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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)
> Paryphanta (Genus)
> busbyi (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Helix (Paryphanta) Albers, 1850
Synonymised Names:
=Helix busbyii Gray, 1840
Images: Paryphanta busbyi (Gray, 1840)
Waimauku, West Auckland, NZ. 64mm
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)
> Paryphanta (Genus)
> busbyi (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Helix (Paryphanta) Albers, 1850
Synonymised Names:
=Helix busbyii Gray, 1840
Details: Paryphanta busbyi (Gray, 1840)
Size/Grows to:
Length 79mm, Height 44mm
Distribution:
Northland Peninsula, Awanui to Warkworth
Geographical Range:
L.N.
Notes:
Kauri Snail Pupurangi, Land, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Enderby, J., Enderby, T. Oct/2000 The Kauri Snail returns to Trounson Kaurk Park, Poirieria, 26 (p.10)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.335)
  • Vause, P. Dec/1977 Some observations on Paryphanta busbyi busbyi (Gray, 1840), Poirieria, 9(3) (p.48)
  • Douglas, W.N. Aug/1973 Paryphanta busbyi, Poirieria, 7(1) (p.4)
  • Gray, J.E. 1840 New land shells from New Zealand, Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology, 6 (p.317) 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
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