Powelliphanta gilliesi compta

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Powelliphanta gilliesi compta
A Powelliphanta of unknown species.
A Powelliphanta of unknown species.
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Pulmonata
Family: Rhytididae
Genus: Powelliphanta
Species: P. gilliesi
Subspecies: P. gilliesi compta
Trinomial name
Powelliphanta gilliesi compta
Powell, 1930

Powelliphanta gilliesi compta, 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 in the West Nelson area.

[edit] Shell description

The shell coloration is golden to sienna-brown with the dorsal surface and periphery spirally lined in dark-brown and with a secondary series in light green. The base is largely plain but with a slight deepening of tone, accompanied by crowded faint lines, around the umbilicus. The parietal callus is dark pinkish-grey, with a few scattered granulations within.

The major shell diameter is up to 48 mm, and height up to 28 mm.

[edit] Conservation status

Powelliphanta gilliesi compta is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being Nationally Vulnerable.

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