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| familia = [[Rhytididae]] |
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| genus = ''[[Powelliphanta]]'' |
| genus = ''[[Powelliphanta]]'' |
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| species = '''''P. gilliesi |
| species = '''''P. gilliesi''''' |
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| subspecies = '''''P. gilliesi brunnea''''' |
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| trinomial = ''Powelliphanta gilliesi brunnea'' |
| trinomial = ''Powelliphanta gilliesi brunnea'' |
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| trinomial_authority = Powell, 1938 |
| trinomial_authority = [[Arthur William Baden Powell|Powell]], 1938 |
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==References== |
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* [[Arthur William Baden Powell|Powell A W B]], ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand [[1979]] ISBN 0-00-216906-1 |
* [[Arthur William Baden Powell|Powell A. W. B.]], ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand [[1979]] ISBN 0-00-216906-1 |
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[[Category:Molluscs of New Zealand]] |
[[Category:Molluscs of New Zealand]] |
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Revision as of 15:47, 3 December 2007
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| Powelliphanta gilliesi brunnea Powell, 1938
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Powelliphanta gilliesi brunnea, known as one of the amber snails, is a subspecies of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. It is found only just north of the Paturau River, West Nelson.
Habitat
This subspecies lives in a small remnant of original coastal forest.
Shell description
The base coloration of the shell is plain, bright reddish-brown, without colour bands. It has a dark brown to black parietal callus crowded with fine granules.
The maximum shell diameter is up to 56 mm, and height up to 32 mm.
References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1