Powelliphanta hochstetteri bicolor
Powelliphanta hochstetteri bicolor, 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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Photo of apical view of a shell of Powelliphanta hochstetteri bicolor. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Rhytididae |
Genus: | Powelliphanta |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | P. h. bicolor |
Trinomial name | |
Powelliphanta hochstetteri bicolor Powell, 1938 |
Distribution
This species occurs in New Zealand[1]
Life cycle
The shape of the eggs is oval, and they are usually not constant in their dimensions. On average, they are 10.75 by 9 millimetres (0.423 in × 0.354 in).[2]
Conservation status
Powelliphanta hochstetteri bicolor is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being in Gradual Decline.
References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- O'Connor A. C. (June) 1945. Notes on the Eggs of New Zealand Paryphantidae, With Description of a New Subgenus. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, volume 5, 1945-46, pages 54-57.
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