Powelliphanta fiordlandica
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 A Powelliphanta of unknown species.
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| Powelliphanta fiordlandica Powell, 1946 |
Powelliphanta fiordlandica, one of the amber snails, is a species of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae.
Its survival status is vulnerable.
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[edit] Distribution
This species is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. It is found only on Resolution Island in Fiordland.
[edit] Shell description
Powelliphanta fiordlandica has a small, highly glossy shell which is thin and weakly calcareous, of low profile, with a deeply invised suture and a wide umbilicus. The shell coloration is rich brown above with radial bands of paler colour, and a base of darker brown. and .
The maximum shell diameter is up to 32 mm, and height up to 16 mm.
[edit] Conservation status
Powelliphanta fiordlandica is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being Nationally Vulnerable.
[edit] References
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- New Zealand Department of Conservation Threatened Species Classification
