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Partula mirabilis

Partula mirabilis, common name the Moorean viviparous tree snail, is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to the island of Moorea, French Polynesia. It is now extinct in the wild.

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Moorean viviparous tree snail
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Partulidae
Genus: Partula
Species:
P. mirabilis
Binomial name
Partula mirabilis
Crampton, 1924

Partula mirabilis, common name the Moorean viviparous tree snail, is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to the island of Moorea, French Polynesia. It is now extinct in the wild.1

Subspecies

Subspecies of this species included:

  • Partula mirabilis propinqua Crampton, 1932
References

References

  1. Coote, T. (2009). "Partula mirabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009 e.T16277A5595487. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T16277A5595487.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.