Placostylus fibratus

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Placostylus fibratus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Bothriembryontidae
Subfamily: Placostylinae
Genus: Placostylus
Species:
P. fibratus
Binomial name
Placostylus fibratus
Martyn, 1789
Synonyms
  • Auricula aurantiacaSchumacher, 1817
  • Bulimus bootisMenke, 1828
  • Bulimus bovinusBruguière, 1792
  • Bulimus bulbulusGassies, 1871
  • Ellobium australeRöding, 1798
  • Helix (Cochlogena) aurisbovinusFérussac, 1821
  • Helix aurismalchiO. F. Müller, 1774 (name suppressed by ICZN Opinion 1662)
  • Limax fibratusMartyn, 1784 (original combination)
  • Voluta elongata[Lightfoot], 1786 (objective synonym and placed on Official Index by ICZN 1662)

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 cooked with garlic butter and served at a restaurant on Ile des Pins. Ile des Pins snails cooked.jpg
Placostylus fibratus cooked with garlic butter and served at a restaurant on Ile des Pins.

Known locally as bulime , the snails are considered a highly prized delicacy on Ile des Pins and are locally farmed to ensure supply. [2]

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References

  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. "Le bulime, ou escargot terrestre de l'île des Pins : Conservation de Placostylus fibratus, espèce endémique et menacée de Nouvelle-Calédonie". 2002.