Samoana diaphana, one of several species also known as the Moorean viviparous tree snail or the Polynesian tree snail, is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusc in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to French Polynesia.[1]
| Samoana diaphana | |
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| Samoana diaphana from Mount Pihaaiateta on Tahiti. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Partulidae |
| Genus: | Samoana |
| Species: | S. diaphana
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| Binomial name | |
| Samoana diaphana | |
References
edit- ^ a b O'Foighil, D. & Gerlach, J. (2024). "Samoana diaphana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T19880A119136772. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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External links
editmoorean-viviparous-tree-snail/samoana-diaphana Moorean viviparous tree snail (Samoana diaphana) media from ARKive
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