Partula hebe

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	MOLLUSCA	GASTROPODA	STYLOMMATOPHORA	PARTULIDAE

Scientific Name:

Partula hebe

Species Authority:

Pfeiffer, 1846

Common Name/s:

English

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Polynesian Tree Snail

Taxonomic Notes:

P. h. bella is the variety maintained in the breeding programme.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Extinct in the Wild ver 3.1

Year Published:

2009

Assessor/s:

Coote, T.

Reviewer/s:

Cowie, R. & Seddon, M.

Contributor/s:

Justification:
After the introduction of the carnivorous snail Euglandina rosea in the late 1980s, native partulid species began disappearing rapidly. By 1992 there were few left and no live individuals were found during surveys in 1994 and 2000 or during subsequent scientific expeditions to high altitudes. However, it is maintained in the captive breeding programme.

History:

1996	–	Extinct in the Wild (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1996	–	Extinct in the Wild
1994	–	Endangered (Groombridge 1994)
1990	–	Endangered (IUCN 1990)
1988	–	Endangered (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986	–	Endangered (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species was endemic to Raiatea, Society Islands.
Countries:	Regionally extinct: French Polynesia (Society Is.)
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Population [top]

Population:	The species no longer exists in the wild.

Population:

The species no longer exists in the wild.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems:	Terrestrial

Systems:

Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The extinction of this species in the wild is attributed to predation from the introduced carnivorous snail Euglandina rosea.

Major Threat(s):

The extinction of this species in the wild is attributed to predation from the introduced carnivorous snail Euglandina rosea.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is maintained in the international breeding programme. It is a long-term candidate for re-establishment in the wild.

Conservation Actions:

This species is maintained in the international breeding programme. It is a long-term candidate for re-establishment in the wild.

Citation:	Coote, T. 2009. Partula hebe. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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