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Partula lutaensis

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Species of snail

Partula lutaensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Partulidae
Genus: Partula
Species: P. lutaensis
Binomial name
Partula lutaensis
Sischo & Hadfield, 2021

Partula lutaensis, the Rota Island tree snail or Rota Island Partula, is a species of Partula endemic to Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands. Before it was described in 2021, it was identified as P. gibba.

Threats

P. lutaensis depredated by Platydemus manokwari

The species is threatened by invasive predators, particularly Platydemus manokwari.

References

  1. Sischo, David R. (May 17, 2021). "The tree snail on Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands, long identified as Partula gibba (Partulidae), is a different species". ZooKeys (1037): 105–118. Bibcode:2021ZooK.1037..105S. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1037.56303. PMC 8144162. PMID 34054316.
Species of Partula
French Polynesia
Tahiti
Moorea
Huahine
Raiatea
Tahaa
Bora Bora and Maupiti
Makatea
Other locations
Marianas
Micronesia
Fiji
Solomons
New Guinea
Cooks
Taxon identifiers
Partula lutaensis


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