Biology:Powelliphanta "Baton"
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Short description: Species of Gastropoda
| Powelliphanta sp. from the Baton River | |
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| Class: | Gastropoda
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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| Species: | Not yet described
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An as-yet-unnamed Powelliphanta species is provisionally known as Powelliphanta sp. from the Baton River. This is one of the amber snails. It is an undescribed species of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae.
Conservation status
Powelliphanta sp. from the Baton River is classified as Nationally Critical by the New Zealand Department of Conservation.
References
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN:0-00-216906-1
- New Zealand Department of Conservation Threatened Species Classification
- Department of Conservation Recovery Plans
Wikidata ☰ Q7236113 entry
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