| Placostylus fibratus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
| Superfamily: | Orthalicoidea |
| Family: | Bothriembryontidae |
| Subfamily: | Placostylinae |
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| Species: | P. fibratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Placostylus fibratus Martyn, 1789 | |
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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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]
References
- ^ Bouchet P. (1996). Placostylus fibratus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
- ^ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/511940/