Slimy yet satisfying
Powelliphanta is a genus of carnivorous landsnails known as the New Zealand amber snail.
They love to eat earthworms. They don't just eat them either, they slurp them up like spaghetti. Watch it here:
Distribution:
The New Zealand amber snails are unsurprisingly endemic to New Zealand. Most species have a very limited geographic range.
The New Zealand amber snails are unsurprisingly endemic to New Zealand. Most species have a very limited geographic range.
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Heterobranchia
Family: Rhytididae
Genus: Powelliphanta
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Heterobranchia
Family: Rhytididae
Genus: Powelliphanta
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