Snail, Woodformed Land
Description
Powelliphanta lignaria ruforadiata. A Woodformed Land Snail, striped in brown tones. Interior has had cotton wool inserted. Situated in a small cardboard box with a white label with black printed text that reads "P. lignaria ruforadiata (Powell, 1949) / Upper Mokihinui R.". A96.848 is also contained in this box.
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Classification
Credit line
This
subspecies
is
found
in
the
south
Island
in
seddonville,
Northern
Westland.
It
is
recorded
from
Upper
Mokihinui
River.
It
is
a
large
carnivorous
snail
eating
earthworms,
insects
and
other
snails.
It
is
listed
as
nationally
endangered
but
little
is
known
about
the
species.
Accession number
A96.849
Collection type
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