Powelliphanta hochstetteri bicolor
| Powelliphanta hochstetteri bicolor | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Photo of apical view of a shell of Powelliphanta hochstetteri bicolor. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Rhytidoidea |
| Family: | Rhytididae |
| Genus: | Powelliphanta |
| Species: | Powelliphanta hochstetteri |
| Subspecies: | P. hochstetteri bicolor |
| Trinomial name | |
| Powelliphanta hochstetteri bicolor Powell, 1938 | |
Powelliphanta hochstetteri bicolor, 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
This species occurs in New Zealand[1]
Life cycle
The shape of the eggs is oval, and they are usually not constant in their dimensions, on average they are 10.75 × 9 mm.[2]
Conservation status
Powelliphanta hochstetteri bicolor 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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, December 12, 2011. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.