Partula dolorosa

Partula dolorosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Partulidae
Genus: Partula
Species:
†P. dolorosa
Binomial name
†Partula dolorosa
Crampton & Cooke, 1953

Partula dolorosa was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to a highland on Raiatea, French Polynesia. It is now extinct.[1]

Extinction

After the introduction of the carnivorous snail Euglandina rosea, partulid species began disappearing quickly which native in Raiatea. A few snails were found in 1992 and they had survived in captivity, like Partula labrusca which from same habitat. Unfortunately these snails are not successful in captivity and the species is now extinct.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Coote, T. (2009). "Partula dolorosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T16338A5603903. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T16338A5603903.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Justin Gerlach. "Raiatean slender mountain Partula Partula dolorosa".


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