Cytora brooki is a species of land snail that is endemic to New Zealand.

Description The height of the shell grows up to .

Range Cytora brooki is only found on the north west of the Aupōuri Peninsula, at elevations up to approximately . The species has been found in holocene dune fossils at Te Werahi.

Conservation status Cytora brooki is listed under the New Zealand Threat Classification System as "Nationally Endangered".

Etymology Cytora brooki was named after due to his work on biogeography and "systematics of terrestrial pulmonates".

Taxonomy This species was described in 2007. A specimen is stored at Te Papa under registration number M.188693.

See also

List of non-marine molluscs of New Zealand

References