Powelliphanta annectens
| Powelliphanta annectens | |
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| Powelliphanta annectens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Rhytidoidea |
| Family: | Rhytididae |
| Genus: | Powelliphanta |
| Species: | P. annectens |
| Trinomial name | |
| Powelliphanta annectens Powell, 1936 | |
Powelliphanta annectens is one of the amber snails, an air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae. It is a protected species with very limited distribution.
Distribution
This species occurs in the northern parts of the South Island of New Zealand.[1] The only individuals have been found between 2,000 and 2,500 ft from the Oparara River near Karamea, to Gunner Downs south of the Heaphy River.[2][3]
Life cycle
The shape of the eggs of this species is oval. They are seldom constant in dimensions, varying from 9 × 8 mm to 9 × 8.5 mm.[4]
References
- ↑ Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- ↑ "Carnivorous land snails - Powelliphanta" (PDF). NZ Department of Conservation. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
- ↑ "Rod Morris Nature Photography with Keywords: powelliphanta". www.rodmorris.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ 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.
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