Snail, Land
Description
Powelliphanta sp. It is a large snail shell. It is a light brown to a reddish brown in colour. The exterior surface has lots of grooves and bumps. The grooves have dust in them.
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They
eat
earthworms
which
they
slurp
up
like
spaghetti.
They
also
eat
slugs
and
some
insects.
They
are
endangered
species
endemic
to
New
Zealand.
Habitat
loss
and
predation
hugely
affect
the
populations.
Little
known
about
the
lives
of
these
snails.
Accession number
A101.240
Collection type
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