Biology:Partula dolorosa

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Partula dolorosa
Scientific classification edit
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Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Mollusca
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Gastropoda
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Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Stylommatophora
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Partulidae
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Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: <div style="display:inline" class="script error: no such module "taxobox ranks".">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

Wikidata ☰ Q4860410 entry