Snail, Superb Land
Description
Powelliphanta superba richardsoni. A Superb Land Snail, shiny brown in colour. Situated in a small cardboard box with a white label with black printed text that reads "P. superba richardsoni (Powell, 1946 / Perry's Pass, near Blue Duck Creek, Gouland Downs". Another piece of paper in the same manner reads "Wangamoa Saddle / Marlborough". A96.864 is also contained in this box.
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This
subspecies
is
found
in
the
South
Island
near
Perry's
pass
in
Gouland
Downs,
West
Nelson.
It
is
a
large
carnivorous
snail
eating
earthworms,
insects
and
other
snails.
It
is
nationally
endangered
being
susceptible
to
habitat
loss
and
predation
by
introduced
pest.
Little
is
known
about
the
species.
Accession number
A96.865
Collection type
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