Biology:Powelliphanta hochstetteri consobrina
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Short description: Subspecies of gastropod
| Powelliphanta hochstetteri consobrina | |
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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 |
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| Subspecies: | P. h. consobrina
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| Trinomial name | |
| Powelliphanta hochstetteri consobrina Powell, 1936
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Powelliphanta hochstetteri consobrina, known as one of the amber snails, is a subspecies of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae.
Distribution
- New Zealand[1]
Life cycle
Shape of the eggs is oval and seldom constant in dimensions 9 × 7.75, 8.25 × 6.75 mm (red variety).[2]
Conservation status
Powelliphanta hochstetteri consobrina is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being in Gradual Decline.
References
- ↑ Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN:0-00-216906-1
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q7236133 entry
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