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Powelliphanta traversi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Rhytididae

Scientific name
  
Powelliphanta traversi

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Genus
  
Powelliphanta

Higher classification
  
Powelliphanta

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Lower classifications
  
Powelliphanta traversi tararuaensis

Powelliphanta traversi, known as Travers' land snail, is a species of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae. This species is endemic to the North Island of New Zealand between Wellington and Lake Waikaremoana.

There are six subspecies, all of which are listed by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as threatened:

  • Powelliphanta traversi florida Powell, 1946 – Nationally Endangered
  • Powelliphanta traversi latizona Powell, 1949 – Nationally Endangered
  • Powelliphanta traversi koputaroa Powell, 1946 – Nationally Endangered
  • Powelliphanta traversi otakia Powell, 1946 – Nationally Critical
  • Powelliphanta traversi tararuaensis Powell, 1938 – Nationally Endangered
  • Powelliphanta traversi traversi Powell, 1930 – Nationally Endangered

    • The eggs are oval and seldom constant in dimensions 10 × 8.75 mm, 9.5 × 8.5 mm, 10 × 8 mm, 11 × 9 mm, 10.75 × 9 mm.

    References

    Powelliphanta traversi Wikipedia
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