Powelliphanta hochstetteri consobrina, known as one of the amber snails, is a subspecies of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae.
Shape of the eggs is oval and seldom constant in dimensions 9 ÃÂ 7.75, 8.25 ÃÂ 6.75 mm (red variety).
Powelliphanta hochstetteri consobrina is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being 'Threatened - Nationally Critical'.