Partula taeniata

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 taeniata

Species Authority:

(Moerch, 1850)

Infra-specific Taxa Assessed:

See Partula taeniata ssp. elongata

See Partula taeniata ssp. nucleola

See Partula taeniata ssp. simulans

See Partula taeniata ssp. taeniata

Common Name/s:

English

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Moorean Viviparious Tree Snail, Polynesian Tree Snail

Taxonomic Notes:

Three subspecies are recognized by Crampton (1932) and Johnson, Murray and Clarke (1993): P. t. elongata (Pease), P. t. nucleola, and P. t. simulans. Only P. t. elongata is extant in the wild.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Critically Endangered B2ab(ii,iv) 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 individuals were found during the intensive surveys of the 1980s. An isolated population was discovered in 2003, followed by five more small populations between 2005 and 2007.

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 widespread in central and southern Moorea, where it is an endemic. Now it is restricted to a few tiny isolated populations within the same range area.
Countries:	Native: French Polynesia (Society Is.)
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Population [top]

Population:	It is difficult to assess population numbers.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Currently, the species is found at low altitudes in disturbed habitat in lowland moist forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Euglandina rosea is still the principal threat though there is evidence that P. t. elongata may be able to persist in low densities in the presence of the predator. The principal intrinsic threats are those associated with small populations.

Major Threat(s):

Euglandina rosea is still the principal threat though there is evidence that P. t. elongata may be able to persist in low densities in the presence of the predator. The principal intrinsic threats are those associated with small populations.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is maintained in the international breeding programme. There is a realistic possibility of future re-establishment.

Conservation Actions:

This species is maintained in the international breeding programme. There is a realistic possibility of future re-establishment.

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