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Placostylus Bollonsi
''Basileostylus bollonsi'' , common name the New Zealand flax snail or , is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Bothriembryontidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Basileostylus bollonsi (Suter, 1908). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=863080 on 2022-01-22 Distribution This species is endemic to the Three Kings Islands group off the northern tip of New Zealand's North Island. Subspecies A number of subspecies were recognised; ''Placostylus bollonsi arbutus'' and ''P. b. bollonsi'' are classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as being Nationally Endangered, while ''Placostylus bollonsi caperatus'' is classified as Nationally Critical. Buckley et al. (2011) found based on molecular phylogeny research and shell morphology research, that there are no subspecies of ''Placostylus bollonsi''.Buckley T. R., Stringer I., Glees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Suter
Henry Suter (born Hans Heinrich Suter, 9 March 1841 – 31 July 1918) was a Swiss-born New Zealand zoologist, naturalist, palaeontologist, and malacologist. Biography Henry Suter was born on 9 March 1841 in Riesbach, Zurich, Switzerland, and was the son of a prosperous silk-manufacturer of Zurich. He was educated at the local school and university, being trained as an analytical chemist. Suter joined his father's business, and for some years he engaged in various commercial pursuits. From his boyhood, Henry Suter was deeply interested in natural history. He enjoyed the friendship and help of such men as Dr. Auguste Forel, Professor Paul Godet, the brothers de Saussure (linguist Ferdinand de Saussure, Sinolog and astronomer Léopold de Saussure and René de Saussure Esperantist and scientist), Escher von der Linth, and especially the well-known conchologist, Dr. Albert Mousson. Partly to improve his financial prospects and partly lured by the attraction of the fauna of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Non-marine Molluscs Of New Zealand
Non-marine molluscs of New Zealand include gastropods, such as land snails, and freshwater molluscs (or shellfish), such as freshwater mussels. Among the best known are the large native forest snails such as the ''Paryphanta'' (kauri snails) and ''Powelliphanta''. Systematic list Freshwater gastropods Tateidae * '' Catapyrgus jamyi'' Verhaegen & Haase, 2021 * '' Catapyrgus sororius'' Haase, 2008 * '' Obtusopyrgus farri'' Verhaegen & Haase, 2021 * ''Opacuincola gretathunbergae'' Verhaegen & Haase, 2021 * '' Opacuincola lisannea'' Verhaegen & Haase, 2021 * ''Opacuincola mete'' Haase, 2008 with the subspecies ''O. mete kahurangi'' Verhaegen & Haase, 2021 Latiidae - only one genus Latia is endemic to the North Island * ''Latia climoi'' Starobogatov, 1986 - type species * '' Latia lateralis'' (Gould, 1852) * ''Latia neritoides'' Gray, 1850 Lymnaeidae Planorbidae * ''Planorbis kahuica'' Finlay & Laws, 1931 Land gastropods Hydrocenidae * ''Omphalorissa purchasi'' (Pfeiffer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Placostylus
''Placostylus'', or flax snails, are a genus of very large, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Bothriembryontidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Placostylus H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818479 on 2020-11-14 The shells of the snails in this genus can be as large as 4.5 inches (11 cm) in maximum dimension. Many species within this genus are now extinct. Taxonomy ''Placostylus'' is the type genus of the family Placostylidae. It was placed within Placostylidae. Breure et al. (2010)Breure A. S. H., Groenenberg D. S. J. & Schilthuizen M. (2010). "New insights in the phylogenetic relations within the Orthalicoidea (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora) based on 28S sequence data". '' Basteria'' 74(1-3): 25-31. moved ''Prestonella'' and ''Bothriembryon'' to Placostylidae. Subsequently, Breure & Romero (2012) confirmed previous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Journal Of Zoology
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