Partula aurantia
†Partula aurantia, common name the Moorean viviparous tree snail, was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to French Polynesia. It is now extinct.[1]
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Orthurethra |
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| Species: | †P. aurantia |
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References
- Coote, T. (2009). "Partula aurantia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T16272A5594615. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T16272A5594615.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- Crampton, H. E. (1932). "Partula aurantia". Studies on the variation, distribution and evolution of the genus Partula. The species inhabiting Moorea. 410. Carnegie Institution of Washington. pp. 1–335.
External links
- "To Save Some Species, Zoos Must Let Others Die". The New York Times. May 27, 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
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