Partula atilis

Partula atilis was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to Raiatea, French Polynesia. It is now extinct.[1]

Partula atilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Partulidae
Genus: Partula
Species:
P. atilis
Binomial name
Partula atilis
Crampton, 1956

Description

The small snail lived on the ground, unlike most Partula species.

References

  1. Coote, T. (2009). "Partula atilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T16298A5598426. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T16298A5598426.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.


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