Partula planilabrum

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Partula planilabrum
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Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.265055 - Partula (Partula) planilabra Pease, 1864 - Partulidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Partulidae
Genus: Partula
Species:
P. planilabrum
Binomial name
Partula planilabrum
Pease, 1864

Partula planilabrum is an extinct species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. Like other members of the genus Partula , it was a small arboreal snail adapted to life on vegetation in tropical environments. Species in this genus are best known for their restricted ranges and their importance in studies of evolution, biogeography, and conservation. [1]

This species was endemic to Tahaa, French Polynesia. It is now extinct. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Coote, T. (2009). "Partula planilabrum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T16341A5604303. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T16341A5604303.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.