Partula navigatoria
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Partula navigatoria | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Partulidae |
Genus: | Partula |
Species: | P. navigatoria
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Binomial name | |
Partula navigatoria (L. Pfeiffer, 1849)
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Partula navigatoria is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail in the family Partulidae.[2]
Subspecies
[edit]There are three subspecies recognized:[2]
- Partula navigatoria levilineata H. E. Crampton, 1956
- Partula navigatoria navigatoria (L. Pfeiffer, 1849)
- Partula navigatoria radiata Pease, 1864
Distribution
[edit]This species was endemic to Raʻiātea, French Polynesia, but is now considered extinct in the wild due to predation by introduced rosy wolf snails (Euglandina rosea).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gerlach, J. (2022). "Partula navigatoria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T103135035A103137318. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T103135035A103137318.en.
- ^ a b c Bouchet P (12 May 2017). Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Partula navigatoria (L. Pfeiffer, 1849)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
Further reading
[edit]- Gerlach, J. (2016). Icons of evolution: Pacific Island tree-snails of the family Partulidae. Phelsuma Press. ISBN 978-0-99322-033-3.