Partula nodosa, commonly known as the Polynesian tree snail, is a small species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae, native to the western side of Tahiti in French Polynesia. It is classified as Extinct in the Wild, surviving only through captive breeding programs after predation by the invasive rosy wolf snail, introduced to Tahiti in 1977, eliminated wild populations by the 1980s. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleInvasive or Introduced Species 1 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Sources
1. Partula nodosa (Wikipedia)
Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
, native to the western side of Tahiti in French Polynesia. It is classified as Extinct in the Wild, surviving only through captive breeding programs after predation by the invasi
System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
Partula nodosa, commonly known as the Polynesian tree snail, is a small species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae, native to the western side of Tahiti in French Polynesia.
system (entity description states it plainly, relationship to people)
It is classified as Extinct in the Wild, surviving only through captive breeding programs after predation by the invasive rosy wolf snail, introduced to Tahiti in 1977, eliminated wild populations by the 1980s.
View the Source2. Partula nodosa (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q2707588 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): extinct in the wild.
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