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Wainuia
''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. Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 Description The width of the shell of ''Wainuia'' is 21–38 mm.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. Species Species within the genus ''Wainuia'' include: * '' Wainuia clarki'' ( Powell, 1936), North Island * '' Wainuia edwardi'' (Suter, 1899), South Island * '' Wainuia fallai'' ( Powell, 1946), South Island * '' Wainuia urnula'' ** ''Wainuia urnula urnula'' ( Pfeiffer, 1855), North Island The North Island ( , 'the fish of Māui', historically New Ulster) is one of the two main islands of New Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wainuia Urnula Nasuta
''Wainuia urnula'' is a species of air-breathing predatory land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae. Distribution and description This species inhabits the North Island in New Zealand. Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 Species is distinctively colorful with a large reddish patch in the umbilicus with the foot being of maroon color. Shells are relatively small when compared to sub fossil shells of the native island. Feeding habits The diet of ''Wainuia urnula'' was found to contain amphipod Amphipoda () is an order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies. Amphipods () range in size from and are mostly detritivores or scavengers. There are more than 10,700 amphipod species cur ...s ('' Parorchestia tenuis'') in over 80% of snails sampled.Efford M. G. 2000. ''Consumption of amphipods by the New Zealand landsnail W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wainuia Edwardi
''Wainuia edwardi'' is a rare terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae, endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. Distribution This species occurs in New Zealand Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 Feeding habits ''Wainuia edwardi'' feeds mainly on earthworm An earthworm is a soil-dwelling terrestrial invertebrate that belongs to the phylum Annelida. The term is the common name for the largest members of the class (or subclass, depending on the author) Oligochaeta. In classical systems, they we ...s.Efford M. G. 2000. ''Consumption of amphipods by the New Zealand landsnail Wainuia urnula (Pulmonata: Rhytididae)''. Journal of Molluscan Studies 66: 45–52abstract/ref> Life cycle Dimensions of eggs of ''Wainuia edwardi'' (?) are 5 × 3.75 mm. O'Connor A. C. (June) 1945. ''Notes on the Eggs of New Zealand Paryphantidae, With Description of a New Subgenus.'' Transactions of the Roy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wainuia Clarki
''Wainuia clarki'' is a species of air-breathing predatory land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae. Distribution This species occurs in New Zealand Feeding habits ''Wainuia clarki'' feeds mainly on earthworms.Efford M. G. 2000. ''Consumption of amphipods by the New Zealand landsnail Wainuia urnula (Pulmonata: Rhytididae)''. Journal of Molluscan Studies 66: 45–52abstract/ref> References External links Help track secretive snailson Department of Conservation (New Zealand) The Department of Conservation (DOC; Māori language, Māori: ''Te Papa Atawhai'') is the public service department of New Zealand charged with the conservation of New Zealand's natural and historical heritage. An advisory body, the New Zealand ... website Rhytididae Gastropods described in 1936 Taxa named by Arthur William Baden Powell Endemic molluscs of New Zealand {{Rhytididae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhytididae
Rhytididae is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of medium-sized predatory air-breathing land snails, carnivorous terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod Mollusca, molluscs in the superfamily Rhytidoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Rhytididae Pilsbry, 1893. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=816183 on 2020-10-22 This family has three subfamilies: * Chlamydephorinae Cockerell, 1935 (1903) * Rhytidinae Pilsbry, 1893 * Corillinae Pilsbry, 1905 Anatomy In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 35 (according to the values in this table).Barker G. M. (2001). Gastropods on Land: ''Phylogeny, Diversity and Adaptive Morphology''. in Barker G. M. (ed.): The biology of terrestrial molluscs'. CABI Publishing, Oxon, UK, 2001, . 1-146, cited pages: 139 and 142. Distribution This family of land snails has a range which extends from South Afric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wainuia Fallai
''Wainuia fallai'' is a species of air-breathing predatory land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae Rhytididae is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of medium-sized predatory air-breathing land snails, carnivorous terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod Mollusca, molluscs in the superfamily Rhytidoidea.Mollus .... References * Powell A W B, ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 Gastropods of New Zealand Rhytididae Gastropods described in 1946 Taxa named by Arthur William Baden Powell {{Rhytididae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Non-marine Molluscs Of New Zealand
