Samoana diaphana

Samoana diaphana, one of several species also known as the Moorean viviparous tree snail or 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 French Polynesia.[1]

Moorean viviparous tree snail
Samoana diaphana from Mount Pihaaiateta on Tahiti.
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. diaphana
Binomial name
Samoana diaphana
Crampton & Cooke, 1953

References
  1. O'Foighil, D. (2012). "Samoana diaphana". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012: e.T19880A2537615. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T19880A2537615.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

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