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Taxonomy
Family:
LAURIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> Pupilloidei (Infraorder)
> Pupilloidea (Superfamily)
> Lauriidae (Family)
> Lauria (Genus)
> cylindracea (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Eruca Swainson, 1840
=Gastrodon R.T. Lowe, 1852
=Lauria (Lauria) Gray, 1840 accepted, alternate representation
=Lauria (Senilauria) Pilsbry, 1928 accepted, alternate representation
=Pupa (Lauria) Gray, 1840
=Reinhardtia Boettger, 1878
Synonymised Names:
=Pupa cylindraceus (da Costa, 1778)
=Pupilla muscorum of authors
Images: Lauria cylindracea (da Costa, 1778)
Hamilton, NZ. 3.5mm. © rights reserved
Ellerslie, Auckland, NZ. 3.5mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
LAURIIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> Pupilloidei (Infraorder)
> Pupilloidea (Superfamily)
> Lauriidae (Family)
> Lauria (Genus)
> cylindracea (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Eruca Swainson, 1840
=Gastrodon R.T. Lowe, 1852
=Lauria (Lauria) Gray, 1840 accepted, alternate representation
=Lauria (Senilauria) Pilsbry, 1928 accepted, alternate representation
=Pupa (Lauria) Gray, 1840
=Reinhardtia Boettger, 1878
Synonymised Names:
=Pupa cylindraceus (da Costa, 1778)
=Pupilla muscorum of authors
Details: Lauria cylindracea (da Costa, 1778)
Size/Grows to:
Height 3.5mm, Width 2mm
Distribution:
North and South Island
Notes:
Land, Non-indigenous, Widely distributed in western Europe and the eastern Atlantic islands, eastwards to the Caucasus and Asia Minor. Introduced into U.S.A., Canada, Jamaica, South Africa and New Zealand
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References and Publications
  • Barker, G.M. 1999 Naturalised Terrestrial Stylommatophora (Mollusca: Gastropoda), Fauna of New Zealand, Manaaki Whenua Press (p.95)
  • Willan, R.C. Sep/1977 The Chrysalis Snail (Lauria cylindracea) in New Zealand, Poirieria, 9(2) (p.27)

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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