Partula affinis

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Similar partula
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Partulidae
Genus: Partula
Species:
P. affinis
Binomial name
Partula affinis
Pease, 1868 [2]
Synonyms [2]
  • Partula otaheitana subsp. affinisPease, 1868
  • Partula otaheitana subsp. dubiaGarrett, 1884
  • Partula otaheitana var. dubiaGarrett, 1884
  • Partula otaheitana var. erythraeaH.E.Crampton, 1916

Partula affinis is a species of partulid within the genus Partula . The species is rarely referred to as the similar partula, [3] and is endemic to Tahiti.

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Distribution

This species' historical distribution represents almost all of Tahiti, but now its modern distribution includes only one population in Tahiti Iti, making it now considered a single valley endemic. [1]

Captive breeding

Partula affinis is in the international Partula breeding program and the conservation efforts for this species have been very successful, allowing reintroductions since 2015. [4]

Phylogeny

Phylogenetic analyses confirmed that P. affinis is the sister species of P. otaheitana . [5]

Taxonomy

P. affinis was originally described as a subspecies of P. otaheitana (P. otaheitana affinis) but is now recognized as a distinct species.

References

  1. 1 2 Coote, T. (2009). "Partula affinis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T16296A5598191. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T16296A5598191.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Partula affinis Pease, 1868". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Similar Partula (Partula affinis)". iNaturalist .
  4. ↑ "Tentacle 24" (PDF). University of Hawaiʻi .
  5. ↑ "Evolutionary history of a vanishing radiation: isolation-dependent persistence and diversification in Pacific Island partulid tree snails". DNB.info.
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