Placostylus hongii

Placostylus 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
Placostylus 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 Placostylus hongii.