Partula rosea
| Partula rosea | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Orthurethra |
| Superfamily: | Partuloidea |
| Family: | Partulidae |
| Genus: | Partula |
| Species: | P. rosea |
| Binomial name | |
| Partula rosea Broderip, 1832 | |
Partula rosea is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to Huahine, French Polynesia. It is now extinct in the wild, only existing in captivity.[1]
Half the world's population of this snail is within one room at a zoo in the UK.[2]
References
- 1 2 Coote, T. (2009). "Partula rosea". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2009: e.T16293A5597827. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T16293A5597827.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ↑ (22 February 2008). "The little snail in big trouble". The Daily Telegraph, accessed 25 February 2014.
External links
Partula rosea media at ARKive 
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