Placostylus bivaricosus
Lord Howe Flax Snail
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Amphibulimidae
- Collected by
- Tomlin, J.R. Le B.; Emerson, J.S.Joseph Swift Emerson →Jens Mathias Ostergaard Ex J.R. Le B. Tomlin →
- Date
- April 10, 1924
- Locality
- Lord Howe Island; Puaotu Island
- Region
- Lord Howe Island
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On April 10, 1924, Tomlin, J.R. Le B.; Emerson, J.S. also collected 4 other specimens.
Maoristylus bivaricosus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 25 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-28.
2026-07-28
Lord Howe Island NSW 2898, Australia
(c) Nina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-01
Lord Howe Island NSW 2898, Australia
(c) canto-i, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-24
Lord Howe Island, Lord Howe Island, AU-NS, AU
(c) rwpurdie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-23
Cemetery Rd, Lord Howe Island, NSW, AU
(c) Kaely Woods, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-28
Lord Howe Island, Lord Howe Island, NSW, AU
(c) martyhing, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-11
Lord Howe Island NSW 2898, Australia
(c) James Christie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Placostylus bivaricosus. BPBM 101136. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38082971. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/101136.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38082971 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026