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Huahine Tiny Partula

Extinct (April 14, 1994) (IUCN 3.1)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Partulidae
Genus: Partula
Species:
P. arguta
Binomial name
Partula arguta
Pease, 1866
Synonyms

Bulimus argutus

Partula arguta was a species of partulid within the genus Partula. The species is rarely referred to as the Huahine tiny partula[1], and was endemic to Huahine.

Distribution

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P. arguta was already considered rare and restricted to the mountains of Huahine[2], and the introduction of Euglandina was the nail in the coffin for the species.[3]

Captive breeding

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P. arguta was being maintained in captivity for some time, but high-altitude Partula are generally not suited for captivity, and the last P. arguta died in April 14, 1994.

Phylogeny

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Phylogenetic analyses studied P. arguta but the results were not published.[4]

Taxonomy

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P. arguta was originally described as a species in the genus Bulimus (B. argutus) before being transferred to Partula when that genus was erected.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Huahine Tiny Partula (Partula arguta)". iNaturalist.
  2. ^ "The Extinction of Partula on Moorea". University of Hawaii.
  3. ^ "Partula arguta". IUCN Red List.
  4. ^ "Evolutionary history of a vanishing radiation: isolation-dependent persistence and diversification in Pacific Island partulid tree snails". DNB.info.
  5. ^ "Partula arguta". WoRMS/MolluscaBase.