype
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Side view of holotype
References
- ^ a b c d e Goulstone, J. F. (1996). "Seven New Species of Climocella (Gastropoda: Punctoidea: Charopidae) from Northern New Zealand". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 33: 173–194. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906463. Wikidata Q58677504.
- ^ Climocella reinga Goulstone, 1997. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 November 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "land snail, Climocella reinga Goulstone, 1996". Collections Online. Te Papa. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ "Details: Climocella reinga Goulstone, 1997". NZ Mollusca. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ "land snail, Climocella reinga Goulstone, 1996". Collections Online. Te Papa. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ Goulstone, J. F.; Mayhill, P. C.; Parrish, G. R. (1993). "An illustrated guide to the land Mollusca of the Te Paki ecological region, Northland, New Zealand" (PDF). TANE. 34: 1–32. ISSN 0496-8026. Wikidata Q136850212.