Polynesian tree snail is a
common name
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applied to a number of species of arboreal
land snail.
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IUCN
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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, French Polynesia
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Partula arguta''
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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.
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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.
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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.
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This species was endemic to Taha'a, French Polynesia. It is now extinct
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Partula callifera''
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Partula candida
''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
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Partula cedista''
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Partula citrina
''Partula citrina'' was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a Terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Partulidae. This species was Endemism, endemic to French Polynesia. It is no ...
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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, French Polynesia
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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 faba
''Partula faba'' (bean snail, Partula snail,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Partula lugubris''
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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
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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
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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.
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This species was endemic to Tahiti, French Poly ...
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Partula ovalis''
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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
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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
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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 radiata''
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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
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Partula robusta''
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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 extin ...
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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
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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
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Partula vittata
†''Partula vittata'' 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
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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, Fre ...
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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.
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The slender snail was widespread in Societ ...
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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
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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 Partulid ...
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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, Marque ...
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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
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Samoana jackieburchi
''Partula jackieburchi'' is an extinct species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Partula jackieburchi (Y. Kondo, 1981). Accessed ...
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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, French Polynes ...
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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 oreas
''Samoana oreas'', 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 Ra'ivāvae, Austral Islands ...
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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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