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Partula remota

(Polynesian Tree Snail)

Overview

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Extinct

Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Polynesian Tree Snail

Description

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Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial [1].

Ecology: List of Habitats :

1 Forest
1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland

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: remota - Crampton, 1956
        Scientific name: - Partula remota Crampton, 1956

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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Coote, T. and Loeve, E. 2003. From 61 species to five: endemic tree snails of the Society Islands, French Polynesia fall prey to an ill-judged biological control programme. Oryx 37(1): 91-96.
Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
IUCN. 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2009.2). Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 3 November 2009).

Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 30, 2012.
Coote, T. 2009. Partula remota. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 03February2012.
IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 18, 2007:

Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 7139247
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16215403
IUCN ID: 230573
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 9098

Footnotes

Coote, T. 2009. Partula remota. 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