Snail, Woodformed Land
Description
Powelliphanta lignaria johnstoni. A Woodformed Land Snail, striped in brown tones. Interior is hollow. End of shell has some damage with a chipped egde. Situated in a small cardboard box with a white label with black printed text that reads "P. lignaria johnstoni (Powell, 1946) / Charming Creek, Ngakawau". A96.852-856 are also contained in this box.
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Classification
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This
subspecies
is
from
the
Northern
westland
area,
South
Island.
It
has
been
recorded
at
Charming
creek
in
the
Mokihinui
river
area.
It
is
a
large
carnivorous
species
which
eats
earthworms,
insects
and
other
snails.
It
is
nationally
vulnerable
being
highly
susceptible
to
habitat
destruction
and
predation
from
introduced
pest.
Little
is
known
about
this
species.
Accession number
A96.856
Collection type
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