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Partula protea

Overview

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Extinct

Interesting Facts

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Description

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Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial [1].

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa ()
        Superphylum: Eutrochozoa ()
        Phylum: Mollusca () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
        Class: Gastropoda () - Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
        Subclass: Orthogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
        Superorder: Heterobranchia () - J.E. Gray, 1840
        Order: Pulmonata () - Cuvier, in Blainville, 1814
        Suborder: Eupulmonata () - (Haszprunar & Huber, 1990)
        Infraorder: Stylommatophora () - A. Schmidt, 1855
        Superfamily: Partuloidea () - Pilsbry, 1900
        Family: Partulidae () - Pilsbry, 1900
        Genus: Partula () - Férussac, 1821
        Specific name: protea
        Scientific name: - Partula protea

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Partula

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 60 species and subspecies in this genus:

P. affinis (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. arguta (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. atilis (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. aurantia (Moorean Viviparous Tree Snail) · P. auriculata (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. bilineata (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. callifera (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. candida (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. cedista (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. citrina (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. clara (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. crassilabris (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. cuneata (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. cytherea (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. dentifera (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. dolichostoma (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. dolorosa (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. eremita (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. exigua (Moorean Viviparous Tree Snail) · P. faba (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. filosa (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. formosa (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. fusca (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. garretti (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. gibba (Fat Guam Partula) · P. hebe (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. hyalina (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. imperforata (Polynesia Tree Snail) · P. labrusca (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. leptochila (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. levilineata (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. levistriata (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. lugubris (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. lutea (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. mirabilis (Moorean Viviparous Tree Snail) · P. mooreana (Moorean Viviparous Tree Snail) · P. navigatoria (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. nodosa (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. otaheitana (Polynesian Tree Snails) · P. ovalis (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. planilabrum (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. producta (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. protracta (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. radiata (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. radiolata (Radiolate Partula) · P. remota (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. robusta (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. rosea (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. rustica (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. sagitta (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. salifana (Mount Alifana Partula) · P. suturalis (Moorean Viviparous Tree Snail) · P. taeniata (Moorean Viviparious Tree Snail) · P. thalia (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. tohiveana (Moorean Viviparous Tree Snail) · P. tristis (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. turgida (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. umbilicata (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. varia (Polynesian Tree Snail) · P. vittata (Polynesian Tree Snail)

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Further Reading

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1994 IUCN red list of threatened animals Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, 1993 url p. 204.
An annotated catalogue of shells of the genus Partula in the Carnegie Museum / by Herbert H. Smith. Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum, 1902. url p. 429, p. 430.
Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 182, p. 182, p. 185, p. 185.
Manual of conchology, structural and systematic: with illustrations of the species. by George W. Tryon, Jr. Philadelphia: Published by the Author, 1885-1935. url p. 235, p. 235, p. 241, p. 241.
On the jaw and lingual membrane of North American terrestrial pulmonata / by W.G. Binney. Burlington, N.J.: Printed for the author, [1875] url p. 244.
The terrestrial Mollusca inhabiting the Society Islands / by Andrew Garett. Philadelphia: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1884? url p. 71.

Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 30, 2012.
IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. Partula protea. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 03February2012.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 7139243
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16589595
IUCN ID: 230568
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 9094

Footnotes

Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. Partula protea. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 February 2012. [back]

Last Revised: 7/14/2012