Partula rosea
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| Partula rosea | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Partulidae |
| Genus: | Partula |
| Species: | P. rosea
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| Binomial name | |
| Partula rosea Broderip, 1832
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| Synonyms | |
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Partula purpurascens L. Pfeiffer, 1857 (junior synonym) | |
Partula rosea is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae.[2]
Description
[edit | edit source]The length of the shell attains 22.4 mm (0.88 in).[citation needed]
Uses
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The shell of this species was used to make lei, like Partula varia from the same island.
Distribution
[edit | edit source]This species was endemic to Huahine, French Polynesia. It was extinct in the wild, only existing in captivity.[1]
Half the world's population of this snail was within one room at a zoo in the UK.[3] In 2019 the species was reintroduced to the wild on Huahine.[4]
References
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- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Partula rosea Broderip, 1832. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=957016 on 2021-12-14
- ^ (22 February 2008). "The little snail in big trouble". The Daily Telegraph, accessed 25 February 2014.
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- Gerlach J. (2016). Icons of evolution: Pacific Island tree-snails of the family Partulidae. Phelsuma Press. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
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