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.

Powelliphanta hochstetteri bicolor
Photo of apical view of a shell of Powelliphanta hochstetteri bicolor.
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P. hochstetteri 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 × 9 mm.[2]

Conservation status

Powelliphanta hochstetteri bicolor is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being in Gradual Decline.

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References

  1. Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  2. 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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