Powelliphanta patrickensis
| Powelliphanta patrickensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Rhytidoidea |
| Family: | Rhytididae |
| Genus: | Powelliphanta |
| Species: | P. patrickensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Powelliphanta patrickensis Powell, 1949 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Powelliphanta patrickensis, known as one of the amber snails, is a subspecies of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae. This subspecies is endemic to New Zealand.
Distribution
This subspecies occurs only in New Zealand[1]
Conservation status
Powelliphanta patrickensis is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being Nationally Endangered.[2] The population is threatened by mining, roading, and introduced predators such as thrushes, rats and possums.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- ↑ New Zealand Department of Conservation Threatened Species Classification
- ↑ Walker, Kath (2003). Recovery plans for Powelliphanta land snails, 2003-2013 (PDF). Wellington, N.Z.: Dept. of Conservation. pp. 133–135. ISBN 978-0-478-22418-4.
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