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Partula nodosa

Mollusks

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/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Living or Extinct
No 2
Scientific Name
Partula nodosa 2
Conservation Status
Extinct in the Wild 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Gastropoda, Taxa
Source Partula nodosa (Wikidata)
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Found In

Polynesia

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Sources
1. Partula nodosa (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    It lived exclusively on the western side of Tahiti in French Polynesia, but due to invasive predators, is now extinct in the wild. The species remains extant within captive breeding programs.
  • Introduction
    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. It lived exclusively on the western side of Tahiti in French Polynesia, but due to invasive predators, is now extinct in the wild.
  • Distribution and conservation section
    The primary cause of their extinction was predation by the Rosy wolf snail, which was introduced to the island in 1977. No living specimens have been found since the 1980s, and the species only survives in captive breeding programs.
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2. 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.
  • Child Taxon Of: Gastropoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Gastropoda
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 44
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 44
"cites_listing":"I/II/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Mollusca","class":"Gastropoda","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Snails And Conches","language":"EN"},{"name":"Escargots Et Strombes","language":"FR"},{"name":"Caracoles Y Conchas","language":"ES"},{"name":"腹足纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Partula
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1135
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1135
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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