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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)
> lignaria rotella (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Paryphanta (Powelliphanta) O'Connor, 1945
Synonymised Names:
=Paryphanta unicolorata rotella Powell, 1938
Images: Powelliphanta lignaria rotella (Powell, 1938)
Seddonville, Northern Westland. 36mm. 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)
> lignaria rotella (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Paryphanta (Powelliphanta) O'Connor, 1945
Synonymised Names:
=Paryphanta unicolorata rotella Powell, 1938
Details: Powelliphanta lignaria rotella (Powell, 1938)
Size/Grows to:
Length 42mm, Height 28mm
Distribution:
South Island. Seddonville, Northern Westland
Geographical Range:
L.S.
Notes:
Kauri Snail, Land, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Jamieson, P.R. Aug/1985 Obituary - Powelliphanta lignaria rotella, Poirieria, 14(2) (p.2)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.336)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1938 The Paryphantidae of New Zealand No. 4 and the Genus Placostylus in New Zealand, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 2 (p.137) Original Description

Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil