Biology:Powelliphanta patrickensis
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| At the Denniston Plateau (March 2021) | |
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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. patrickensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Powelliphanta patrickensis Powell, 1949
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Powelliphanta patrickensis 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. Formerly, it was considered as a subspecies of Powelliphanta rossiana.
Distribution
This species occurs only on the Denniston-Stockton Plateau on the South Island of New Zealand.[1][2]
Conservation status
Powelliphanta patrickensis is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being Nationally Endangered.[3] The population is threatened by mining, roading, and introduced predators such as thrushes, rats and possums.[2]
See also
- List of non-marine molluscs of New Zealand
References
- ↑ Powell, A. W. B. (1979). New Zealand Mollusca. Auckland: William Collins Publishers Ltd. ISBN 0-00-216906-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Walker, Kath (2003). Recovery plans for Powelliphanta land snails, 2003-2013. Wellington: Department of Conservation. pp. 133–135. ISBN 978-0-478-22418-4. http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/TSRP49a.pdf.
- ↑ "New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS)" (in en-nz). New Zealand Government. https://www.doc.govt.nz/about-us/science-publications/conservation-publications/nz-threat-classification-system/.
External links
- Powelliphanta patrickensis management plan at Solid Energy
Wikidata ☰ Q7236135 entry
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