Partula otaheitana
| Partula otaheitana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Partuloidea |
| Family: | Partulidae |
| Genus: | Partula |
| Species: | P. otaheitana |
| Binomial name | |
| Partula otaheitana (Bruguière, 1792) | |
Partula otaheitana is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to the island of Tahiti, French Polynesia, where it was formerly widely found in the valleys[2] but is now restricted to the highest altitudes.[1]
References
- 1 2 Coote, T. (2009). "Partula otaheitana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ↑ Proceedings, Vol. VIII (1912), p. 646
External links
Partula otaheitana media at ARKive
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