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Partula arguta

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA MOLLUSCA GASTROPODA STYLOMMATOPHORA PARTULIDAE

Scientific Name: Partula arguta
Species Authority: (Pease, 1864)
Common Name/s:
English – Polynesian Tree Snail

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Extinct 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 the early 1990s and extinctions of endemic partulid species began immediately. Individuals of Partula arguta were collected for the ex-situ breeding programme during subsequent surveys but the last individual died in 1994. No live individuals were found during surveys in 2000.
History:
1996 – Extinct
1994 – Endangered (Groombridge 1994)

Geographic Range [top]

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

Population: This snail is now extinct.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This was a forest species.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The extinction of this species is attributed to the spread of the carnivorous snail Euglandina rosea, which was introduced into the islands in the 1990s.
Citation: Coote, T. 2009. Partula arguta. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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