Placostylus bollonsi bollonsi
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Placostylus bollonsi bollonsi 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 land snail is endemic to the Three Kings Islands of New Zealand.
[edit] Shell description
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.
The shell height is up to 100 mm, and width up to 39 mm.
[edit] Conservation status
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
