Partula varia

Partula varia

Conservation status
Extinct in the Wild (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
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

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]

References

1 2 Coote, T. (2009). "Partula varia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T16295A5598031. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T16295A5598031.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
↑ McKie, robin (28 September 2019). "Precious escargot: the mission to return tiny snails to Pacific islands". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

External links

partula-snail/partula-varia Partula varia media from ARKive

Species of Partula

Society Islands

Tahiti	P. affinis P. clara P. cytherea† P. diminuta† P. hyalina P. incrassa exigua† P. jackieburchi† P. nodosa P. otaheitana P. producta†
Moorea	P. aurantia† P. mirabilis P. mooreana P. suturalis strigosa vexillum P. taeniata elongata nucleola simulans P. tohiveana
Huahine	P. arguta‡ P. rosea P. varia
Raiatea	P. atilis† P. auriculata† P. crassilabris† P. cuneata† P. dentifera† callifera† candida† cedista† citrina† formosa† imperforata† P. dolichostoma† P. dolorosa† P. faba† subangulata† P. garrettii rustica† thalia† P. hebe P. labrusca† P. leptochila† P. levistriata† P. meyeri P. navigatoria P. pearcekellyi P. protracta† P. remota† P. tristis† P. turgida†
Tahaa	P. bilineata† P. eremita† P. planilabrum† P. sagitta† P. umbilicata†
Bora Bora and Maupiti	P. lutea†

Other locations

Marianas	P. gibba P. langfordi P. radiolata
Micronesia	P. emersoni P. guamensis‡ P. rufa
Fiji	P. leefei P. lirata
Solomons	P. cramptoni⹋ P. micans
New Guinea	P. auraniana P. similaris⹋
Cooks	P. assimilis

† - extinct

‡ - possibly extinct

⹋ - data deficient

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