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Kōrero: Snails and slugs

Large land snail

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Large land snail

Rhytida is a genus of land snail that is widely distributed through New Zealand, and lives mainly on the forest floor. It is one of the larger land snails, with a thin shell reinforced by hard calcareous material. This is Rhytida buddlei, found on the Three Kings Islands.

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Department of Conservation

Reference: 10047718

by A. Booth

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Paddy Ryan, Snails and slugs – New Zealand land molluscs, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/12854/large-land-snail (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Paddy Ryan, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.