Partula lutaensis | |
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Scientific 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
The species is threatened by invasive predators, particularly Platydemus manokwari.
References
- 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.
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