Powelliphanta hochstetteri consobrina, known as one of the amber snails, is a subspecies of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae.
Distribution New ZealandPowell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
Life cycle Shape of the eggs is oval and seldom constant in dimensions 9 × 7.75, 8.25 × 6.75 mm (red variety).O'Connor A. C. (June) 1945. Notes on the Eggs of New Zealand Paryphantidae, With Description of a New Subgenus. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, volume 5, 1945-46, pages 54-57.
Conservation status Powelliphanta hochstetteri consobrina is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being 'Threatened - Nationally Critical'.Walker et al. 2024 — Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous terrestrial Gastropoda Part 3
References
New Zealand Department of Conservation Threatened Species Classification