Partula suturalis

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Partula suturalis
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Pulmonata
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Orthurethra
Superfamily:
Partuloidea
Family:
Partulidae
Genus:
Partula
Species:
P. suturalis
Binomial name
Partula suturalis
Pfeiffer, 1855

Partula suturalis, common name the moorean viviparous tree snail or sutural partula, is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to the island of Moorea, French Polynesia. It is now extinct in the wild. It was previously listed as extinct in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, [1] but has been moved to extinct in the wild since 2009. [1] This error was the result of changing taxonomy (the subspecies were previously considered to be separate species).

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Subspecies

Extinction in the Wild

Partula suturalis was extirpated due to the introduction of the carnivorous land snail Euglandina rosea (the rosy wolfsnail). In 1977, biologists deliberately released the rosy wolfsnail onto Moorea Island in an effort to control a previously introduced invasive species, the giant African land snail, Lissachatina fulica. This release coincided with additional releases of rosy wolfsnails on Tahiti and other Society Islands in the 1980s and 1990s. The release of rosy wolfsnails on Moorea island resulted in the extirpation of all 9 of the Moorean partula species including Partula suturalis. [3] By 1987, there were no remaining populations of Partula suturalis in the wild. [4]

Interventions before extinction created captive populations of two of the four subspecies in international zoos and universities. The Partulid Global Species Management Programme manages the global captive population.

Reintroduction Efforts

Reintroduction of Moorean partula snails, including Partula suturalis, was attempted in 1994. However, the field reserve created on Moorea island struggled with repeated predator incursions and was shut down in 1998. The experiment was successful in validating that individuals bred in captivity were capable of reproducing in the wild. [5] Continued reintroduction efforts will be challenged by the continued spread of the invasive rosy wolfsnail.

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<i>Euglandina rosea</i> Species of gastropod

Euglandina rosea, common names the rosy wolfsnail or the cannibal snail, is a species of medium-sized to large predatory air-breathing land snail, a carnivorous terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Spiraxidae.

<i>Achatinella apexfulva</i> Reportedly extinct species of colorful, tropical, arboreal pulmonate land snail

Achatinella apexfulva is a reportedly extinct species of colorful, tropical, arboreal pulmonate land snail in the family Achatinellidae, once present on Oahu, Hawaii. A. apexfulva is the type species of the genus Achatinella. The specific name, apexfulva, meaning "yellow-tipped", refers to the yellow tip of the snail's shell.

<i>Eua zebrina</i> Species of gastropod

Eua zebrina is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to American Samoa.

†Partula aurantia, common name the Moorean viviparous tree snail, 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.

Partula dentifera is 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 in the wild.

Partula exigua, common name the Moorean viviparous tree snail, was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to the island of Moorea in French Polynesia. It is now extinct.

Partula faba was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to Ra'iātea and Tahaa, neighbouring islands which share the same lagoon, in French Polynesia. It is now extinct. The species was the first Partula to be recorded.

Partula labrusca, was a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the Partulidae family. This species was endemic in Raiatea, the Society Islands of French Polynesia.

Partula mirabilis, common name the Moorean viviparous tree snail, is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to the island of Moorea, French Polynesia. It is now extinct in the wild.

<i>Partula mooreana</i> Species of gastropod

Partula mooreana, common name the Moorean viviparous tree snail, is 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 in the wild.

Partula nodosa or Polynesian Tree Snail is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae.

<i>Partula taeniata</i> Species of gastropod

Partula taeniata, common name the Moorean viviparous tree snail, is a species of terrestrial gastropod in the Partulidae family. It is endemic to French Polynesia.

<i>Partula tohiveana</i> Species of gastropod

Partula tohiveana, common name the Moorean viviparous tree snail, is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to highlands on Moorea, French Polynesia. It is now extinct in the wild.

Partula tristis is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to Ra'iātea, French Polynesia. It is now extinct in the wild. It is informally known as the mournful tree snail.

<i>Samoana</i> Genus of gastropods

Samoana is a genus of tropical, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Partulidae.

<i>Samoana attenuata</i> Species of gastropod

Samoana attenuata is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to French Polynesia.

Partulidae Family of gastropods

Partulidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Partuloidea. The family is endemic to Pacific islands.

Moorean viviparous tree snail can refer to any one of several species of mollusc:

<i>Partula</i> (gastropod) Genus of gastropods

Partula is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Partulidae. Many species of Partula are known under the general common names "Polynesian tree snail" and "Moorean viviparous tree snail". Partulids are distributed across 5,000 sq mi (13,000 km2) of Pacific Ocean islands, from the Society Islands to New Guinea.

Eua globosa is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. It is endemic to the island of 'Eua, Tonga.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Coote, T. (2009). "Partula suturalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009: e.T16281A5596154. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T16281A5596154.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Partula suturalis dendroica". National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy browser. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  3. ↑ Lee, Teahwan; Burch, John B; Coote, Trevor; Pearce-Kelly, Paul; Hickman, Carole; Meyer, Jean-Yves; Foighil, Diarmaid (2009). "Moorean tree snail survival revisited: a multi-island genealogical perspective". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 9: 204. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-9-204. PMC   3087522 . PMID   19686604.
  4. ↑ Coote, Trevor; Loeve, Eric (January 2003). "From 61 species to five: endemic tree snails of the Society Islands fall prey to an ill-judged biological control programme" (PDF). Oryx. 37 (1): 91. doi: 10.1017/S0030605303000176 . Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  5. ↑ Coote, Trevor; Clarke, Dave; Hickman, Carole Jean Stentz; Murray, James; Pearce-Kelly, Paul (July 2004). "Experimental Release of Endemic Partula Species, Extinct in the Wild, into a Protected Area of Natural Habitat on Moorea". Pacific Science. 58 (3): 429. doi:10.1353/psc.2004.0028. S2CID   20812190.

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