Description of five species of terrestrial molluscs (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Punctidae, Charopidae, Rhytididae) discovered in the Three Kings Islands, northern New Zealand

Five new species of pulmonate landsnail are described from the Three Kings Islands, northern New Zealand punctids Paralaoma manawatawhia Paralaoma raki charopids Climocella pukanui Fectola melchior and rhytidid Delouagapia tasmani The distribution of Paralaoma turbotti Powell, 1948 is reviewed, and anatomical details of Delouagapia cordelia (Hutton, 1883) are given for comparative purposes

Keywords:

• Mollusca landsnail
• Three Kings Islands
• Paralaoma Climocella Fectola
• Delouagapia

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