Powelliphanta fiordlandica
| Powelliphanta fiordlandica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Rhytidoidea |
| Family: | Rhytididae |
| Genus: | Powelliphanta |
| Species: | P. fiordlandica |
| Binomial name | |
| Powelliphanta fiordlandica (Climo, 1971) | |
Powelliphanta fiordlandica, one of the amber snails, is a species of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae.
Conservation status
Powelliphanta fiordlandica is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being Nationally Vulnerable.
References
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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