Powelliphanta gilliesi brunnea
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 A Powelliphanta of unknown species.
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| Powelliphanta gilliesi brunnea Powell, 1938 |
Powelliphanta gilliesi brunnea, 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 species is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. It is found only just north of the Paturau River, West Nelson.
[edit] Habitat
This subspecies lives in a small remnant of original coastal forest.
[edit] Shell description
The base coloration of the shell is plain, bright reddish-brown, without colour bands. It has a dark brown to black parietal callus crowded with fine granules.
The maximum shell diameter is up to 56 mm, and height up to 32 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
