Partula affinis

Partula affinis is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to Tahiti, French Polynesia. It is now critically endangered.[1]

Partula affinis
Partula (Melanesica) affinis shells

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Orthurethra
Superfamily:
Partuloidea
Family:
Partulidae
Genus:
Partula
Species:
P. affinis
Binomial name
Partula affinis
Pease, 1868

References
  1. Coote, T. (2009). "Partula affinis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T16296A5598191. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T16296A5598191.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.


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