Partula faba
| Partula faba | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Partuloidea |
| Family: | Partulidae |
| Genus: | Partula |
| Species: | P. faba |
| Binomial name | |
| Partula faba (Gmelin, 1791) | |
Partula faba is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to Ra'iātea and Tahaa, neighbouring islands which share the same lagoon, in French Polynesia. It is now extinct in the wild (in other words it does not exist as a wild species any more, only in captivity).[1]
In captivity
UK zoos are now fighting to save this species from extinction. Bristol Zoo has been entrusted with the last-known colony of these snails.[2]
References
- 1 2 Coote, T. (2009). "Partula faba". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ↑ "Bristol Zoo hopes to save last colony of tree snail ", BBC News, April 15, 2010.
External links
Partula faba media at ARKive
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