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Powelliphanta patrickensis
At the Denniston Plateau (March 2021)
Inside its shell (2017)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Rhytididae
Genus: Powelliphanta
Species:
P. patrickensis
Binomial name
Powelliphanta patrickensis

Powell, 1949

Synonyms
  • Powelliphanta rossiana patrickensis Powell, 1949
  • 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 subspeciesofPowelliphanta rossiana.

Distribution[edit]

This species occurs only on the Denniston-Stockton Plateau on the South Island of New Zealand.[1][2]

Conservation status[edit]

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]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Powell, A. W. B. (1979). New Zealand Mollusca. Auckland: William Collins Publishers Ltd. ISBN 0-00-216906-1.
  • ^ a b Walker, Kath (2003). Recovery plans for Powelliphanta land snails, 2003-2013 (PDF). Wellington: Department of Conservation. pp. 133–135. ISBN 978-0-478-22418-4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 April 2018.
  • ^ "New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS)". Department of Conservation. New Zealand Government. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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