Powelliphanta gilliesi aurea
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 A Powelliphanta of unknown species.
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| Powelliphanta gilliesi aurea Powell, 1946 |
Powelliphanta gilliesi aurea, known as one of the amber snails, is a subspecies of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae.
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[edit] Distribution
This subspecies is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. It is found only at Mangarakau, West Nelson.
[edit] Habitat
This subspecies lives in a small forest remnant only about a mile from the locality of Powelliphanta gilliesi brunnea.
[edit] Shell description
The shell coloration is olive-brown on the dorsal surface, spirally lined in dark chestnut and with a few dark green lines. The base is golden to olive, with a small area of reddish-brown about the umbilicus. The parietal callus is dark Indian-red and densely granulated.
The maximum shell diameter is up to 50 mm, and height up to 30 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
