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
- Efford M. G. 1998 Distribution and status of native carnivorous land snails in the genera Wainuia and Rhytida. Science for Conservation 101: 1–47.
Notes and References
- [Arthur William Baden Powell|Powell A. W. B.]
- 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.
- [A. C. O'Connor|O'Connor A. C.]