| Huahine Tiny Partula | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Partulidae |
| Genus: | Partula |
| Species: | †P. arguta
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| Binomial name | |
| †Partula arguta Pease, 1866
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| Synonyms | |
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Bulimus argutus | |
Partula arguta was a species of partulid within the genus Partula. The species is rarely referred to as the Huahine tiny partula[1], and was endemic to Huahine.
Distribution
editP. arguta was already considered rare and restricted to the mountains of Huahine[2], and the introduction of Euglandina was the nail in the coffin for the species.[3]
Captive breeding
editP. arguta was being maintained in captivity for some time, but high-altitude Partula are generally not suited for captivity, and the last P. arguta died in April 14, 1994.
Phylogeny
editPhylogenetic analyses studied P. arguta but the results were not published.[4]
Taxonomy
editP. arguta was originally described as a species in the genus Bulimus (B. argutus) before being transferred to Partula when that genus was erected.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Huahine Tiny Partula (Partula arguta)". iNaturalist.
- ^ "The Extinction of Partula on Moorea". University of Hawaii.
- ^ "Partula arguta". IUCN Red List.
- ^ "Evolutionary history of a vanishing radiation: isolation-dependent persistence and diversification in Pacific Island partulid tree snails". DNB.info.
- ^ "Partula arguta". WoRMS/MolluscaBase.