Samoana decussatula
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Samoana decussatula | |
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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Species: | S. decussatula
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Samoana decussatula |
Samoana decussatula, common name the "Polynesian tree snail", is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. It has also been recorded from the neighbouring island of Tahuata, but its presence there has not been confirmed.[1]
References
- ^ a b Coote, T. (2009). "Samoana decussatula". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. IUCN: e.T168196A6464638. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T168196A6464638.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
External links
polynesian-tree-snail/samoana-decussatula Polynesian tree snail (Samoana decussatula) media from ARKive
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