Powelliphanta patrickensis
| Powelliphanta patrickensis | |
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| At the Denniston Plateau (March 2021) | |
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| Inside its shell (2017) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Rhytididae |
| Genus: | Powelliphanta |
| Species: | P. patrickensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Powelliphanta patrickensis Powell , 1949 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Powelliphanta patrickensis is a
mollusc in the family Rhytididae. This species is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. Formerly, it was considered as a subspecies of Powelliphanta rossiana
.
Distribution
This species occurs only on the Denniston-Stockton Plateau on the South Island of New Zealand.[1][2]
Conservation status
Powelliphanta patrickensis is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being Nationally Endangered.[3] The population is threatened by mining, roading, and introduced predators such as thrushes, rats and possums.[2]
See also
- Biodiversity of New Zealand – The variety of life forms indigenous to New Zealand
- List of non-marine molluscs of New Zealand
References
- ISBN 0-00-216906-1.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-478-22418-4. Archived(PDF) from the original on 10 April 2018.
- ^ "New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS)". Department of Conservation. New Zealand Government. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2020.