Maoristylus hongii

Maoristylus hongii is a species of very large, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Bothriembryontidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 75 mm.

Distribution

This species is endemic and occurs in New Zealand.

Conservation status

Maoristylus hongii is classified by the New Zealand Department of Conservation as Range Restricted.

Buckley et al. (2011) from short sequence molecular phylogeny and shell dimensions, that there are no subspecies of Maoristylus hongii.

References

• Pfeiffer, L. (1861). Diagnosen einiger Landschnecken von Neuseeland. Malakozoologische Blätter, 8: 146–150. Cassel.

External links

• Lesson, R. P. (1830–1831). Voyage autour du monde, exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la corvette de Sa Majesté, La Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825. Zoologie, 2(1): 1–471 [pp. 1–24 (1830), 25–471 (1831)] Paris: Arthus Bertrand.