Snail, Hochstetter's Land

Description
Powelliphanta hochstetteri hochstetteri. A Hochstetter Land Snail chestnut brown in colour with a striped pattern. Interior is hollow and is cracked at the end of the shell. 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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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
A96.876
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