Biology:Powelliphanta "Owen"
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Powelliphanta sp. from Mount Owen | |
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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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This is a yet-unnamed Powelliphanta species, provisionally known as Powelliphanta sp. from Mount Owen. 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 Mount Owen is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as Nationally Endangered.
References
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN:0-00-216906-1
- Department of Conservation Recovery Plans
- New Zealand Department of Conservation Threatened Species Classification
Wikidata ☰ Q7236126 entry
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