''Partulina'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

tropical The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the equator, where the sun may shine directly overhead. This contrasts with the temperate or polar regions of Earth, where the Sun can never be directly overhead. This is because of Earth's ax ...

air-breathing

land snail A land snail is any of the numerous species of snail that live on land, as opposed to the sea snails and freshwater snails. ''Land snail'' is the common name for terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have gastropod shell, shel ...

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pulmonate Pulmonata or pulmonates is an informal group (previously an order, and before that, a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group inclu ...

gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

mollusk Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...

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 tax ...

Species

Species within the genus ''Partulina'' include: * '' Partulina confusa'' *†'' Partulina crassa'' * ''

Partulina dolei ''Partulina dolei'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Maui, Hawaii, in the United States The United States of America (USA ...

'' * '' Partulina dubia'' * '' Partulina dwightii'' * '' Partulina fusoidea'' * '' Partulina kaaeana'' * ''

Partulina mighelsiana ''Partulina mighelsiana'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Moloka'i, Hawaii in the United States The United States of Ameri ...

'' * †'' Partulina montagui'' * '' Partulina nattii'' * ''

Partulina perdix ''Partulina perdix'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Maui, Hawaii in the United States The United States of America (USA ...

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Partulina physa ''Partulina physa'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Hawaii in the United States The United States of America (USA), also ...

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Partulina porcellana ''Partulina porcellana'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is Endemism, endemic to Hawaii in the United States. The oldest ...

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Partulina proxima ''Partulina proxima'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Moloka'i, Hawaii in the United States The United States of America ...

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Partulina redfieldi ''Partulina redfieldi'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. Description and biology ''Partulina redfieldi'' appears in various colors, and the shells are ...

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Partulina semicarinata ''Partulina semicarinata'' (Lanai tree snail) is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Hawaii in the United States The United Sta ...

'' * '' partulina splendida'' * '' Partulina talpina'' * ''

Partulina tappaniana ''Partulina tappaniana'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Hawaii in the United States The United States of America (USA), ...

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Partulina terebra ''Partulina terebra'' is a species of land snail in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Hawaii in the United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country prim ...

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Partulina tessellata ''Partulina tessellata'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Hawaii in the United States The United States of America (USA), ...

'' * '' Partulina ustulata'' * ''

Partulina variabilis ''Partulina variabilis'', also called the lanai tree snail, is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Hawaii. Distribution and habitat ...

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Partulina virgulata ''Partulina virgulata'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Hawaii in the United States The United States of America (USA), ...

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