title: Powelliphanta hochstetteri bicolor
text: # Powelliphanta hochstetteri bicolor
  
  Powelliphanta hochstetteri bicolor, 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
  
  This species occurs in New Zealand
  
  ## Life cycle
  
  The shape of the eggs is oval, and they are usually not constant in their dimensions. On average, they are 10.75 by 9 millimetres (0.423 in × 0.354 in).
  
  ## Conservation status
  
  Powelliphanta hochstetteri bicolor is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being in Gradual Decline.
  
  