Mount Augustus (New Zealand)

Mount Augustus (New Zealand)
Mount Augustus
Elevation 1,010 m (3,314 ft)
Location
Location South Island, New Zealand
Coordinates 41°40′40″S 171°51′25″E / 41.6779°S 171.8570°E / -41.6779; 171.8570

Mount Augustus was a mountain on the West Coast of New Zealand.

It was the locality for a type specimen of the Powelliphanta augusta species of carnivorous snails previously known as Powelliphanta "Augustus". The mountain, part of the Stockton mine, was removed to recover the underlying coal.[1]

References

  1. ^ Trewick, Steven; Kath J. Walker and Corina J. Jordan (2008-01-20). "Taxonomic and conservation status of a newly discovered giant landsnail from Mount Augustus, New Zealand". Conservation Genetics 9 (6): 1563. doi:10.1007/s10592-007-9495-8. http://www.springerlink.com/content/n5063n183115j524/. Retrieved 2008-04-24. 



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