Snail, Superb Land
Description
Powelliphanta superba mouatae x Powelliphanta superba harveyi. A Superb Land Snail, chestnut brown in colour. Interior has had cotton wool inserted inside. Situated in a small rectangular cardboard box with a white label with black printed text that reads "P. superba mouatae X P. superba harveyi / 1mile before Mackey Hut, Heaphy Track". A96.869 is also contained in this box.
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This
specimen
is
a
hybrid
between
two
species
that
are
found
in
close
proximity
to
each
other
in
Gouland
Downs,
South
Island.
It
is
a
carnivorous
snail
that
eats
earthworms,
insects
and
other
snails.
Accession number
A96.868
Collection type
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