Placostylus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Orthalicoidea
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Gastropoda Subclassis: Orthogastropoda Superordo: Heterobranchia Ordo: Pulmonata Subordo: Eupulmonata Clade: Stylommatophora Cladus: Orthurethra Informal group: Sigmurethra Superfamilia: Orthalicoidea

Familia: Bothriembryontidae
Genus: Placostylus
Subgenera (3): Basileostylus – Maoristylus – Placostylus

Overview of species

P. ambagiosus – P. bivaricosus – P. bollonsi – P. caledonicus – P. eddystonensis – P. fibratus – P. hongii – P. porphyrostomus – ...

Name

• Placostylus Beck, 1837
  • Gender: masculine
  • Type species: Limax fibratus Martyn, 1784
    • Fixation: designated under the plenary powers by ICZN (1992: 74)

References

• Brescia, F.M.; Pöllabauer, C.M.; Potter, M.A.; Robertson, A.W. 2008: A review of the ecology and conservation of Placostylus (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Bulimulidae) in New Caledonia. Molluscan research, 28: 111-122. Abstract PDF
• Buckley, T.R.; Stringer, I.; Gleeson, D.; Howitt, R.; Attanayake, D.; Parrish, R.; Sherley, G.; Rohan, M. 2011: A revision of the New Zealand Placostylus land snails using mitochondrial DNA and shell morphometric analyses, with implications for conservation. New Zealand journal of zoology, 38(1): 55-81. doi: 10.1080/03014223.2010.527997
• ICZN 1992: Opinion 1662. Limax fibratus Martyn, 1784 and Nerita hebraea Martyn, 1786 (currently Placostylus fibratus and Nerita hebraea; Mollusca, Gastropoda): specific names conserved; and Placostylus Beck, 1837: L. fibratus designated as the type species. Bulletin of zoological nomenclature, 49(1): 74-75. BHL Internet Archive
• Powell, A.W.B. 1938: The Paryphantidae of New Zealand no. IV. and the genus Placostylus in New Zealand. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 2(3): 133-150, plates 33-35. [publication date: 17 November 1938]
• Powell, A.W.B. 1947: Distribution of Placostylus land snails in northernmost New Zealand. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 3(3): 173-188, plates 20-25. [publication date: 28 November 1947]
• Powell, A.W.B. 1951: On further colonies of Placostylus land snails from northernmost New Zealand. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 4(2): 134-140, plate 28. [publication date: 19 December 1951] BUGZ
• Trewick, S.; Brescia, F.; Jordan, C. 2009: Diversity and phylogeny of New Caledonian Placostylus land snails; evidence from mitochondrial DNA. In: Grandcolas, P. (ed.), Zoologia Neocaledonica 7. Biodiversity studies in New Caledonia. Mémoires du Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, 198: 421-436. ISBN 978-2-85653-618-6 PDF