Paryphanta watti
| Paryphanta watti | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Species: | P. watti
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| Binomial name | |
| Paryphanta watti Powell, 1946
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Paryphanta busbyi watti | |
Paryphanta watti is a species of large predatory land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Rhytididae.
Distribution
This species occurs in New Zealand[1]
Description
The width of the shell is up to 49.6-61.2 mm.[2]
Ecology
Snails are hatched from eggs with calcareous shell about 5–7.3 months after laying.[2] Newborn snails live 2.8 months underground.[2]
The documented lifespan of Paryphanta watti is 4.1 years.[2]
Conservation
This species is protected by the Wildlife Act 1953.[3]
References
- ^ Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- ^ a b c d Stringer I. A. N., McLean M. J., Arnold G. C., Bassett S. M. & Montefiore R. (2002). "Growth and development of the rare land snail Paryphanta busbyi watti (Eupulmonata : Rhytididae)". Molluscan Research 22(3): 203-220. doi:10.1071/MR02010, PDF.
- ^ Wildlife Act 1953. Schedule 7. Accessed 7 December 2009.
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