Partula mirabilis

Partula mirabilis, common name the Moorean viviparous tree snail, is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to the island of Moorea, French Polynesia. It is now extinct in the wild.[1]

Moorean viviparous tree snail

Extinct in the Wild  (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. mirabilis
Binomial name
Partula mirabilis
Crampton, 1924

Subspecies

Subspecies of this species included:

  • Partula mirabilis propinqua Crampton, 1932

References
  1. Coote, T. (2009). "Partula mirabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T16277A5595487. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T16277A5595487.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.


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