''Partulina'' is a
genus
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of
tropical
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the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
air-breathing
land snails,
terrestrial
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pulmonate gastropod mollusk
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s in the family
Achatinellidae
Achatinellidae is a family of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.
Taxonomy
It was previously the only family in the superfamily Achatinelloidea (according to the taxon ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Partulina'' include:
* ''
Partulina confusa''
*†''
Partulina crassa''
* ''
Partulina dolei''
* ''
Partulina dubia''
* ''
Partulina dwightii''
* ''
Partulina fusoidea''
* ''
Partulina kaaeana''
* ''
Partulina mighelsiana''
* †''
Partulina montagui''
* ''
Partulina nattii''
* ''
Partulina perdix''
* ''
Partulina physa''
* ''
Partulina porcellana''
* ''
Partulina proxima''
* ''
Partulina redfieldi''
* ''
Partulina semicarinata''
* ''Partulina splendida'' - The
splendid partulina
* ''
Partulina talpina''
* ''
Partulina tappaniana''
* ''
Partulina terebra''
* ''
Partulina tessellata''
* ''
Partulina ustulata''
* ''
Partulina variabilis''
* ''
Partulina virgulata''
References
Further reading
* Thacker R. W. & Hadfield M. G. (August 2000) "Mitochondrial Phylogeny of Extant Hawaiian Tree Snails (Achatinellinae)". ''
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of evolutionary biology and phylogenetics. The journal is edited by E.A. Zimmer.
Indexing
The journal is indexed in:
* EMBiology
*Journal Citation Reports
*Scopus
...
'' 16(2): 263-270.
Achatinellidae
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