Partula varia

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Partula varia
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Live Partula varia at Marwell Zoo.
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Shell of Partula varia glutinosa.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Partulidae
Genus: Partula
Species:
P. varia
Binomial name
Partula varia
Broderip, 1832

Partula varia is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to Huahine, French Polynesia. It was extinct in the wild. [1] In 2019 the species was reintroduced to the wild on Huahine. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Coote, T.; Gerlach, J. (2022). "Partula varia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T16295A119136043. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T16295A119136043.en .
  2. McKie, robin (28 September 2019). "Precious escargot: the mission to return tiny snails to Pacific islands". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 March 2023.