Placostylus fibratus
Placostylus fibratus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
Superfamily: | Orthalicoidea |
Family: | Bothriembryontidae |
Subfamily: | Placostylinae |
Genus: | Placostylus |
Species: | P. fibratus |
Binomial name | |
Placostylus fibratus Martyn, 1789 | |
Placostylus fibratus is a species of large air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Bothriembryontidae. This species is endemic to New Caledonia.
Known locally as bulime, the snails are considered a highly prized delicacy on Ile des Pins and are locally farmed to ensure supply.[2]
References
- ↑ Bouchet P. (1996). Placostylus fibratus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
- ↑ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/511940/
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