Placostylus_fibratus

<i>Placostylus fibratus</i>

Placostylus fibratus

Species of gastropod

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.

Subspecies
  • Placostylus fibratus alexander (Crosse, 1855)
  • Placostylus fibratus fibratus (Martyn, 1784)
  • Placostylus fibratus goroensis (Souverbie, 1870)
  • Placostylus fibratus guestieri (Gassies, 1869)
  • Placostylus fibratus ouveanus (Mousson, 1869)
  • Placostylus fibratus souvillei (Morelet, 1857)
Placostylus fibratus cooked with garlic butter and served at a restaurant on Ile des Pins.

Quick Facts Placostylus fibratus, Conservation status ...

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

  1. [1]
    Bouchet, P. (1996). "Placostylus fibratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T17451A7081717. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T17451A7081717.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Le bulime, ou escargot terrestre de l'île des Pins : Conservation de Placostylus fibratus, espèce endémique et menacée de Nouvelle-Calédonie". 2002.
  • Neubert, E., Chérel-Mora C. & Bouchet P. (2009). Polytypy, clines, and fragmentation: The bulimes of New Caledonia revisited (Pulmonata, Orthalicoidea, Placostylidae). In P. Grancolas (ed.), Zoologia Neocaledonica 7. Biodiversity studies in New Caledonia. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 198: 37-131
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