Controlling predatory mammals is now critical to the survival of Powelliphanta, and many recovery plans are being undertaken by the Department of Conservation.

Powelliphanta, common name the amber snails, is a genus of large, air-breathing, carnivorous land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Rhytididae.

The relationship between the species is complex, and it has been suggested that the group Powelliphanta gilliesi-traversi-hochstetteri-rossiana-lignaria-superba forms a ring species.

Species in the genus Powelliphanta are carnivorous and eat mostly earthworms or slugs.

Powelliphanta uses a rudimentary radula to devour its prey.

An unspecified species of Powelliphanta recently appeared on a New Zealand 40-cent postage stamp.

The IUCN Red List states for Powelliphanta marchantii a lower risk, near threatened.

After aerial application of 1080 poison, Powelliphanta " Anatoki Range " numbers increased threefold at sites in Kahurangi National Park, with large numbers of juveniles present.

Between 1994 and 2010, a series of three aerial 1080 operations over 3430ha of the Ruahine Forest Park has resulted in significant increases in Powelliphanta marchanti.

The introduced hedgehog are also a threat to Powelliphanta species.

The subspecies Powelliphanta gilliesi brunnea and Powelliphanta traversi otakia are the most threatened.

Several other species bear his name in their scientific names, including the Takahe, Porphyrio hochstetteri, and Powelliphanta hochstetteri, a species ( with five subspecies ) of New Zealand's giant carnivorous land snails.

Notable amongst these will be the Tuatara, the Little Spotted Kiwi, a subspecies of the carnivorous Powelliphanta snail, and a range of threatened plants endemic to the Wellington Region.

:" Happy Valley, in the Upper Waimangaroa, near Westport, is a stunning, wild and untouched landscape-home to 30 great spotted kiwi / roa and the rare Powelliphanta patrickensis snail.

Reasons for the opposition to the mine include acid mine drainage, loss of kiwi, Powelliphanta snail and tussock habitat, and climate change due to the burning of the extracted coal.

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