Powelliphanta fiordlandica
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| Powelliphanta fiordlandica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Rhytididae |
| Genus: | Powelliphanta |
| Species: | P. fiordlandica |
| Binomial name | |
| Powelliphanta fiordlandica (Climo, 1971) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Paryphanta (Powelliphanta) fiordlandica Climo, 1971 (superseded combination) | |
Powelliphanta fiordlandica, one of the amber snails, is a species of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae.[1]
Powelliphanta fiordlandica is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being Nationally Vulnerable.
Description
The length of the shell attains 32mm, its height 16mm. [2]
