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| Partula varia | |
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| Live Partula varia at Marwell Zoo. | |
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| Shell of Partula varia glutinosa. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Partulidae |
| Genus: | Partula |
| Species: | P. varia |
| Binomial name | |
| Partula varia Broderip, 1832 | |
Partula varia is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to Huahine, French Polynesia. It was extinct in the wild.[1] In 2019 the species was reintroduced to the wild on Huahine.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Coote, T.; Gerlach, J. (2022). "Partula varia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T16295A119136043. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T16295A119136043.en.
- ↑ McKie, robin (28 September 2019). "Precious escargot: the mission to return tiny snails to Pacific islands". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
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