Partula varia
Species of gastropod / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Partula varia is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to Huahine, French Polynesia. It was extinct in the wild.[1] In 2019 the species was reintroduced to the wild on Huahine.[2]
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Partula varia | |
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Shell of Partula varia glutinosa. | |
Live Partula varia at Marwell Zoo. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Partulidae |
Genus: | Partula |
Species: | P. varia |
Binomial name | |
Partula varia Broderip, 1832 | |
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