Powelliphanta superba

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Powelliphanta superba
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. superba
Binomial name
Powelliphanta superba

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

[edit] Distribution

This species is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. There are five subspecies:

[edit] Conservation status

All subspecies are classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being Nationally Endangered.

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