Wainuia edwardi

Wainuia edwardi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Rhytididae
Genus:	Wainuia
Species:	W. edwardi
Binomial name
Wainuia edwardi Suter, 1899
Synonyms [1]
Paryphanta edwardiSuter, 1899 Wainuia fallaiA. W. B. Powell, 1946

Wainuia edwardi is a rare terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae, endemic to the South Island of New Zealand.

Distribution

This species occurs in New Zealand ^[2]

Feeding habits

Wainuia edwardi feeds mainly on earthworms. ^[3]

Life cycle

Dimensions of eggs of Wainuia edwardi (?) are 5 × 3.75 mm. ^[4]

References

1. Wainuia edwardi (Suter, 1899). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 23 October 2025.
2. Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN   0-00-216906-1
3. Efford M. G. 2000. Consumption of amphipods by the New Zealand landsnail Wainuia urnula (Pulmonata: Rhytididae). Journal of Molluscan Studies 66: 45–52. abstract
4. O'Connor A. C. (June) 1945. Notes on the Eggs of New Zealand Paryphantidae, With Description of a New Subgenus. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, volume 5, 1945-46, pages 54-57.