Climocella waenga
| Climocella waenga | |
|---|---|
| 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. waenga
|
| Binomial name | |
| Climocella waenga Goulstone, 1997
| |
Climocella waenga is a species of land snail belonging to the family Charopidae.[1] Endemic to New Zealand, the species is found in the eastern Bay of Plenty and in the Gisborne District, often in association with rotting tree ferns.
Description
C. waenga has a shell that measures up to 3.1 mm (0.12 in) by 1.6 mm (0.063 in), with a subdiscoidal shell of 4.5 whorls that increase in size. The protoconch has 1.75 whorls with the first whorl having eight spiral lirae. The shells have russet-brown bands.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was first described by James Frederick Goulstone in 1996, who named the species after Waenga, a location near Te Araroa where the holotype was collected from.[2] Pauline C. Mayhill collected the holotype of the species from Waenga in the northern Gisborne District in New Zealand on 1 March 1993. The holotype is held by the Auckland War Memorial Museum.[3][4]
Distribution and habitat
C. waenga is endemic to New Zealand,[5] known to occur in the coastal areas eastern Bay of Plenty and the Gisborne District,[2][6] and in Te Urewera forest.[7] It is often found in association with rotting tree ferns.[2]
Gallery
-
Underside view of holotype
-
Side view of holotype
References
- ^ Climocella waenga Goulstone, 1997. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 November 2025.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ 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 waenga". Collections Online. Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ "Details: Climocella waenga Goulstone, 1997". NZ Mollusca. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ "land snail, Climocella waenga Goulstone, 1997". Collections Online. Te Papa. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ "land snail, Climocella waenga Goulstone, 1997". Collections Online. Te Papa. Retrieved 20 November 2025.