Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Rhytidoidea Genus Powelliphanta | Phylum Mollusca Family Rhytididae Rank Subspecies | |
Scientific name Powelliphanta hochstetteri obscura Higher classification Powelliphanta hochstetteri Similar Powelliphanta hochstetteri, Powelliphanta, Powelliphanta lignaria, Paryphanta | ||
Powelliphanta hochstetteri obscura, known as one of the amber snails, is a subspecies of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae.
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Distribution
Life cycle
Shape of the eggs is oval and seldom constant in dimensions 10 × 8, 11 × 9, 10 × 8, 9.25 × 7.75, 10 × 8.5, 9.75 × 8.25, 9.5 × 7.75 mm.
Conservation status
Powelliphanta hochstetteri obscura is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being in Gradual Decline.
References
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