Powelliphanta hochstetteri consobrina, known as one of the amber snails, is a subspecies of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae. Distribution New Zealand Life cycle Shape of the eggs is oval and seldom constant in dimensions 9 × 7.75, 8.25 × 6.75 mm (red variety). Conservation status Powelliphanta hochstetteri consobrina is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being in Gradual Decline. References New Zealand Department of Conservation Threatened Species Classification Powelliphanta Taxa named by Arthur William Baden Powell Endemic fauna of New Zealand Endemic molluscs of New Zealand