Powelliphanta traversi
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 A Powelliphanta of unknown species.
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Powelliphanta traversi, 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 North Island of New Zealand between Wellington and Lake Waikaremoana.
There are six subspecies:
- Powelliphanta traversi florida Powell, 1946
- Powelliphanta traversi latizona Powell, 1949
- Powelliphanta traversi koputaroa Powell, 1946
- Powelliphanta traversi otakia Powell, 1946
- Powelliphanta traversi tararuaensis Powell, 1938
- Powelliphanta traversi traversi Powell, 1930
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
