Paryphanta watti
| Paryphanta watti | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): |
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Rhytidoidea |
| Family: | Rhytididae |
| Genus: | Paryphanta |
| Species: | P. watti |
| Binomial name | |
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Paryphanta watti Powell, 1946 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Paryphanta busbyi watti |
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clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Paryphanta busbyi watti
Paryphanta watti is a species of large predatory land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Rhytididae.
This species occurs in New Zealand
The width of the shell is up to 49.6-61.2 mm.
Snails are hatched from eggs with calcareous shell about 5–7.3 months after laying. Newborn snails live 2.8 months underground.
The documented lifespan of Paryphanta watti is 4.1 years.
This species is protected by the Wildlife Act 1953.
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