Partula taeniata simulans

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Partula taeniata simulans
File:Partula taeniata simulans.jpg
Photographed on Mount Tohivea, Moorea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Partulidae
Genus: Partula
Species:
Subspecies:
P. t. simulans
Trinomial name
Partula taeniata simulans
Pease, 1866

Partula taeniata simulans (often incorrectly spelled Partula taeniata sumulans[2]) is a rare subspecies of Partula taeniata. The subspecies declined to one individual in 2010,[2] and now has several hundred individuals surviving in captivity, which are being reintroduced.[3]

Description

Individuals can grow to be 17–18 mm (5834 in) in length.[4]

References

  1. Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Partula taeniata ssp. simulans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T16347A5609029. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T16347A5609029.en. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Thousands of snails reintroduced to Pacific islands". Popular Science.
  3. Kuta, Sarah (2 May 2023). "Scientists Reintroduce 5,000 Snails to French Polynesian Islands". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  4. "Partula taeniata simulans". Femorale.