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Partula arguta

Partula arguta was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to French Polynesia. The last captive individual died on April 14, 1994, and the species is considered possibly extinct, with a 85-90% chance of being extinct.

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Partula arguta
Critically endangered
Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1)1
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Partulidae
Genus: Partula
Species:
P. arguta
Binomial name
Partula arguta
(Pease, 1864)

Partula arguta was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to French Polynesia. The last captive individual died on April 14, 1994,1 and the species is considered possibly extinct, with a 85-90% chance of being extinct.1

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  1. Gerlach, J. (2022). "Partula arguta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T16284A221460920. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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