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Partula rosea

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Partula rosea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Partulidae
Genus: Partula
Species:
P. rosea
Binomial name
Partula rosea
Broderip, 1832
Synonyms

Partula purpurascens L. Pfeiffer, 1857 (junior synonym)

Partula rosea is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae.[2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 22.4 mm (0.88 in).[citation needed]

Uses

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A lei made of Partula rosea shells

The shell of this species was used to make lei, like Partula varia from the same island.

Distribution

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This species was endemic to Huahine, French Polynesia. It was extinct in the wild, only existing in captivity.[1]

Half the world's population of this snail was within one room at a zoo in the UK.[3] In 2019 the species was reintroduced to the wild on Huahine.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Coote, T. (2009). "Partula rosea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T16293A5597827. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T16293A5597827.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Partula rosea Broderip, 1832. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=957016 on 2021-12-14
  3. ^ (22 February 2008). "The little snail in big trouble". The Daily Telegraph, accessed 25 February 2014.
  4. ^ McKie, robin (28 September 2019). "Precious escargot: the mission to return tiny snails to Pacific islands". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 March 2023. 
  • Gerlach J. (2016). Icons of evolution: Pacific Island tree-snails of the family Partulidae. Phelsuma Press. ISBN 978-0-99322-033-3
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