Samoana burchi is a species of land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the Partulidae family. This species is endemic to Tahiti, French Polynesia.[1]

Samoana burchi
Samoana burchi from Mount Atara on Tahiti.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Partulidae
Genus: Samoana
Species:
S. burchi
Binomial name
Samoana burchi
Kondo, 1973

Distribution

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The species occurs in two distinct but rather fragmented montane-forest populations on Mount Aorai and Atara.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c O'Foighil, D. (2012). "Samoana burchi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T168195A1185169. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T168195A1185169.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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