Placostylus bollonsi bollonsi
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| Placostylus bollonsi bollonsi Suter, 1908 |
Placostylus bollonsi bollonsi is a large rare terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Bulimulidae, endemic to the Three Kings Islands of New Zealand.
The shell is moderately large and fairly wide. Colour is yellowish-brown, irregularly and narrowly axially streaked in dark brown. The interior of the aperture is purplish-red. .
Height is up to 100 mm, and width up to 39 mm.
Placostylus bollonsi bollonsi 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
