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]
Distribution map of Nitor medioximus
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| Nitor medioximus, a rainforest snail, near Dungog, in Australia | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora clade Sigmurethra clade limacoid clade |
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| Subfamily: | Helicarioninae |
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| Species: | N. medioximus |
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| Nitor medioximus | |
References
- Iredale T. (1941). "Guide to the land shells of New South Wales. Pt III". Australian Naturalist 11: 1-8.
- Australian Land Snails Volume 1, A field guide to eastern Australian species’ J.Stanisic, M.Shea, D. Potter & O. Griffiths. Bioculture Press, Mauritius, 2010
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
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