Nitor medioximus
Nitor medioximus | |
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Nitor medioximus, a rainforest snail, near Dungog, in Australia | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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Species: | N. medioximus
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Nitor medioximus |
Nitor medioximus is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicarionidae. This species is endemic to Australia. It grows to about 12 mm in diameter.[2]
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Distribution map of Nitor medioximus
References[]
Further reading[]
- http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/e383af24-6220-4f0a-94a6-a37a5db5db8a
- PDF of Malacologia article on forest snail faunas of NE New South Wales and SE Queensland, mentioning this species
- Government biodiversity summary for New South Wales, Northern Rivers region lists this species
Categories:
- Helicarionidae
- Gastropods described in 1941
- Helicarionidae stubs