Powelliphanta hochstetteri hochstetteri (L. Pfeiffer, 1861)

• Amber snails

Scientific classification
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Subclass:Heterobranchia
Infraclass:Euthyneura
Subterclass:Tectipleura
Superorder:Eupulmonata
Order:Stylommatophora
Suborder:Helicina
Infraorder:Rhytidoidei
Superfamily:Rhytidoidea
Family:Rhytididae
Subfamily:Rhytidinae
Genus:Powelliphanta
Species:P. hochstetteri
Subspecies:P. hochstetteri hochstetteri

66mm

Canaan Downs, Takaka Hill, Nelson, New Zealand
Collected in 1957

From my collection

Taken: February 21, 2021

High resolution via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/2kEdYnp

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