Samoana decussatula
Samoana decussatula, common name the "Polynesian tree snail", is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. It has also been recorded from the neighbouring island of Tahuata, but its presence there has not been confirmed.[1]
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Orthurethra |
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References
- Coote, T. (2009). "Samoana decussatula". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2009: e.T168196A6464638. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T168196A6464638.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
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