Partula arguta
| Partula arguta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Partuloidea |
| Family: | Partulidae |
| Genus: | Partula |
| Species: | †P. arguta |
| Binomial name | |
| †Partula arguta (Pease, 1864) | |
†Partula arguta was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to French Polynesia. It is now extinct.[1] The last Partula arguta died in captivity in 1995.[2]
References
- 1 2 Coote, T. (2009). "Partula arguta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ↑ Randerson, J. (6 April 2003). "End of the trail for Polynesia's star snails". New Scientist. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
External links
Partula arguta media at ARKive
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