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Powelliphanta traversi

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Powelliphanta traversi traversi at Lake Papaitonga
Powelliphanta traversi traversi in Prouse Bush, Levin, New Zealand

Powelliphanta traversi, known as Travers' land snail,[1] is a species of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae. This species is endemic to the North Island of New Zealand between Wellington and Lake Waikaremoana.

There are six subspecies,[2] all of which are listed by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as threatened:[3]

  • Powelliphanta traversi florida Powell, 1946Nationally Endangered
  • Powelliphanta traversi latizona Powell, 1949Nationally Endangered
  • Powelliphanta traversi koputaroa Powell, 1946Nationally Endangered
  • Powelliphanta traversi otakia Powell, 1946Nationally Critical
  • Powelliphanta traversi tararuaensis Powell, 1938Nationally Endangered
  • Powelliphanta traversi traversi Powell, 1930Nationally Endangered

The eggs are oval and seldom constant in dimensions 10 × 8.75 mm, 9.5 × 8.5 mm, 10 × 8 mm, 11 × 9 mm, 10.75 × 9 mm.[4]

Shells of P. traversi that have been predated by brushtail possums

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References

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  1. ^ a b Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Paryphanta traversi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T16409A5703709. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T16409A5703709.en. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  3. ^ "Powelliphanta snails". New Zealand Department of Conservation. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  4. ^ O'Connor A. C. (June) 1945. Notes on the Eggs of New Zealand Paryphantidae, With Description of a New Subgenus. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, volume 5, 1945-46, pages 54-57.
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Powelliphanta traversi: Brief Summary

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Powelliphanta traversi traversi at Lake Papaitonga Powelliphanta traversi traversi in Prouse Bush, Levin, New Zealand

Powelliphanta traversi, known as Travers' land snail, is a species of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae. This species is endemic to the North Island of New Zealand between Wellington and Lake Waikaremoana.

There are six subspecies, all of which are listed by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as threatened:

Powelliphanta traversi florida Powell, 1946 – Nationally Endangered Powelliphanta traversi latizona Powell, 1949 – Nationally Endangered Powelliphanta traversi koputaroa Powell, 1946 – Nationally Endangered Powelliphanta traversi otakia Powell, 1946 – Nationally Critical Powelliphanta traversi tararuaensis Powell, 1938 – Nationally Endangered Powelliphanta traversi traversi Powell, 1930 – Nationally Endangered

The eggs are oval and seldom constant in dimensions 10 × 8.75 mm, 9.5 × 8.5 mm, 10 × 8 mm, 11 × 9 mm, 10.75 × 9 mm.

Shells of P. traversi that have been predated by brushtail possums
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