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Partulidae
Partulidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Partulidae Pilsbry, 1900. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=162663 on 2021-12-12 The family is endemic to Pacific islands.Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org. Genera The Partulidae are divided into five genera: Cowie, R.H. (1992). Evolution and Extinction of Partulidae, Endemic Pacific Island Land Snails. Philosophical Transactions: Biological Sciences, Vol. 335, No. 1274 (Feb. 29, 1992), pp. 167-191. * '' Eua'' has four species, confined to Tonga and Samoa. * '' Palaopartula'' Pilsbry, 1909- has three species, restricted to the Palau. * '' Partula'' Pilsbry, 1909 - has about 100 species, distributed from New Guinea to the So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samoana
''Samoana'' is a genus of tropical, air-breathing, land snails, Terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Partulidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Samoana Pilsbry, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=884909 on 2022-04-30 Species Species within the genus ''Samoana'' include:IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. . Downloaded on 14 November 2009. * ''Samoana abbreviata'' (Mousson, 1869), Short Samoan tree snail * ''Samoana alabastrina'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1857) * ''Samoana annectens'' (Pease, 1865) * ''Samoana attenuata'' (Pease, 1865) * ''Samoana bellula'' (Hartman, 1885) * ''Samoana burchi'' Y. Kondo, 1973 * ''Samoana conica'' (A. Gould, 1847) * ''Samoana cramptoni'' Pilsbry & C. M. Cooke, 1934 * ''Samoana decussatula'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1850) * ''Samoana diaphana'' (Crampton & C. M. Cooke, 1953) * ''Samoana dryas'' (Crampton & C. M. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partula (genus)
''Partula'' is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Partulidae.Myers, P.; Espinosa, R.; Parr, C. S.; Jones, T.; Hammond, G. S. & Dewey, T. A. (2006). The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org. Many species of ''Partula'' are known under the general common names "Polynesian tree snail" and " Moorean viviparous tree snail". Partulids are distributed across of Pacific Ocean islands, from the Society Islands to New Guinea. Once used as decorative items in Polynesian ceremonial wear and jewelry, these small snails (averaging about one-half to three-quarters of an inch in length) gained the attention of science when Dr. Henry Crampton (along with Yoshio Kondo) spent 50 years studying and cataloging partulids, detailing their remarkable array of morphological elements, ecological niches, and behavioral aspects that illustrate adaptive radiation. Decline The partulids of the island o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eua (gastropod)
''Eua'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Partulidae. Species Species within the genus ''Eua'' include: * '' Eua expansa'' * ''Eua globosa'' * '' Eua montana'' * '' Eua zebrina'' A cladogram showing phylogenic relations of ''Eua'' species:Lee T., Burch J. B., Coote T., Pearce-Kelly P., Hickman C., Meyer J.-Y. & Foighil D. O. (18 August 2009). "Moorean tree snail survival revisited: a multi-island genealogical perspective". ''BMC Evolutionary Biology ''BMC Ecology and Evolution'' (since January 2021), previously ''BMC Evolutionary Biology'' (2001–2020), is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal covering all fields of evolutionary biology, including phylogenetics and palaeontology ...'' 9: 204. References External links Partulidae evolution, diversity and conservatio {{Taxonbar, from=Q965242 Partulidae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partula (gastropod)
''Partula'' is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Partulidae.Myers, P.; Espinosa, R.; Parr, C. S.; Jones, T.; Hammond, G. S. & Dewey, T. A. (2006). The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org. Many species of ''Partula'' are known under the general common names "Polynesian tree snail" and " Moorean viviparous tree snail". Partulids are distributed across of Pacific Ocean islands, from the Society Islands to New Guinea. Once used as decorative items in Polynesian ceremonial wear and jewelry, these small snails (averaging about one-half to three-quarters of an inch in length) gained the attention of science when Dr. Henry Crampton (along with Yoshio Kondo) spent 50 years studying and cataloging partulids, detailing their remarkable array of morphological elements, ecological niches, and behavioral aspects that illustrate adaptive radiation. Decline The partulids of the isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphendone
''Sphendone insolita'', common name the Palau rock snail, is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to Palau. Taxonomy and naming John Slapcinsky and Fred Kraus described a new species from southern Ngeruktabel Island and nearby Mecherchar, which they deem sufficiently different from all other Partulids to merit being placed in an entirely new genus. This species is named ''Sphendone insolita'', where ''Sphendone'' means a sling missile in Greek, a reference to the bullet-shape of the shells of the snails, and ''insolita'' means 'unusual' in Latin, in reference to the shape and ecological Ecology () is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere level. Ecology overlaps wi ... habits of the snail, both of which are unusual f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samoana Fragilis
