Partula arguta

Species of gastropod

Partula arguta
Conservation status

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Partulidae
Genus: Partula
Species:
P. arguta
Binomial name
Partula arguta
(Pease, 1864)

Partula arguta was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to French Polynesia. The last captive individual died on April 14, 1994[1], and the species is considered possibly extinct, with a 85-90% chance of being extinct.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Gerlach, J. (2022). "Partula arguta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T16284A221460920. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

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Taxon identifiers
Partula arguta
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Species of Partula
French Polynesia
Tahiti
Moorea
Huahine
Raiatea
Tahaa
Bora Bora and Maupiti
Makatea
  • P. makatea
Other locations
Marianas
Micronesia
Fiji
  • P. leefei
  • P. lirata
Solomons
  • P. cramptoni
  • P. micans
New Guinea
  • P. auraniana
  • P. similaris
Cooks
  • P. assimilis


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