''Samoana'' is a
genus
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of tropical, air-breathing,
land snail
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s,
terrestrial
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pulmonate
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gastropod
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mollusc
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s in the family
Partulidae
Partulidae is a family (biology), family of air-breathing land snails, Terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the Taxonomic rank, superfamily Pupilloidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Partulidae Pilsbry, 1900. Accessed ...
.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. ''Samoana'' Pilsbry, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=884909 on 2022-04-30]
Species
Species within the genus ''Samoana'' include:
[Gerlach, J. (2016) Icons of Evolution - Pacific island tree snails, family Partulidae. Phelsuma Press, Cambridge]
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* ''Samoana abbreviata
''Samoana abbreviata'', the short Samoan tree snail, is a species of tropical, air-breathing, land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains .
Distribution
This sp ...
'' (Mousson, 1869), (short Samoan tree snail)
* ''Samoana alabastrina
''Samoana'' is a genus of tropical, air-breathing, land snails, Terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Partulidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. ''Samoana'' Pilsbry, 1909. Accessed through: World Reg ...
'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1857)
* '' Samoana annectens'' (Pease, 1865)
* ''Samoana attenuata
''Samoana attenuata'' is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to French Polynesia.
Conservation
The slender snail was widespread in Society ...
'' (Pease, 1865)
* '' Samoana bellula'' (Hartman, 1885)
* ''Samoana burchi
''Samoana burchi'' is a species of land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the Partulidae family. This species is endemic to Tahiti, French Polynesia
French Polynesia ( ; ; ) is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole #Gover ...
'' Y. Kondo, 1973
* ''Samoana conica
''Samoana conica'' is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusc in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to American Samoa
American Samoa is an Territories of the United States ...
'' (A. Gould, 1847)
* '' Samoana cramptoni'' Pilsbry & C. M. Cooke, 1934
* '' Samoana decussatula'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1850)
* ''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 mollusc in the family Partulidae. ...
'' (Crampton & C. M. Cooke, 1953) (Moorean viviparous tree snail)
* '' Samoana dryas'' (Crampton & C. M. Cooke, 1953) (Raivavae tree snail)
* ''Samoana fragilis
''Samoana fragilis'' is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusc in the family Partulidae. This species is known by the common name fragile tree snail and is endemic to the islands of Guam
...
'' (Férussac, 1821) (fragile tree snail)
* ''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, Marquesa ...
'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
* ''Samoana gonochila
''Samoana gonochila'', common name the " Polynesian tree snail", is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusc in the family Partulidae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Nuku Hiva and ...
'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1847)
* '' Samoana inflata'' (Reeve, 1842)
* '' Samoana margaritae'' (Crampton & C. M. Cooke, 1933)
* ''Samoana medana
''Samoana'' is a genus of tropical, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Partulidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. ''Samoana'' Pilsbry, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Speci ...
'' Y. Kondo & J. B. Burch, 1989
* ''Samoana minuta
''Samoana'' is a genus of tropical, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Partulidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. ''Samoana'' Pilsbry, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Speci ...
'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1857)
* ''Samoana pilsbryi
''Samoana'' is a genus of tropical, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Partulidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. ''Samoana'' Pilsbry, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Speci ...
'' Gerlach, 2016 (Pilsbry's tree snail)
* ''Samoana stevensoniana
''Samoana'' is a genus of tropical, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Partulidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. ''Samoana'' Pilsbry, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Speci ...
'' (Pilsbry, 1909)
* '' Samoana thurstoni'' (Crampton & C. M. Cooke, 1930)
;Synonyms:
* ''Samoana canalis'' (Mousson, 1865): synonym of ''Samoana conica'' (A. Gould, 1847)
* ''Samoana hamadryas'' Crampton & Cooke, 1953: synonym of ''Samoana dryas'' Crampton & Cooke, 1953
* ''Samoana jackieburchi'' Y. Kondo, 1981: synonym of '' Partula jackieburchi'' (Y. Kondo, 1981) (original combination)
* '' Samoana magdalinae'' (Hartman, 1885): synonym of ''Samoana minuta'' (Pfeiffer, 1857)
* ''Samoana meyeri'' (Burch, 2007): synonym of '' Partula meyeri'' Burch, 2007
* ''Samoana oreas'' Crampton & Cooke, 1953: synonym of ''Samoana dryas'' Crampton & Cooke, 1953
* '' Samoana strigata'' (Pease, 1868): synonym of ''Samoana gonochila'' (Pfeiffer, 1847)
A cladogram
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showing the phylogenic relations of ''Samoana'' and three of its investigated species:[Lee T., Burch J. B., Coote T., Pearce-Kelly P., Hickman C., Meyer J.-Y. & Foighil D. O. (18 August 2009). "Moorean tree snail survival revisited: a multi-island genealogical perspective". '']BMC Evolutionary Biology
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'' 9: 204.
Description
The genus ''Samoana'' was defined by American malacologist Henry Augustus Pilsbry
Henry Augustus Pilsbry (7 December 1862 – 26 October 1957) was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a cent ...
in ''Manual of Conchology
George Washington Tryon Jr. (20 May 1838 – 5 February 1888) was an American malacologist who worked at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia.
Biography
George Washington Tryon was the son of Edward K. Tryon and Adeline Savidt. ...
'' in 1909:
References
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External links
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