Snail, Gillies' Land
Description
Powelliphanta gilliesi aurea. A Gillies' Land Snail, brown in colour. Interior has had yellow tissue inserted. Situated in a cardboard box with a white label with black printed text that reads "P. gilliesi aurea (Powell, 1946) / In bush below bluffs, above / Mangarakau settlement". A96.899 is also contained in this box.
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This
subspecies
is
found
at
Mangarakau
West
Nelson
,
South
Island.
It
is
a
large
carnivorous
snails
that
eats
earthworms,
insects,
and
other
snails.
It
is
in
decline
and
susceptible
to
habitat
loss
and
predation.
Little
is
known
about
this
species.
Accession number
A96.898
Collection type
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