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Images, micrographs and drawings from our research archive.

Three views of a Cavellia anguicula shell from Hayward's Reserve, Lower Hutt, on a black background, labelled with the collecting details and a 1 mm scale bar
Cavellia anguicula, 4.4 mm across, from Hayward’s Reserve, Lower Hutt, collected in 2005. Photo: Dave Roscoe, Department of Conservation.

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Three views of a Cavellia anguicula shell from Paengaroa: from above, from below and from the side
Cavellia anguicula, 5.0 mm across, from Paengaroa, collected in 2006. Photo: Dave Roscoe, Department of Conservation.

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Six scanning electron micrographs of Cavellia anguicula shells, whole and in close-up
Shell sculpture of Cavellia anguicula under the scanning electron microscope. Specimens from Kaikoura (NMNZ M.69752) and Opotiki (NMNZ M.4061).

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Pen drawing of the lectotype shell of Helix anguicula from below, above and the side
Lectotype of Helix anguicula Reeve, 1852, Natural History Museum, London. Drawing from Climo (1993), fig. 6.

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Line drawing of the reproductive system of Cavellia anguicula, with details labelled A to E
The reproductive system of Cavellia anguicula (A), with details at a larger scale (B to E).

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Photographs by Dave Roscoe, Department of Conservation, are used with credit. Drawings and micrographs are from the archive’s factsheets.

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