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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Bothriembryontidae |
| Subfamily: | Placostylinae |
| Genus: | Placostylus |
| Species: | P. fibratus
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| Placostylus fibratus Martyn, 1789
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- 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)
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 edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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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