| Nitor medioximus | |
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| Nitor medioximus, a rainforest snail, near Dungog, in Australia | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Subfamily: | Helicarioninae |
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| Species: | N. medioximus |
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| Nitor medioximus | |
Nitor medioximus is a species of small air-breathing land snail and terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicarionidae. This species is endemic to Australia and grows to about 12 mm in diameter.[2]
Distribution map of Nitor medioximus
References
Further reading
- https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Nitor_medioximus
- 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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