Biology:Placostylus fibratus
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Placostylus fibratus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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| Subfamily: | Placostylinae
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| Species: | P. fibratus
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| Binomial name | |
| Placostylus fibratus Martyn, 1789
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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/
Wikidata ☰ Q5462257 entry
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