Powelliphanta traversi otakia

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Powelliphanta traversi otakia
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. traversi
Subspecies: P. traversi otakia
Trinomial name
Powelliphanta traversi otakia
Powell, 1930

Powelliphanta traversi otakia, 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 near the Otaki River.

[edit] Shell description

The shell coloration is distinctive, the top being closely spirally lined in dark reddish-brown upon an olive-brown to old gold ground, many of the lines wavy to intermittent, giving a speckled appearance. The base is uniformly dark sepia, broken up only near the periphery into several broad bands. The parietal callus is pale blue-grey.

The shell diameter is up to 50 mm, and the height is up to 26 mm.

[edit] Conservation status

Powelliphanta traversi otakia is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being Nationally Critical.

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