Paryphanta

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Heterobranchia
Infraclassis: Euthyneura
Cohors: Tectipleura
Subcohors: Panpulmonata
Superordo: Eupulmonata
Ordo: Stylommatophora
Subordo: Helicina
Infraordo: Rhytidoidei
Superfamilia: Rhytidoidea

Familia: Rhytididae
Subfamilia: Rhytidinae
Genus: Paryphanta
Species (1): P. busbyi
Name

Paryphanta Albers, 1850
References
Primary references

Albers, J.C. 1850. Die Heliceen, nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet. T.C.F. Enslin, Berlin. Internet Archive BHL Reference page. [original description: p. 129]
Albers, J.C. & Martens, E. von 1860. Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet von Joh. Christ. Albers. Zweite Ausgabe nach dem hinterlassenen Manuskript besorgt von Eduard von Martens. Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig. Internet Archive BHL Reference page. [see p. 48]
Hering, E.M. 1940a. Eine neue Paryphanta-art von Adamaua (Lep. Limacodid.). Zeitschrift des Wiener Entomologen-Vereines 25: 197–198. full article Zobodat (PDF). Reference page.

Paryphanta busbyi

Paryphanta is a genus of land snails in the family Rhytididae. Species from New Zealand are known commonly as kauri snails (Māori: pūpūrangi).[1] They are closely related and similar to snails in the genus Powelliphanta, which was formerly included within Paryphanta.

There are just two species of Paryphanta:[2] Paryphanta busbyi and Paryphanta watti, which occur from North Cape to West Auckland.[3]

P. watti occurs only at the extreme northern end of this range near Kaeo. This form is of much darker coloration and often smaller, although does reach the same size as P. busbyi if allowed to reach old age. Classification of some land snails can be complicated by variations in shell induced by environmental changes.[4]
See also

Paryphanta busbyi
Paryphanta watti

References

Ryan, Paddy (24 September 2007). "Snails and slugs - Flax snails, giant snails and veined slugs". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
Gastropoda. Spencer Marshall and Willan.
Kauri Snails. Department of Conservation (New Zealand).

Proćków, Małgorzata; Kuźnik-Kowalska, Elżbieta; Żeromska, Aleksandra; Mackiewicz, Paweł (19 July 2022). "Temporal variation in climatic factors influences phenotypic diversity of Trochulus land snails". Scientific Reports. 12 (1): 12357. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-16638-w. PMC 9296580.