Powelliphanta superba

Powelliphanta superba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): Pulmonata
Family: Rhytididae
Genus: Powelliphanta
Species: P. superba
Binomial name
Powelliphanta superba
Powell, 1930

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]

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