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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
BOTHRIEMBRYONTIDAE: PLACOSTYLINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> Orthalicoidei (Infraorder)
> Orthalicoidea (Superfamily)
> Bothriembryontidae (Family)
> Placostylinae (Subfamily)
> Maoristylus (Genus)
> ambagiosus annectens (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Bulimus (Placostylus) H. Beck, 1837
=Placostylus (Euplacostylus) Crosse, 1875
=Placostylus (Maoristylus) F. Haas, 1935
Synonymised Names:
=Placostylus (Maoristylus) ambagiosus hancoxi Powell, 1951
=Placostylus (Maoristylus) ambagiosus annectens Powell, 1938
Images: Maoristylus ambagiosus annectens Powell, 1938
From the Far North. 87mm. Photographed from an old collection, pre 1970's
Holotype, collected Feb 1932, Mt. Unuwhao, E of Spirits Bay, NZ (MA70623). © Auckland Museum (CC-BY)
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
BOTHRIEMBRYONTIDAE: PLACOSTYLINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> Orthalicoidei (Infraorder)
> Orthalicoidea (Superfamily)
> Bothriembryontidae (Family)
> Placostylinae (Subfamily)
> Maoristylus (Genus)
> ambagiosus annectens (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Bulimus (Placostylus) H. Beck, 1837
=Placostylus (Euplacostylus) Crosse, 1875
=Placostylus (Maoristylus) F. Haas, 1935
Synonymised Names:
=Placostylus (Maoristylus) ambagiosus hancoxi Powell, 1951
=Placostylus (Maoristylus) ambagiosus annectens Powell, 1938
Details: Maoristylus ambagiosus annectens Powell, 1938
Size/Grows to:
Height 95mm, Width 40mm
Distribution:
Spirits Bay to Tom Bowling Bay area, Far North
Type Data:
  • Mount Unuwhao, E of Spirits Bay, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Flax Snail Pupuharakeke, Land, Native - Endemic
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References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.351)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1951 On further colonies of Placostylus land snails from northernmost New Zealand, Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 4(2) (p.139)

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil