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  2. Powelliphanta - Wikipedia

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    Powelliphanta is a genus of large, air-breathing land snails, pulmonate gastropods in the family Rhytididae, found only in New Zealand. They are carnivorous, eating invertebrates, mostly native earthworms. Often restricted to very small areas of moist forest, they are prey to introduced mammalian predators, and many species are threatened or ...

  3. Powelliphanta augusta - Wikipedia

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    Powelliphanta augusta or the Mount Augustus snail, previously provisionally known as Powelliphanta "Augustus", is a species of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae.

  4. Euglandina rosea - Wikipedia

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    Euglandina rosea, the rosy wolfsnail or cannibal snail, is a species of medium-sized to large predatory air-breathing land snail, a carnivorous terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Spiraxidae. [1] This species is a fast and voracious predator, hunting and eating other snails and slugs. [2]

  5. Powelliphanta superba - Wikipedia

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    Powelliphanta superba is a species of large, carnivorous land snail in the family Rhytididae, which is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. Five subspecies are recognised, [1] all of which are classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being Nationally Endangered. [2]

  6. 'Strange smell' tips officials off to illegal snails in ... - AOL

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    Giant African Land Snails can grow up to 8 inches and feed on many different kinds of plants, including staple economic crops. They can also cause structural damage to dwellings, as they are known ...

  7. Giant African land snail spotted in Florida, forcing ... - AOL

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    Parts of Broward County, Florida, are under quarantine after a giant African land snail — described as "one of the most damaging snails in the world" — was detected earlier this month ...

  8. Powelliphanta hochstetteri - Wikipedia

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    Powelliphanta hochstetteri, known as one of the amber snails, is a species of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae. Distribution [ edit ]

  9. Giant snails carrying parasite that causes meningitis prompt ...

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    Giant African land snails, an invasive species of mollusk, poses a threat to Florida residents as it can spread meningitis from a parasite it carries.

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