Partula otaheitana

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]

Partula otaheitana
Partula (Partula) otaheitana shells

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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Partula
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P. otaheitana
Binomial name
Partula otaheitana
(Bruguière, 1792)

References

  1. Coote, T. (2009). "Partula otaheitana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T16321A5601670. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T16321A5601670.en.
  2. Proceedings, Vol. VIII (1912), p. 646

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