Powelliphanta lignaria oconnori

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Powelliphanta lignaria oconnori
A Powelliphanta of unknown species.
Conservation status
Vulnerable
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Order: Pulmonata Family: Rhytididae Genus: Powelliphanta Species: P. lignaria Subspecies: P. lignaria oconnori
Trinomial name
Powelliphanta lignaria oconnori Powell, 1938

Powelliphanta lignaria oconnori, known as one of the amber snails, is a subspecies of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae.

Contents 1 Distribution 2 Shell description 3 Conservation status 4 References

[edit] Distribution

This subspecies is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. It is only found around the headwaters of the Leslie River, a tributary of the Karamea River.

[edit] Shell description

The ground colour of the shell is cinnamon-brown, crossed by comparatively few narrow dark sepia stripes.

The shell diameter is up to 51 mm, and the height is up to 42 mm.

[edit] Conservation status

Powelliphanta lignaria oconnori 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