Partula rosea

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Partula rosea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Partulidae
Genus: Partula
Species:
P. rosea
Binomial name
Partula rosea
Broderip, 1832
Synonyms

Partula purpurascensL. Pfeiffer, 1857 (junior synonym)

Contents

Partula rosea is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. [2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 22.4 mm (0.88 in).[ citation needed ]

Uses

A lei made of Partula rosea shells Lei pupu kuhahiwi (Hawaiian land snail shells), Bailey House Museum.jpg
A lei made of Partula rosea shells

The shell of this species was used to make lei, like Partula varia from the same island.

Distribution

This species was endemic to Huahine, French Polynesia. It was extinct in the wild, only existing in captivity. [1]

Half the world's population of this snail was within one room at a zoo in the UK. [3] In 2019 the species was reintroduced to the wild on Huahine. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Coote, T. (2009). "Partula rosea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009: e.T16293A5597827. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T16293A5597827.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Partula rosea Broderip, 1832. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=957016 on 2021-12-14
  3. (22 February 2008). "The little snail in big trouble". The Daily Telegraph , accessed 25 February 2014.
  4. McKie, robin (28 September 2019). "Precious escargot: the mission to return tiny snails to Pacific islands". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 March 2023. 

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