Snail, Oparara Land
Description
Powelliphanta annectens. A Oparara Land Snail, striped in brown tones. Interior is hollow. Slight indentation toward the end of the shell. Situated in a small cardboard box with a white label with black printed text that reads "P. annectens / (Powell, 1936)" Another piece of paper reads in the same manner "Swan Burn Creek, Karamea". A96.859-861 are also contained in this box.
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This
species
is
found
in
the
Northern
westland
area
from
Karamea
to
Gunner
Downs
in
the
South
Island.
It
is
a
large
carnivorous
species
eating
earthworms,
insects
and
other
snails.
Little
is
known
about
this
species
as
well
as
all
species
of
Powelliphanta.
They
are
an
ancient
group
of
animals
which
possibly
diversified
during
the
Miocene
period
5-20mya.
Accession number
A96.860
Collection type
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