| Partula otaheitana | |
|---|---|
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| Partula (Partula) otaheitana shells | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Partulidae |
| Genus: | Partula |
| Species: | P. otaheitana |
| Binomial name | |
| Partula otaheitana (Bruguière, 1792) | |
Partula otaheitana is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to the island of Tahiti, French Polynesia, where it was formerly widely found in the valleys[2] but is now restricted to the highest altitudes.[1]
References
- 1 2 Coote, T. (2009). "Partula otaheitana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T16321A5601670. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T16321A5601670.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ Proceedings, Vol. VIII (1912), p. 646
External links
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