Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Higher classification Powelliphanta | |
This is a yet-unnamed Powelliphanta species, provisionally known as Powelliphanta sp. from Mount Owen. 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 Mount Owen is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as Nationally Endangered.
References
Powelliphanta "Owen" Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA