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| name = ''Powelliphanta gilliesi kahurangica'' |
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==Shell description== |
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The shell has finer granulations of the [[parietal callus]] |
The shell is similar in size, shape, and colour to ''[[Powelliphanta gilliesi gilliesi]]'', but has finer granulations of the [[parietal callus]]. There is no dark zone on the base, but there are four or five dark brown spiral bands around the edge. |
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The major diameter is up to 54 mm, and height up to 27 mm. |
The major diameter is up to 54 mm, and height up to 27 mm. |
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| Species: | P. gilliesi
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| Subspecies: | P. gilliesi kahurangica
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| Powelliphanta gilliesi kahurangica E. A. Smith, 1880
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Powelliphanta gilliesi kahurangica, 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 subspecies is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. It is found only on Kahurangi Point in West Nelson.
Habitat
This snail lives in coastal scrub.
Shell description
The shell is similar in size, shape, and colour to Powelliphanta gilliesi gilliesi, but has finer granulations of the parietal callus. There is no dark zone on the base, but there are four or five dark brown spiral bands around the edge.
The 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