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Partula affinis ''Partula affinis'' is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to Tahiti Tahiti (; Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is ...

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Partula arguta †''Partula arguta'' is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is Endemism, endemic to French Polynesia. It is critically endangere ...

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Partula atilis †''Partula atilis'' was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Partulidae. This species was Endemism, endemic to Raiatea, French Polynesia ...

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Partula aurantia †''Partula aurantia'', common name the Moorean viviparous tree snail, was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to French Polynesia. It is ...

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Partula auriculata †''Partula auriculata'' was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. Distribution This species was endemic to northern Raiatea, French Polynesia. It is now extinct ...

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Partula bilineata †''Partula bilineata'' was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. Distribution This species was endemic to Taha'a, French Polynesia. It is now extinct Extinc ...

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Partula clara ''Partula clara'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to Tahiti Tahiti (; Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is the largest ...

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Partula crassilabris †''Partula crassilabris'' was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to Ra'iātea, French Polynesia. It is now extinct Extinction i ...

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Partula cuneata †''Partula cuneata'' was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to Ra'iātea, French Polynesia. It is now extinct Extinction is the ...

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Partula cytherea ''Partula cytherea'' was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to Tahiti, French Polynesia. It is now extinct Extinction is the termina ...

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Partula dentifera ''Partula dentifera'' is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to French Polynesia. It is now extinct in the wild A species that is exti ...

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Partula dolichostoma †''Partula dolichostoma'' was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to Ra'iātea, French Polynesia. It is now extinct Extinction is ...

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Partula dolorosa †''Partula dolorosa'' was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to a highland on Raiatea, French Polynesia. It is now extinct. Extinction ...

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Partula eremita †''Partula eremita'' was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to Tahaa, French Polynesia. It is now extinct Extinction is the termin ...

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Partula exigua ''Partula exigua'', common name the Moorean viviparous tree snail, was 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 in Fre ...

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Partula filosa †''Partula filosa'' was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to Tahiti, French Polynesia. It is now extinct Extinction is the termi ...

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Partula formosa ''Partula dentifera'' is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to French Polynesia. It is now extinct in the wild A species that is exti ...

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Partula fusca †''Partula fusca'' was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to French Polynesia. It is now extinct Extinction is the termination of ...

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Partula garretti †''Partula garretti'' was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to Ra'iātea, French Polynesia. It is now extinct Extinction is the ...

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Partula hebe ''Partula hebe'' is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to Ra'iātea, French Polynesia. It is now extinct in the wild A species that ...

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Partula hyalina ''Partula hyalina'' is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to French Polynesia )Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze" ...

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Partula labrusca ''Partula labrusca'', was a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the Partulidae family. This species was endemic in Raiatea, the Society Islands of French Polynesia. Extinction After the introduc ...

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Partula leptochila ''Partula leptochila'' was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to Ra'iātea, French Polynesia. It is now extinct Extinction is the t ...

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Partula levilineata †''Partula levilineata'' was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to Ra'iātea, French Polynesia. It is now extinct Extinction is ...

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Partula levistriata †''Partula levistriata'' was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to Ra'iātea, French Polynesia. It is now extinct Extinction is t ...

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Partula lugubris Partula may refer to: * ''Partula'' (gastropod), a genus of snails of the family Partulidae *Partula, a Roman goddess of childbirth; see List of Roman birth and childhood deities In ancient Roman religion, birth and childhood deities were thoug ...

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Partula lutea †''Partula lutea'' was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to Bora Bora, French Polynesia. It is now extinct. This was a relatively unif ...

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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, Frenc ...

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Partula mooreana ''Partula mooreana'', 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 French Polynesia. It is now ...

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Partula navigatoria Partula may refer to: * ''Partula'' (gastropod), a genus of snails of the family Partulidae *Partula, a Roman goddess of childbirth; see List of Roman birth and childhood deities {{Disambig pt:Partula ...

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Partula nodosa ''Partula nodosa'', commonly known as the Polynesian tree snail, is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. Distribution This species was endemic to Tahiti, French Poly ...

