Placostylus bivaricosus solidus Brazier in Etheridge, 1889
Lord Howe flax snail, Lord Howe placostylus
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Bulimus bivaricosus solida Brazier in Etheridge, 1889
Conservation Status
Extinct?
Distribution
Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Brazier in: Etheridge, R. (1889). The general zoology of Lord Howe Island: containing also an account of the collections made by the Australian Museum collecting party, Aug.-Sept., 1887. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 2: 1-42, pls. 4-5.
Other references:
Etheridge, R. (1891). A much thickened variety Bulimus bivaricosus (Gaskoin) from Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 1: 130-134, pl. 20.
Hyman, Isabel T. and Köhler, F. (2020). A Field Guide to the Land Snails of Lord Howe Island. Australian Museum.
Ponder, Winston, Colgan, Donald J., Gleeson, Dianne M. and Sherley, Greg H. (2003). Relationships of Placostylus from Lord Howe island: an investigation using the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase 1 gene. Molluscan Research 23: 159-178.
Smith, B. J. (1992). Non-marine Mollusca. In: Houston, W. W. K. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service.