Powelliphanta patrickensis
Powelliphanta patrickensis is a species of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae. This species is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. Formerly, it was considered as a subspecies of Powelliphanta rossiana.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Rhytididae |
| Genus: | Powelliphanta |
| Species: | P. patrickensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Powelliphanta patrickensis Powell, 1949 | |
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Distribution
This species occurs only on the Denniston-Stockton Plateau on the South Island of New Zealand.[1][2]
Conservation status
Powelliphanta patrickensis is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being Nationally Endangered.[3] The population is threatened by mining, roading, and introduced predators such as thrushes, rats and possums.[2]
References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- Walker, Kath (2003). Recovery plans for Powelliphanta land snails, 2003-2013 (PDF). Wellington, N.Z.: Dept. of Conservation. pp. 133–135. ISBN 978-0-478-22418-4.
- "New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS)". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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