Partula guamensis

Partula guamensis is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae.[2]

Partula guamensis
Conservation status
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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. guamensis
Binomial name
Partula guamensis Pfeiffer, 1846
Synonyms
Bulimus guamensis L. Pfeiffer, 1846 (original combination) Partula brumalis Reeve, 1850 Partula ponapensis Hartman, 1885 Partula rufa grandis Möllendorff, 1900 Partula rufa montana Möllendorff, 1900

Distribution

This species is endemic to the island of Pohnpei (Federated States of Micronesia).[1]

References

1. O'Foighil, D. (2012). "Partula guamensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T16289A951183. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T16289A951183.en.
2. Bouchet, P. (2016). Partula guamensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1846). In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888506 on 2017-02-08

• Gerlach J. (2016). Icons of evolution: Pacific Island tree-snails of the family Partulidae. Phelsuma Press. ISBN 978-0-99322-033-3