This is a yet-unnamed Powelliphanta species, provisionally known as Powelliphanta "Matakitaki". This is one of the amber snails. It is an undescribed species of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae. Conservation status Powelliphanta "Matakitaki" is classified by the New Zealand Threat Classification System as Range Restricted. References Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 Department of Conservation Recovery Plans New Zealand Department of Conservation Threatened Species Classification Gastropods of New Zealand Powelliphanta Undescribed gastropod species Endemic fauna of New Zealand Endemic molluscs of New Zealand