Partula pearcekellyi
Partula pearcekellyi is a species of arboreal gastropod in the family Partulidae.[1]
| Partula pearcekellyi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Superorder: | Eupulmonata |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Partulidae |
| Genus: | Partula |
| Species: | P. pearcekellyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Partula pearcekellyi (Gerlach, 2016) | |
Anatomy
Although all material consists of juvenile specimens, they all appeared to be developing an anatomical structure similar to that of Partula hebe.
Distribution
P. pearcekellyi is known from six specimens collected in the Toahiva Valley, four of which were live-collected juveniles found upon low shrubs and ferns, in leaf litter, and on the stumps of dead trees. During the same collection, 1 juvenile and 26 adult P. hebe specimens were taken alive, suggesting that pearcekellyi was a "rare canopy species".
Etymology
Partula pearcekellyi was named after Paul Pearce-Kelly of the Zoological Society of London, a renowned conservationist.[2]
References
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Partula pearcekellyi Gerlach, 2016". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
- Justin, Gerlach (2016). Icons of evolution: Pacific Island tree-snails of the family Partulidae. Cambridge. ISBN 9780993220340. OCLC 960192902.
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