''Partula taeniata'',

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the

Moorea Moorea ( or ; Tahitian: ), also spelled Moorea, is a volcanic island in French Polynesia. It is one of the Windward Islands, a group that is part of the Society Islands, northwest of Tahiti. The name comes from the Tahitian word , meaning " ...

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tree snail, is a

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of terrestrial

gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

in the

Partulidae Partulidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Partulidae Pilsbry, 1900. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...

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. It is

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. This species was considered to be extinct in the wild, but intensive field surveys have recently detected surviving wild populations.

Conservation status

The species is listed as Critically Endangered in the 2013 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Previously it was incorrectly listed as

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in the 2007

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Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. ''Partula taeniata''
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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Extinct in the wild A species that is extinct in the wild (EW) is one that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as known only by living members kept in captivity or as a naturalized population outside its historic range due ...

in the 2009 IUCN Red List,Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. ''Partula taeniata''. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 September 2009. although two

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survive in captivity and one still exists in the wild. This error may be the result of changing

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(the subspecies were previously considered to be separate species). Partula taeniata simulans

Subspecies

Listing of subspecies in the 2011 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (not up to date): * ''

Partula taeniata taeniata 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 ...

'' Mörch, 1850 - extinct * ''

Partula taeniata elongata 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 ...

'' Pease, 1866 - extinct in the wild (rediscovered in 2003) * ''

Partula taeniata nucleola 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 ...

'' “Pease” Schmeltz, 1874 - extinct in the wild * '' Partula taeniata simulans'' Pease, 1866 - extinct in the wild

References

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q1949425 Partula (gastropod) Fauna of French Polynesia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Otto Andreas Lowson Mörch Gastropods described in 1850