Wainuia Explained

Wainuia is a genus of air-breathing predatory land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Rhytididae. Species in this genus occur in New Zealand.[1]

Description

The width of the shell of Wainuia is 21–38 mm.[2]

Species

Species within the genus Wainuia include:[1]

Ecology

Species of the genus Wainuia are carnivorous.

Wainuia have eggs with a calcareous surface which lacks cuticle.[3]

References

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. [Arthur William Baden Powell|Powell A. W. B.]
  2. Efford M., Howitt R. & Gleeson D. 2002. Phylogenetic relationships of Wainuia (Mollusca: Pulmonata)—biogeography and conservation implications. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 32, Number 3, September 2002, 445–456.
  3. [A. C. O'Connor|O'Connor A. C.]