| Powelliphanta superba | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | Pulmonata |
| Family: | Rhytididae |
| Genus: | Powelliphanta |
| Species: | P. superba |
| Binomial name | |
| Powelliphanta superba Powell, 1930 |
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Powelliphanta superba is a species of large, carnivorous land snail in the family Rhytididae, which is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. Five subspecies are recognised,[1] all of which are classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being Nationally Endangered.[2]
The eggs are oval and seldom constant in dimensions 14 by 12 millimetres (0.55 × 0.47 in).[3]