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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 oconnori (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Paryphanta (Powelliphanta) O'Connor, 1945
Synonymised Names:
=Paryphanta lignaria oconnori Powell, 1938
Images: Powelliphanta lignaria oconnori (Powell, 1938)
Karamea River, Westland. 50mm. Photographed from an old collection, pre 1970's
Holotype, collected pre 1938, Leslie River Headwaters, Karamea River, NZ (MA70605). 51mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype, collected pre 1938, Leslie River Headwaters, Karamea River, NZ (MA70605). 51mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Holotype, collected pre 1938, Leslie River Headwaters, Karamea River, NZ (MA70605). 51mm. © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
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 oconnori (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Paryphanta (Powelliphanta) O'Connor, 1945
Synonymised Names:
=Paryphanta lignaria oconnori Powell, 1938
Details: Powelliphanta lignaria oconnori (Powell, 1938)
Size/Grows to:
Length 51mm, Width 42mm
Distribution:
South Island. Karamea, Northern Westland
Geographical Range:
L.S.
Notes:
Kauri Snail, Land, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.336)
  • Gardner, N.W. Sep/1967 In search of Paryphanta lignaria oconnori, Poirieria, 4(2)
  • 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.134) 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