Biology:Partula cytherea
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Short description: Extinct species of gastropod
| Partula cytherea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Partulidae |
| Genus: | Partula |
| Species: | P. cytherea
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| Binomial name | |
| Partula cytherea Cooke & Crampton, 1930
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Partula cytherea is an extremely rare species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to Tahiti, French Polynesia.
The species was feared to be extinct, but an isolated population was located on Mt. Marau in 2005.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Coote, T.; Gerlach, J. (2024). "Partula cytherea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T16337A261106092.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16337/261106092.
Template:Partula species Wikidata ☰ Q971348 entry
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