Paryphanta watti

Paryphanta watti is a species of large predatory land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Rhytididae.

Paryphanta watti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Rhytidoidea
Family:
Rhytididae
Genus:
Paryphanta
Species:
P. watti
Binomial name
Paryphanta watti
Powell, 1946
Synonyms

Paryphanta busbyi watti

Distribution

This species occurs in New Zealand[1]

Description

The width of the shell is up to 49.6-61.2 mm.[2]

Ecology

Snails are hatched from eggs with calcareous shell about 5–7.3 months after laying.[2] Newborn snails live 2.8 months underground.[2]

The documented lifespan of Paryphanta watti is 4.1 years.[2]

Conservation

This species is protected by the Wildlife Act 1953.[3]

References
  1. Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  2. Stringer I. A. N., McLean M. J., Arnold G. C., Bassett S. M. & Montefiore R. (2002). "Growth and development of the rare land snail Paryphanta busbyi watti (Eupulmonata : Rhytididae)". Molluscan Research 22(3): 203-220. doi:10.1071/MR02010, PDF.
  3. Wildlife Act 1953. Schedule 7. Accessed 7 December 2009.


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