Partula arguta was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to French Polynesia. The last captive individual died on April 14, 1994,[1] and the species is considered possibly extinct, with a 85-90% chance of being extinct.[1]
Partula arguta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Partulidae |
Genus: | Partula |
Species: | P. arguta
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Binomial name | |
Partula arguta (Pease, 1864)
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References
edit- ^ a b c Gerlach, J. (2022). "Partula arguta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T16284A221460920. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
External links
editpolynesian-tree-snail/partula-arguta Partula arguta media from ARKive