Samoana decussatula

Samoana decussatula, common name the "Polynesian tree snail", is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. It has also been recorded from the neighbouring island of Tahuata, but its presence there has not been confirmed.[1]

Samoana decussatula

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:
Samoana
Species:
S. decussatula
Binomial name
Samoana decussatula

References
  1. Coote, T. (2009). "Samoana decussatula". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2009: e.T168196A6464638. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T168196A6464638.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

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