Powelliphanta marchanti

Powelliphanta marchanti
Powelliphanta marchanti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra

Superfamily: Rhytidoidea
Family: Rhytididae
Genus: Powelliphanta
Species: P. marchanti
Trinomial name
Powelliphanta marchanti
(Powell, 1932)

Powelliphanta marchanti is a species of land snail in the family Rhytididae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Conservation status

Powelliphanta marchanti is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as a species in "serious decline".[2]

References

  1. ↑ Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. Powelliphanta marchantii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 07 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Walker, K. Recovery plans for Powelliphanta land snails. 2003-2013. Threatened Species Recovery Plan 49. NZ Department of Conservation.

Further reading

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