Snail, Ross' Land
Description
Powelliphanta patrickensis. A Ross' Land Snail, brown in colour with a dimple on the exterior shell. Interior is hollow. Situated in a cardboard box with a white label with black printed text that reads "P. rossiana patrickensis (Powell, 1949) / In tussock, Burnett Face, / behind Denniston".
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This
subspecies
is
found
at
Burnett
face,
South
Island.
It
is
one
of
the
large
land
carnivorous
snails
that
eats
earthworms.
They
are
endemic
to
New
Zealand.
Little
is
known
about
the
species
and
their
population
status
but
they
are
susceptible
to
habitat
loss
and
predation.
Accession number
A96.916
Collection type
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