Placostylus ambagiosus keenorum
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| Placostylus ambagiosus keenorum Powell, 1947 |
Placostylus ambagiosus keenorum is a large rare terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Bulimulidae, endemic to the eastern end of Spirits Bay in Northland in the North Island of New Zealand.
The shell is somewhat smaller than Placostylus ambagiosus annectens, with the same apertural features and coloration, but always proportionately narrower.
Height is up to 84 mm, and width up to 35 mm.
Placostylus ambagiosus keenorum is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being Nationally Endangered.
[edit] References
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- New Zealand Department of Conservation Threatened Species Classification
