Partula taeniata
Partula taeniata, common name the Moorean viviparous tree snail, is a species of terrestrial gastropod in the Partulidae family. It is endemic to French Polynesia.[1] This species was considered to be extinct in the wild, but intensive field surveys have recently detected surviving wild populations.[2] Conservation statusThe species is listed as Critically Endangered in the 2022 and 2024 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[1] Previously it was incorrectly listed as extinct on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species from 1988 to 1994[1] and as Extinct in the wild in the 1996 IUCN Red List, before being corrected to Critically Endangered in 2009,[3] although two subspecies survive in captivity and one still exists in the wild.[4] This error may be the result of changing taxonomy (the subspecies were previously considered to be separate species). In 2010, a single Partula taeniata spp. simulans was transferred to the Edinburgh Zoo; the subspecies now has several hundred individuals surviving in captivity.[5] SubspeciesListing of subspecies in the 2011 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (not up to date):
GalleryPartula taeniata elongata
Partula taeniata nucleola
Partula taeniata simulans
Partula taeniata (unidentified subspecies)
References
External linksmoorean-viviparous-tree-snail/partula-taeniata Moorean viviparous tree snail (Partula taeniata) media from ARKive |
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![Haumi Valley population (possibly extinct[10])](File:Partula_taeniata_2.jpg)
