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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
RHYTIDIDAE: RHYTIDINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> Rhytidoidei (Infraorder)
> Rhytidoidea (Superfamily)
> Rhytididae (Family)
> Rhytidinae (Subfamily)
> Powelliphanta (Genus)
> hochstetteri (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Paryphanta (Powelliphanta) O'Connor, 1945
Synonymised Names:
=Helix hochstetteri L. Pfeiffer, 1861
=Paryphanta hochstetteri (L. Pfeiffer, 1861)
Images: Powelliphanta hochstetteri (L. Pfeiffer, 1862)
(brown base form) - Summit Takaka Hill, North-West Nelson. 54mm. Photographed from an old collection, pre 1970's
(yellow base form) - Canaan, Takaka Hill, North-West Nelson. 56mm. Photographed from an old collection, pre 1970's
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
RHYTIDIDAE: RHYTIDINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> Rhytidoidei (Infraorder)
> Rhytidoidea (Superfamily)
> Rhytididae (Family)
> Rhytidinae (Subfamily)
> Powelliphanta (Genus)
> hochstetteri (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Paryphanta (Powelliphanta) O'Connor, 1945
Synonymised Names:
=Helix hochstetteri L. Pfeiffer, 1861
=Paryphanta hochstetteri (L. Pfeiffer, 1861)
Details: Powelliphanta hochstetteri (L. Pfeiffer, 1862)
Size/Grows to:
Length 74mm, Height 35mm
Distribution:
South Island. West Nelson
Notes:
Kauri Snail, Land, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Meads, M.J., Walker, K.J., Elliott, G.P. 1984 Status, conservation, and management of the land snails of the genus Powelliphanta (Mollusca: Pulmonata), New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 11(3) (p.291)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.337)
  • Climo, F.M. 1978 The Powelliphanta gilliesi - traversi - hochstetteri - rossiana - lignaria - superba ring species (Mollusca: Pulmonata), New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 5(2) (p.289)
  • Pfeiffer, L. 1861 Diagnosen einiger Landschnecken von Neuseeland, Malakozoologische Blätter, 8 (p.146) Original Description

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil