Snail, Hochstetter's Land
Description
Powelliphanta hochstetteri hochstetteri. A Hochstetter Land Snail dark brown in colour with a striped pattern. Interior has had cotton wool inserted. Situated in a cardboard box with a white label with black printed text that reads "P. hochstetteri hochstetteri (Pfeiffer, 1862) / In bush halfway down road to Canaan". A96.872-A96.876 are also contained in this box.
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Classification
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This
species
is
found
in
the
North
Western
of
South
Island.
It
is
a
large
carnivorous
snail
and
eats
earthworms,
insects
and
other
snail.
Not
much
information
is
known
about
this
species.
Accession number
A96.875
Collection type
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