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Partula planilabrum ''Partula planilabrum'' was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to Tahaa, French Polynesia. It is now extinct Extinction is the termina ...

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Partula producta ''Partula producta'' was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to Tahiti, French Polynesia. It is now extinct Extinction is the termina ...

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Partula protracta †''Partula protracta'' was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Partulidae. This species was Endemism, endemic to Ra'iātea, French Poly ...

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Partula remota ''Partula remota'' was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to Ra'iātea, French Polynesia. It is now extinct Extinction is the termina ...

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Partula rosea ''Partula rosea'' is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Partula rosea Broderip, 1832. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

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Partula rustica ''Partula garrettii rustica'' was a subspecies of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This subspecies was endemic to Ra'iātea, French Polynesia. It is now extinct Extincti ...

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Partula sagitta ''Partula sagitta'' was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to Tahaa, French Polynesia. It is now extinct Extinction is the termination ...

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Partula suturalis ''Partula suturalis'', common name the moorean viviparous tree snail or sutural partula, is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to the isl ...

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Partula taeniata ''Partula taeniata'', common name the Moorean viviparous tree snail, is a species of terrestrial gastropod in the Partulidae family. It is endemic to French Polynesia. This species was considered to be extinct in the wild, but intensive field s ...

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Partula thalia ''Partula garrettii thalia'' was a subspecies of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This subspecies was endemic to Ra'iātea, French Polynesia. It is now extinct Extinct ...

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Partula tohiveana ''Partula tohiveana'', 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 highlands on Moorea, Frenc ...

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Partula tristis ''Partula tristis'' is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to Ra'iātea, French Polynesia. It is now extinct in the wild. It is informall ...

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Partula turgida †''Partula turgida'' was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to Ra'iātea, French Polynesia. It died out in 1996, and is now extinct. ...

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Partula umbilicata †''Partula umbilicata'' was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to Tahaa, French Polynesia. It is now extinct Extinction is the te ...

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Partula varia ''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 A species that is ex ...

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Samoana annectens ''Samoana annectens'' is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This is one of many species known as the "Polynesian tree snail"; it is endemic to Huahine, French ...

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Samoana attenuata ''Samoana attenuata'' is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to French Polynesia. Conservation The slender snail was widespread in Society I ...

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Samoana bellula ''Samoana bellula'', common name the " Polynesian tree snail", is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to Ua Pou, Marquesas Island ...

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Samoana burchi ''Samoana burchi'' is a species of a land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the Partulidae family. This species is endemic to Tahiti, French Polynesia )Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze") , anthem = , song_typ ...

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Samoana decussatula ''Samoana decussatula'', common name the " Polynesian tree snail", is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to Hiva Oa, Marquesas Is ...

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Samoana diaphana ''Samoana diaphana'', one of several species also known as the Moorean viviparous tree snail or the Polynesian tree snail, is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. ...

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Samoana dryas ''Samoana dryas'', common name the "Polynesian tree snail", is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusc in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to Raivavae, Austral Islands, French P ...

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Samoana ganymedes ''Samoana ganymedes'', common name the "Polynesian tree snail", is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusc in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to Tahuata and Hiva Oa, Marquesas ...

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Samoana hamadryas ''Samoana hamadryas'', common name the "Polynesian tree snail", is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusc in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to Raivavae, Austral Islands, Fre ...

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Samoana inflata †''Samoana inflata'' was a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to Hiva Oa and Tahuata, in the Marquesas Islands. It went extinct Extinction ...

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Samoana magdalinae ''Samoana magdalinae'', common name the "Polynesian tree snail", is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusc in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to Fatu Hiva Fatu-Hiva ( ...

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Samoana margaritae ''Samoana margaritae'', common name the "Polynesian tree snail", is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusc in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to Rapa, Austral Islands, French ...

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Samoana strigata ''Samoana'' is a genus of tropical, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Partulidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Samoana Pilsbry, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Specie ...

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