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Partula mooreana

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA MOLLUSCA GASTROPODA STYLOMMATOPHORA PARTULIDAE

Scientific Name: Partula mooreana
Species Authority: Hartman, 1880
Common Name/s:
English – Moorean Viviparous Tree Snail, Polynesian Tree Snail

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:
The carnivorous snail Euglandina rosea was introduced onto the island in 1977 and there was immediate disastrous impact as a result of predation. No live individuals were found during the intensive surveys of the 1980s or in current ongoing surveys since 2005. Maintained in the international breeding programme.
History:
1996 – Extinct in the Wild
1994 – Extinct (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Extinct (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Extinct (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986 – Endangered (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)

Geographic Range [top]

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

Population: The species no longer exists in the wild.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The extinction of this species in the wild is attributed to predation by the introduced carnivorous snail Euglandina rosea.
Citation: Coote, T. 2009. Partula mooreana. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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