Placostylus ambagiosus keenorum
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| Placostylus ambagiosus keenorum Powell, 1947 |
Placostylus ambagiosus keenorum is a subspecies of very large, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Bulimulidae, the bulimulus snails and their allies.
This subspecies is endangered.
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[edit] Distribution
This subspecies is endemic to the eastern end of Spirits Bay in Northland in the North Island of New Zealand.
[edit] Shell description
The shell is somewhat smaller than Placostylus ambagiosus annectens, with the same apertural features and coloration, but always proportionately narrower.
The shell height is up to 84 mm, and the width up to 35 mm.
[edit] Conservation status
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
