Powelliphanta hochstetteri anatokiensis
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 A Powelliphanta of unknown species.
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| Powelliphanta hochstetteri anatokiensis Powell, 1938 |
Powelliphanta hochstetteri anatokiensis, 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 western part of the Tasman Mountains, in the Tasman district of the north west South Island.
[edit] Shell description
Shell coloration is reddish, with a pattern of closely-spaced, diffused, narrow, reddish-brown spiral lines and bands.
The major shell diameter is up to 74 mm, and the height is up to 35 mm.
[edit] Conservation status
Powelliphanta hochstetteri anatokiensis is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being in Gradual Decline.
[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
