Powelliphanta patrickensis explained

Powelliphanta patrickensis is a species of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod 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]

Conservation status

Powelliphanta patrickensis is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being Nationally Endangered.^[2] The population is threatened by mining, roading, and introduced predators such as thrushes, rats and possums.^[3]

See also

• • List of non-marine molluscs of New Zealand

External links

• Powelliphanta patrickensis management plan at Solid Energy

Notes and References

1. Book: Baden Powell (malacologist) . Powell . A. W. B. . New Zealand Mollusca . William Collins Publishers Ltd . . 1979 . 0-00-216906-1.
2. Web site: New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116063843/https://www.doc.govt.nz/about-us/science-publications/conservation-publications/nz-threat-classification-system/ . 2023-01-16 . 11 November 2020 . . . en-nz.
3. Book: Walker, Kath . . 978-0-478-22418-4 . Recovery plans for Powelliphanta land snails, 2003-2013 . . 2003 . 133–135 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180410201743/http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/TSRP49a.pdf . 2018-04-10.