Powelliphanta traversi florida
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 A Powelliphanta of unknown species.
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| Powelliphanta traversi florida Powell, 1946 |
Powelliphanta traversi florida, 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 North Island of New Zealand. It is found only in forest reserve at Muhunoa East, south east of Levin.
[edit] Shell description
The shell coloration is a dark reddish-brown, closely spirally lined and banded in darker brown on top, and with the base almost completely dark brown.
The shell diameter is up to 53 mm, and height up to 27 mm.
[edit] Conservation status
Powelliphanta traversi Florida is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being Nationally Endangered.
[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
