Powelliphanta "Baton"
| Powelliphanta "Baton" | |
|---|---|
Nationally Critical (NZ TCS) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Rhytididae |
| Genus: | Powelliphanta |
| Species: | P. "Baton"
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| Binomial name | |
| Powelliphanta "Baton" | |
An as-yet-unnamed Powelliphanta species is provisionally known as Powelliphanta "Baton". This is one of the amber snails. It is an undescribed species of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae.
Conservation status
Powelliphanta "Baton" is classified as Nationally Critical by the New Zealand Department of Conservation.
References
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- New Zealand Department of Conservation Threatened Species Classification
- Department of Conservation Recovery Plans