Partula tohiveana

Partula tohiveana, common name the Moorean viviparous tree snail, is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to highlands on Moorea, French Polynesia. It is now extinct in the wild.[1]

Moorean viviparous tree snail
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P. tohiveana
Binomial name
Partula tohiveana
Crampton, 1924

References

  1. Coote, T. (2009). "Partula tohiveana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T16283A5596695. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T16283A5596695.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

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