Kōrero: Snails and slugs

Ētahi atu tūhononga, pae tukutuku hoki

• An illustrated guide to soil invertebrates

  This Massey University site about soil invertebrates has a summary of land mollusca.

• Exploitation and redistribution of flax snail (Placostylus) by the prehistoric Māori

  A 1981 paper from the New Zealand Journal of Ecology describes archaeological evidence that the flax snail was cooked and eaten by early Māori (PDF, 589 KB).

• High risk land snail translocation

  This site describes the dangers of moving a population of Powelliphanta to allow mining near Stockton.

• Management of the invasive alien snail Cantareus aspersus on conservation land

  A paper by Gary M. Barker and Corinne Watts from the Department of Conservation site (PDF, 144 KB).

• New Zealand mollusca

  New Zealand’s land and marine mollusca are the focus of this site, which includes photos of many species.

• New Zealand’s evolutionary evidence

  Part of this University of Waikato site deals with the evolution of New Zealand fauna and flora, including snails.

• Research on terrestrial molluscs

  This page on the Te Papa site has information on ecology and conservation of land snails.

Ētahi whakaaro puaki, takenga

• Barker, G. M., and P. C. Mayhill. ‘Patterns of diversity and habitat relationships in terrestrial mollusc communities of the Pukeamaru Ecological District, northeastern New Zealand.’ Journal of Biogeography 25 (1998): 215–238.
• Brook, F. J., and J. F. Goulstone. ‘Prehistoric and present-day coastal landsnail faunas between Whananaki and Whangamumu, northeastern New Zealand, and implications for vegetation history following human colonisation.’ Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 29 no 2 (1999): 107–134.
• Climo, F. M. ‘The land snail fauna.’ In Biogeography and ecology in New Zealand, edited by G. Kuschel, 459–492. The Hague: Junk, 1975.
• Stringer, Ian, and Richard Montefiore. Distribution and biology of the endangered kauri snail, Paryphanta busbyi watti. Science for Conservation 163. Wellington: Department of Conservation, 2000.
• Stringer, Ian, and others. ‘Biology and conservation of the rare New Zealand land snail Paryphanta busbyi watti (Mollusca, Pulmonata).’ Invertebrate Biology 122 no 3 (2003): 241–251.
• Walker, Kath. Recovery plans for Powelliphanta land snails, 2003–2013. Threatened species recovery plan 49. Wellington: Department of Conservation, 2003.