Paryphanta watti
# Paryphanta watti

Paryphanta watti is a species of large predatory land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Rhytididae.

## Distribution

This species occurs in New Zealand

## Description

The width of the shell is up to 49.6–61.2 millimetres (1.95–2.41 in) .

## Ecology

Snails are hatched from eggs with calcareous shell about 5–7.3 months after laying. Newborn snails live 2.8 months underground.

The documented lifespan of Paryphanta watti is 4.1 years.

## Conservation

This species is protected by the Wildlife Act 1953.

