Biology:Powelliphanta fiordlandica
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Powelliphanta fiordlandica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Rhytididae |
| Genus: | Powelliphanta |
| Species: | P. fiordlandica
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| Binomial name | |
| Powelliphanta fiordlandica (Climo, 1971)
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Powelliphanta fiordlandica, one of the amber snails, is a species of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae.
Conservation status
Powelliphanta fiordlandica is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being Nationally Vulnerable.
References
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN:0-00-216906-1
Wikidata ☰ Q7236130 entry
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