Powelliphanta traversi latizona
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 A Powelliphanta of unknown species.
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| Powelliphanta traversi latizona Powell, 1949 |
Powelliphanta traversi latizona, 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 the Arapaepae Range, near Levin.
[edit] Shell description
The shell coloration is yellowish-olive to old gold, distantly but strongly spirally banded and lined in dark reddish-brown.
The shell diameter is up to 53 mm, and height up to 27 mm.
[edit] Conservation status
Powelliphanta traversi latizona 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
