Biology:Powelliphanta rossiana
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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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. rossiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Powelliphanta rossiana Powell, 1930
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Powelliphanta rossiana, known as Ross' land snail,[1] is a species of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae. This species is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. Subspecies include:[2]
- Powelliphanta rossiana fletcheri Powell, 1938 – Range Restricted [3]
- Powelliphanta rossiana, subspecies "Fox"
- Powelliphanta rossiana gagei Powell, 1938 – Nationally Critical [3]
- Powelliphanta rossiana rossiana Powell, 1930
The eggs are oval and seldom constant in dimensions 8 × 6.75, 6.5 × 5.75, 8.25 × 6.75 mm.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Paryphanta rossiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996: e.T16406A5691502. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T16406A5691502.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16406/5691502. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ↑ Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN:0-00-216906-1
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "New Zealand Threat Classification System lists - 2002 - Terrestrial invertebrate - part one". New Zealand Department of Conservation. 2002. Archived from the original on October 15, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081015214354/http://doc.govt.nz/templates/MultipageDocumentPage.aspx?id=39593. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
- ↑ O'Connor A. C. (June) 1945. Notes on the Eggs of New Zealand Paryphantidae, With Description of a New Subgenus. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, volume 5, 1945-46, pages 54–57.
Wikidata ☰ Q5502094 entry
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