Powelliphanta hochstetteri obscura, 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 10 × 8, 11 × 9, 10 × 8, 9.25 × 7.75, 10 × 8.5, 9.75 × 8.25, 9.5 × 7.75 mm. Conservation status Powelliphanta hochstetteri obscura is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being in Gradual Decline. References New Zealand Department of Conservation Threatened Species Classification Powelliphanta Gastropods of New Zealand Endemic fauna of New Zealand Endemic molluscs of New Zealand