Partula arguta

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Partula arguta
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Status iucn3.1 CR.svg
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
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 is endemic to French Polynesia. The last captive individual died on April 14, 1994, [1] and the species is considered possibly extinct, with a 85-90% chance of being extinct. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Gerlach, J. (2022). "Partula arguta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T16284A221460920. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

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