Partula arguta
Partula arguta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
Superfamily: | Partuloidea |
Family: | Partulidae |
Genus: | Partula |
Species: | †P. arguta |
Binomial name | |
†Partula arguta (Pease, 1864) | |
†Partula arguta was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to French Polynesia. It is now extinct.[1] The last Partula arguta died in captivity in 1995.[2]
References
- 1 2 Coote, T. (2009). "Partula arguta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ↑ Randerson, J. (6 April 2003). "End of the trail for Polynesia's star snails". New Scientist. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
External links
Partula arguta media at ARKive
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