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'''''Powelliphanta gilliesi kahurangica''''' is a [[Terrestrial animal|terrestrial]] [[mollusc]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Rhytididae]], [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to the [[South Island]] of [[New Zealand]]. It is found only on [[Kahurangi Point]] in West [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]], in coastal scrub. |
'''''Powelliphanta gilliesi kahurangica''''' is a [[Terrestrial animal|terrestrial]] [[mollusc]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Rhytididae]], [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to the [[South Island]] of [[New Zealand]]. It is found only on [[Kahurangi Point]] in West [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]], in coastal scrub. |
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The shell has finer granulations of the |
The shell has finer granulations of the [[parietal callus]] than other subspecies, and a basal dark zone is not present, but there are four or five prominent dark brown peripheral spiral bands. |
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Major diameter is up to 54 [[millimetre|mm]], and height up to 27 mm. |
Major diameter is up to 54 [[millimetre|mm]], and height up to 27 mm. |
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| A Powelliphanta of unknown species. | |
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| Species: | P. gilliesi kahurangica
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| Powelliphanta gilliesi kahurangica E. A. Smith, 1880
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Powelliphanta gilliesi kahurangica is a terrestrial mollusc in the family Rhytididae, endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. It is found only on Kahurangi Point in West Nelson, in coastal scrub.
The shell has finer granulations of the parietal callus than other subspecies, and a basal dark zone is not present, but there are four or five prominent dark brown peripheral spiral bands.
Major diameter is up to 54 mm, and height up to 27 mm.
References
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1