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.[1]

Two views of a shell of Partula clara incrassa from Tiapa (Crampton’s Aoua) Valley in Tahiti, collected by Henry Edward Crampton during his 1906-1909 expeditions.

Partula clara
A live individual of Partula clara incrassa in the Tiapa Valley on Tahiti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Orthurethra
Superfamily:
Partuloidea
Family:
Partulidae
Genus:
Partula
Species:
P. clara
Binomial name
Partula clara
Pease, 1864

References
  1. Coote, T. (2009). "Partula clara". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T16304A5599727. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T16304A5599727.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

Partula clara media from ARKive


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