''Samoana fragilis'' is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is known by the common name Fragile Tree snail and endemic to Guam Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ... and island Rota. References F Fauna of Guam Fauna of the Northern Mariana Islands Molluscs of Oceania Critically endangered fauna of Oceania Critically endangered fauna of the United States {{Partulidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partula Langfordi
''Partula langfordi'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is known by the common name Langford's tree snail and endemic to the Northern Mariana Islands The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; ch, Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas; cal, Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas), is an unincorporated territory and commonw .... References Partula (gastropod) Fauna of the Northern Mariana Islands Gastropods described in 1970 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot ESA endangered species {{Partulidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partula Gibba
The fat Guam partula, scientific name ''Partula gibba'', is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae Partulidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Partulidae Pilsbry, 1900. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// .... Distribution This species occurs throughout the Mariana Archipelago, and has been reported in the greatest densities and population sizes on the isle of Sarigan. Ecology On Sarigan, the species has been recorded most frequently in high-elevation native forests on the trunks of large ''Erythrina variegata'' specimens, often resting at the base of branches. On 19 May 2015 specimens were found consuming the Pandanus-fruit ejecta of the Mariana Fruit Bat on the leaves of a ''Pandanus tectorius'' tree. Mariana partulids have been noted to consume plant material, both living and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partula Radiolata
''Partula radiolata'', common name the radiolate partula or Guam streaked tree snail, is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to Guam Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent .... References radiolata Fauna of Guam Taxonomy articles created by Polbot ESA endangered species Gastropods described in 1846 {{Partulidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pupilloidea
Pupilloidea is a superfamily of small and very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the infraorder '' Pupilloidei'' . Taxonomy This superfamily contains the following families: * Achatinellidae Gulick, 1873 * Agardhiellidae Harl & Páll-Gergely, 2017 * Amastridae Pilsbry, 1910 * Argnidae Hudec, 1965 * Cerastidae Wenz, 1923 * Cochlicopidae Pilsbry, 1900 (1879) * Draparnaudiidae Solem, 1962 * Enidae B. B. Woodward, 1903 (1880) * Fauxulidae Harl & Páll-Gergely, 2017 * Gastrocoptidae Pilsbry, 1918 * Lauriidae Steenberg, 1925 * Odontocycladidae Hausdorf, 1996 * Orculidae Pilsbry, 1918 * Pagodulinidae Pilsbry, 1924 * Partulidae Pilsbry, 1900 * Pleurodiscidae Wenz, 1923 * Pupillidae W. Turton, 1831 * Pyramidulidae Kennard & B. B. Woodward, 1914 * Spelaeoconchidae A. J. Wagner, 1928 * Spelaeodiscidae Steenberg, 1925 * Strobilopsidae Wenz, 1915 * Valloniidae Morse, 1864 * Vertiginidae Vertiginidae, common name the whorl snails, is a family of minute, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemism
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can be also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or in scientific literature as an ''endemite''. For example '' Cytisus aeolicus'' is an endemite of the Italian flora. '' Adzharia renschi'' was once believed to be an endemite of the Caucasus, but it was later discovered to be a non-indigenous species from South America belonging to a different genus. The extreme opposite of an endemic species is one with a cosmopolitan distribution, having a global or widespread range. A rare alternative term for a species that is endemic is "precinctive", which applies to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is estimated between 60,000 and 100,000 additional species. The proportion of undescribed species is very high. Many taxa remain poorly studied. Molluscs are the largest marine phylum, comprising about 23% of all the named marine organisms. Numerous molluscs also live in freshwater and terrestrial habitats. They are highly diverse, not just in size and anatomical structure, but also in behaviour and habitat. The phylum is typically divided into 7 or 8 taxonomic classes, of which two are entirely extinct. Cephalopod molluscs, such as squid, cuttlefish, and octopuses, are among the most neurologically advanced of all invertebrates—and either the giant squid or the colossal squid is the largest known invertebrate species. The gas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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