Partulidae

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Partulidae
Partula radiolata.png
Partula radiolata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Helicina
Infraorder: Pupilloidei
Superfamily: Pupilloidea
Family: Partulidae
Pilsbry, 1900

Partulidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea. [1]

Contents

The family is endemic to Pacific islands. [2] [3] [4]

Genera

The Partulidae are divided into five genera: [4] [5]

This cladogram shows the phylogenic relationships of genera in the family Partulidae: [4] [6]

Partulidae

Partula

Samoana

Palaopartula

Eua

Sphendone

Synonyms

Anatomy

Partula gibba Partula gibba.png
Partula gibba
Partula langfordi Partula langfordi.png
Partula langfordi
Samoana fragilis Samoana fragilis.png
Samoana fragilis

In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 30 (according to the values in this table). [7]

Significance

The Partulidae represent a significant species radiation and were important in the development of modern evolutionary studies through the work of Henry Crampton in the early 20th century and later by Bryan Clarke, James Murray and Michael Johnson.

Status

Most Partulidae species have declined since 1974 and a very large proportion are extinct. The main threat to their survival has been the introduction of the predatory snail Euglandina rosea . [4]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Helicinidae</span> Family of gastropods

Helicinidae is a family of small tropical land snails which have an operculum. They are terrestrial operculate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicinoidea.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Succineidae</span> Family of gastropods

Succineidae are a family of small to medium-sized, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Succineoidea.

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

Discus is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Discidae, the disk snails.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bradybaeninae</span> Subfamily of gastropods

Bradybaeninae is a taxonomic subfamily of medium-sized to small land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae, superfamily Helicoidea.

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

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

Partula arguta 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. It is critically endangered.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fat Guam partula</span> Species of gastropod

The fat Guam partula or humped tree snail, scientific name Partula gibba, is an endangered species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae.

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

Partula jackieburchi is an extinct species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae.

Partula protracta 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, French Polynesia. It is now extinct.

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

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Short Samoan tree snail</span> Species of gastropod

The short Samoan tree snail, Samoana abbreviata, is a species of tropical, air-breathing, land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae.

<i>Samoana</i> Genus of gastropods

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Achatinellidae</span> Family of gastropods

Achatinellidae is a family of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Streptaxidae</span> Family of gastropods

Streptaxidae is a family of carnivorous air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the clade Stylommatophora. Six Streptaxidae subfamilies are accepted in the 2005 taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi.

<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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cochlicopidae</span> Family of gastropods

Cochlicopidae is a taxonomic family of small, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cochlicopoidea.

Partula meyeri is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusc in the family Partulidae.

Partula pearcekellyi is a species of arboreal gastropod in the family Partulidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Geomitridae</span> Family of gastropods

Geomitridae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.

References

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  2. Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.
  3. ITIS Standard Report Page: Partulidae
  4. 1 2 3 4 Gerlach, J. (2016) Icons of Evolution - Pacific island tree snails, family Partulidae. Phelsuma Press, Cambridge
  5. Cowie, R.H. (1992). Evolution and Extinction of Partulidae, Endemic Pacific Island Land Snails. Philosophical Transactions: Biological Sciences, Vol. 335, No. 1274 (Feb. 29, 1992), pp. 167-191.
  6. Lee T., Burch J. B., Coote T., Pearce-Kelly P., Hickman C., Meyer J.-Y. & Foighil D. O. (18 August 2009). "Moorean tree snail survival revisited: a multi-island genealogical perspective". BMC Evolutionary Biology 9: 204. doi : 10.1186/1471-2148-9-204
  7. Barker G. M.: Gastropods on Land: Phylogeny, Diversity and Adaptive Morphology. in Barker G. M. (ed.): The biology of terrestrial molluscs . CABI Publishing, Oxon, UK, 2001, ISBN   0-85199-318-4. 1-146, cited pages: 139 and 142.