Rhytida

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Kingdom Animalia Family Rhytididae Phylum Mollusca Rank Genus		Superfamily Rhytidoidea Scientific name Rhytida Higher classification Rhytididae Lower classifications Rhytida oconnori

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.

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 Powell, 1930 Stephens Island, Cook Strait

Note that the species/subspecies status of some of the above taxa is unclear and differs between sources.

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