Partulina mighelsiana

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Partulina mighelsiana is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Moloka'i, Hawaii in the United States. [1]

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Description

Partulina mighelsiana
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.239371 - Partulina mighelsiana bella (Reeve, 1850) - Achatinellidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Achatinellidae
Genus: Partulina
Species:
P. mighelsiana
Binomial name
Partulina mighelsiana
(Pfeiffer, 1847)

This snail species has a striped shell that consists of different shades of brown, black, and white. Their body is a transparent brown color. [3]

Habitat

Partulina mighelsiana is found in very small and fragmented populations. [4] Although it is not considered to be endangered, it is seriously threatened, similar to many other Hawaiian tree snails  in the subfamily Achatinellinae. [5] It is terrestrial and is found in trees, trunks, stems, and leaves that have fungi. [1] They are threatened by rats, Euglandina, Oxychilus, habitat destruction, and over-collecting.

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References

  1. 1 2 "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  2. Hadfield, M.; Hadway, L. (1996). "Partulina mighelsiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T16360A5621689. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T16360A5621689.en . Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  3. "Partulina". Division of Forestry and Wildlife: Native Ecosystems Protection & Management. December 30, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  4. Grabowski, Marcie (March 28, 2023). "Public-private partnership bolsters Hawaiian land snail conservation efforts". School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (Press release). University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  5. Lydeard, Charles; Cowie, Robert H.; Ponder, Winston F.; Bogan, Arthur E.; Bouchet, Philippe; et al. (April 2004). "The Global Decline of Nonmarine Mollusks". BioScience. 54 (4): 321–330. doi:10.1641/0006-3568(2004)054[0321:TGDONM]2.0.CO;2 . Retrieved October 9, 2023.