Powelliphanta spedeni lateumbilicata

Powelliphanta spedeni lateumbilicata, known as one of the amber snails, is a subspecies of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae.

Powelliphanta spedeni lateumbilicata
Powelliphanta spedeni lateumbilicata at Te Papa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Rhytidoidea
Family:
Rhytididae
Genus:
Powelliphanta
Species:
P. spedeni
Subspecies:
P. spedeni lateumbilicata
Trinomial name
Powelliphanta spedeni lateumbilicata
Powell, 1946

Conservation status

Powelliphanta spedeni lateumbilicata is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being Range Restricted.

References
  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  • New Zealand Department of Conservation Threatened Species Classification


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