Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Higher classification Powelliphanta | |
An as-yet-unnamed Powelliphanta species is provisionally known as Powelliphanta sp. from the Baton River. This is one of the amber snails. It is an undescribed species of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae.
Conservation status
Powelliphanta sp. from the Baton River is classified as Nationally Critical by the New Zealand Department of Conservation.
References
Powelliphanta "Baton" Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA