Partula arguta
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Orthurethra |
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Species: | †P. arguta
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†Partula arguta (Pease, 1864)
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†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
- ^ a b Coote, T. (2009). "Partula arguta". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2009: e.T16284A5596898. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T16284A5596898.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ 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 from ARKive
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