| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | MOLLUSCA | GASTROPODA | STYLOMMATOPHORA | PARTULIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Samoana inflata | |||
| Species Authority: | Reeve | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Extinct ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2009 |
| Assessor/s: | Coote, T. |
| Reviewer/s: | Cowie, R. & Seddon, M. |
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Justification: The carnivorous snail Euglandina rosea was found to have been introduced to Hiva Oa before the surveys in 1995, though not to Tahuata. This species was not found on either island - live or shells - during those surveys, nor on subsequent surveys on Hiva Oa. |
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| Range Description: | This species was found on Hiva Oa and Tahuata, Marquesas Islands. |
| Countries: |
Regionally extinct:
French Polynesia (Marquesas)
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| Population: | The species is now extinct. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | The extinction of this species is attributed to predation by the introduced carnivorous snail Euglandina rosea. |
| Citation: | Coote, T. 2009. Samoana inflata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012. |
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