Powelliphanta "Nelson Lakes"
| Powelliphanta "Nelson Lakes" | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | Not yet described
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This is a yet-unnamed Powelliphanta species, provisionally known as Powelliphanta "Nelson Lakes". This is one of the amber snails. It is an
mollusc in the family Rhytididae. The area above the bush line on Mount Murchison in the Braeburn Range
is one of three isolated habitats for this species.
Conservation status
Powelliphanta "Nelson Lakes" is classified as Range Restricted by the New Zealand Threat Classification System.
References
- ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- New Zealand Department of Conservation Threatened Species Classification
- Department of Conservation Recovery Plans
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