Fat Guam partula
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Partulidae |
| Genus: | Partula |
| Species: | P. gibba
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| Binomial name | |
| Partula gibba Férussac, 1821
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The fat Guam partula or humped tree snail, scientific name Partula gibba, is an endangered species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae.
Distribution
[edit | edit source]This species occurs throughout the Mariana Archipelago, and has been reported in the greatest densities and population sizes on the isle of Sarigan.[4]
Ecology
[edit | edit source]On Sarigan, the species has been recorded most frequently in high-elevation native forests on the trunks of large Erythrina variegata specimens, often resting at the base of branches. On 19 May 2015 specimens were found consuming the Pandanus-fruit ejecta of the Mariana fruit bat on the leaves of a Pandanus tectorius tree. Mariana partulids have been noted to consume plant material, both living and decaying.[4][5]
See also
[edit | edit source]List of land snails of the Mariana Islands
References
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- Férussac A. E. J. (1821-1822). Tableaux systématiques des animaux mollusques suivis d'un Prodrome général pour tous les mollusques terrestres ou fluviatiles vivants ou fossilesPremière partie, Tableaux systématiques généraux, pp. i-xlvii. Deuxième partie, Tableaux particuliers des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles, Classe des Gastéropodes. 1, Tableau de la famille des limaces, pp. 1–28. 2, Tableau de la famille des limaçons, pp. 1–92. 3, Tableau de la famille des auricules, pp. 93–114. [for details of dates of publication see Kennard A.S., 1942, Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 25(3): 105-110]. Paris: Arthus-Bertrand. page(s): 66
External links
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