Partula langfordi was a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was known by the common name Langford's tree snail and endemic to the Northern Mariana Islands. It was recently declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in June of 2024.[1]

Partula langfordi
A live individual of Partula langfordi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Partulidae
Genus: Partula
Species:
P. langfordi
Binomial name
Partula langfordi
Kondo, 1970[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gerlach, J. (2024). "Partula langfordi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T16276A119135343. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  2. ^ Kondo, Y. (18 May 1970). "Some aspects of Mariana Islands Partulidae (Mollusca, Pulmonata)" (PDF). Occasional Papers of Bernice P. Bishop Museum. XXIV (5*): 73–90. Retrieved 1 March 2014.