Powelliphanta fiordlandica, one of the amber snails, is a species of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae.
Description The length of the shell attains 32mm, its height 16mm. New Zealand Mollusca: Powelliphanta fiordlandica
Distribution This species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs on Resolution Island, South Island.
Conservation status Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as nationally vulnerable with the qualifiers of biologically sparse, conservation dependent, data poor: size and data poor: trend.
References
Bibliography Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979