Non-marine molluscs of New Zealand include gastropods, such as land snails, and freshwater molluscs (or shellfish), such as freshwater mussels. Among the best known are the large native forest snails such as the '' Paryphanta'' (kauri snails) and '' Powelliphanta''. Systematic list Freshwater gastropods Tateidae * '' Catapyrgus jami'' Verhaegen & Haase, 2021 * '' Catapyrgus sororius'' Haase, 2008 * '' Obtusopyrgus farri'' Verhaegen & Haase, 2021 * ''Opacuincola gretathunbergae'' Verhaegen & Haase, 2021 * '' Opacuincola lisannea'' Verhaegen & Haase, 2021 * '' Opacuincola mete'' Haase, 2008 with the subspecies ''O. mete kahurangi'' Verhaegen & Haase, 2021 Latiidae - only one genus Latia is endemic to the North Island * '' Latia climoi'' Starobogatov, 1986 - type species * '' Latia lateralis'' ( Gould, 1852) * ''Latia neritoides'' Gray, 1850 Lymnaeidae Planorbidae * '' Planorbis kahuica'' Finlay & Laws, 1931 Land gastropods Hydrocenidae * '' Omphalorissa purchasi'' (Pf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhytida
''Rhytida'' is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing, predatory land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Rhytididae. This is the type genus of the family. Distribution This genus is endemic to New Zealand. Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 Species Species and subspecies recognised in the genus ''Rhytida'' are: * ''Rhytida australis'' Hutton, 1883 Stewart Island / Rakiura * '' Rhytida citrina'' Hutton, 1883 South Island * '' Rhytida greenwoodi'' ** ''Rhytida greenwoodi greenwoodi'' (Gray, 1950) North Island ** '' Rhytida greenwoodi webbi'' Powell, 1949 South Island * '' Rhytida meesoni'' ** ''Rhytida meesoni meesoni'' Suter, 1891 South Island ** '' Rhytida meesoni perampla'' Powell, 1946 South Island * '' Rhytida oconnori'' Powell, 1946 South Island * '' Rhytida otagoensis'' Powell, 1930 South Island * '' Rhytida patula'' Hutton, 1883 South Island * '' Rhytida stephenensis'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'Urville Island, New Zealand
D'Urville Island (), Māori name ', is the largest island in the Marlborough Sounds, on the northern coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It was named after the French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville. With an area of approximately , it is the eighth-largest island of New Zealand, and has around 52 permanent residents. The local authority is the Marlborough District Council. History The original Māori name of the island is ''Rangitoto'', meaning "blood red sky" (''rangi'' means sky; ''toto'' means blood). It is an ancient name brought from Hawaiki, the ancestral homeland of the Māori in the Pacific. The name was later lengthened to ''Rangitoto ki te Tonga'', the suffix meaning "of the south", to distinguish it from places in the North Island called ''Rangitoto''. The official name of the island is ''Rangitoto ki te Tonga / D'Urville Island''. The island was a traditional source of argillite (''pakohe'') for Māori, used in the production of stone tools such as adzes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig Karl Georg Pfeiffer
Ludwig Karl Georg Pfeiffer, also known as Louis Pfeiffer (4 July 1805 – 2 October 1877), was a German physician, botany, botanist and conchology, conchologist. Early life, education and medical career Pfeiffer was born in Cassel, the eldest son of the jurist Burkhard Wilhelm Pfeiffer and his wife Louise (née Harnier). Pfeiffer received his primary education in the Friedrichsgymnasium Kassel, Cassel Lyceum, where he distinguished himself academically, and by the age of fifteen was already at the top of his class. In 1820, political tensions forced his father to relocate the family to Lübeck, but Louis continued to excel, reaching the top of his class there as well. At the age of sixteen, Pfeiffer entered into university to study medicine, first at the University of Göttingen, and finally at the University of Marburg, where he studied under such prominent scientists as Georg Wilhelm Franz Wenderoth and :de:Ernst Daniel August Bartels, Ernst Daniel August Bartels, graduating in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Island
The South Island ( , 'the waters of Pounamu, Greenstone') is the largest of the three major islands of New Zealand by surface area, the others being the smaller but more populous North Island and Stewart Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south by the Foveaux Strait and Southern Ocean, and to the east by the Pacific Ocean. The South Island covers , making it the List of islands by area, world's 12th-largest island, constituting 56% of New Zealand's land area. At low altitudes, it has an oceanic climate. The most populous cities are Christchurch, Dunedin, Nelson, New Zealand, Nelson and Invercargill. Prior to European settlement, Te Waipounamu was sparsely populated by three major iwi – Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, and the historical Waitaha (South Island iwi), Waitaha – with major settlements including in Kaiapoi Pā near modern-day Christchurch. During the Musket Wars expanding iwi colonised Te Tau Ihu Māori, Te Tau Ihu, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Suter
Henry Suter (born Hans Heinrich Suter, 9 March 1841 – 31 July 1918) was a Swiss-born New Zealand zoologist, naturalist, palaeontologist, and malacologist. Biography Henry Suter was born on 9 March 1841 in Riesbach, Zurich, Switzerland, and was the son of a prosperous silk-manufacturer of Zurich. He was educated at the local school and university, being trained as an analytical chemist. Suter joined his father's business, and for some years he engaged in various commercial pursuits including managing his father's soap works. He married Barbara Julia Ida Naef (Ida) on the 1st of October 1967. From his boyhood, Henry Suter was deeply interested in natural history. He enjoyed the friendship and help of such men as Dr. Auguste Forel, Professor Paul Godet, the brothers de Saussure (linguist Ferdinand de Saussure, Sinolog and astronomer Léopold de Saussure and René de Saussure Esperantist and scientist), Escher von der Linth, and especially the well-known conchologist, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
