The Bothriembryontidae Family includes 155 species comprising 3 subfamilies (Bothriembryontinae (13 genus), Prestonellinae (3), Bothriembryontidae incertae sedis (1))
and 17 genus (Bothriembryon (57 species), Eumecostylus (29), Plectostylus (15), Callistocharis (12), Placostylus (6), Diplomorpha (5), ...)

Phylum      : Mollusca
 Class       : ⤷Gastropoda 
  Subclass    : ⤷Heterobranchia 
   Infraclass  : ⤷Euthyneura 
    Subterclass : ⤷Tectipleura 
     Superorder  : ⤷Eupulmonata 
      Order       : ⤷Stylommatophora 
       Suborder    : ⤷Helicina 
        Infraorder  : ⤷Orthalicoidei 
         Superfamily : ⤷Orthalicoidea 
          Family      : ⤷Bothriembryontidae

Common name : bulime

Aspect : Slender to robust shells with a large, rounded body whorl and a relatively short spire; average size is 13-24 mm for Bothriembryon genus, up to 80mm for Placostylus and 20-40 for Plectostylus; Placostylus and Plectostylus species have an expanded peristome with teeth; colors range from brown to black

Feeding : fallen leaves, decaying vegetable matter, fungi, and detritus

Environment : Australian species (Bothriembryon) in coastal scrubs on limestone cliffs or escarpments; Pacific/New Zealand species (Placostylus) in coastal forests, shrublands, and low-elevation woodlands; Chilean species (Plectostylus) in temperate/Mediterranean coastal native forests preferring tree cavities in fragments away from edges for shelter

Placostylus fibratus (Martyn, 1784) ( Bothriembryontinae)

Total collection for Bothriembryontidae : 1 species (2 shells in total)