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General Information

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native, Endemic of Cooks, 1-island; S.Group only (Rarotonga only); Land, inland valleys; under damp wood and leaves KEY FEATURES: Shell with low, convex spire, 9x5mm[ØxH]. SHELL fragile, smooth, very brilliant, luteous-horny, w/wo a few whitish dots. REPRODUCTION give birth to live young (=viviparous). SIMILAR SPECIES: See under Lamprocystis venosa, as possible subspecies.

Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea: -
RR	MG	AT	MK	MT	AK	PL	TK	MN
P	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Northern Group: -
TN	MH	RK	PK	NS	SW
-	-	-	-	-	-

Lamprocystis subcicercula (Garrett, 1881)
SYNONYMS: Microcystis subcicercula (Garrett, 1881); Nanina subcicercula Garrett, 1881[named by Mousson in Schmeltz, but description by Garrett 1881; Helix subcicercula (Garrett, 1881); Lamprocystis venosa subcicercula (Garrett, 1881) [after Baker 1937 p.73-75]

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; MOLLUSCA; GASTROPODA; PULMONATA; Stylommatophora; Sigmurethra; Aulacopoda; Limacacea; HELICARIONIDAE (=Zonitoids)

Vouchers:
Rarotonga: specimens, report 1881 Garrett, as Microcystis subcicercula, specifically NOT found Mangaia, Atiu, & Aitutaki; NOT found, 2005/10, Fred Brook - status not known, and taxonomic status uncertain as Baker (1938, p.73-75) lists it as a subspecies of Lamprocystis venosa, in report 2005/11.

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zB02, zupB05b, zD02, zupD05b

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