''Samoana'' is a

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of tropical, air-breathing,

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s 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:// ...

. 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.Gerlach, J. (2016) Icons of Evolution - Pacific island tree snails, family Partulidae. Phelsuma Press, Cambridge
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Samoana abbreviata The short Samoan tree snail, ''Samoana abbreviata'', is a species of tropical, air-breathing, land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Samoana abbreviata (Mousson, ...

'' (Mousson, 1869), Short Samoan tree snail * '' Samoana alabastrina'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1857) * ''

Samoana annectens ''Samoana annectens'' is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This is one of many species known as the "Polynesian tree snail"; it is endemic to Huahine, French ...

'' (Pease, 1865) * ''

Samoana attenuata ''Samoana attenuata'' is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to French Polynesia. Conservation The slender snail was widespread in Society I ...

'' (Pease, 1865) * '' Samoana bellula'' (Hartman, 1885) * '' Samoana burchi'' Y. Kondo, 1973 * ''

Samoana conica ''Samoana conica'' is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to American Samoa American Samoa ( sm, Amerika Sāmoa, ; also ' or ') is a ...

'' (A. Gould, 1847) * '' Samoana cramptoni'' Pilsbry & C. M. Cooke, 1934 * '' Samoana decussatula'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1850) * ''

Samoana diaphana ''Samoana diaphana'', one of several species also known as the Moorean viviparous tree snail or the Polynesian tree snail, is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. ...

'' (Crampton & C. M. Cooke, 1953) * '' Samoana dryas'' (Crampton & C. M. Cooke, 1953) * ''

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, Guåh ...

'' (Férussac, 1821) * ''

Samoana ganymedes ''Samoana ganymedes'', common name the "Polynesian tree snail", is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusc in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to Tahuata and Hiva Oa, Marquesas ...

'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) * '' Samoana gonochila'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1847) * '' Samoana hamadryas'' * '' Samoana inflata'' (Reeve, 1842) * ''

Samoana magdalinae ''Samoana magdalinae'', common name the "Polynesian tree snail", is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusc in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to Fatu Hiva Fatu-Hiva ( ...

'' * '' Samoana margaritae'' (Crampton & C. M. Cooke, 1933) * '' Samoana medana'' Y. Kondo & J. B. Burch, 1989 * '' Samoana meyeri'' * '' Samoana minuta'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1857) * '' Samoana oreas'' * '' Samoana pilsbryi'' Gerlach, 2016 * '' Samoana stevensoniana'' (Pilsbry, 1909) * '' Samoana strigata'' * ''

Samoana thurstoni ''Samoana thurstoni'' is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to American Samoa. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction ...

'' (Crampton & C. M. Cooke, 1930) ;Synonyms: * ''Samoana canalis'' (Mousson, 1865): synonym of ''Samoana conica'' (A. Gould, 1847) * ''Samoana jackieburchi'' Y. Kondo, 1981: synonym of '' Partula jackieburchi'' (Y. Kondo, 1981) (original combination) A

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showing the phylogenic relations of ''Samoana'' and three of its investigated 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". ''

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Description

The genus Samoana was defined by American malacologist

Henry Augustus Pilsbry Henry Augustus Pilsbry (7 December 1862 – 26 October 1957) was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a centu ...

in ''

Manual of Conchology George Washington Tryon Jr. (20 May 1838 – 5 February 1888) was an American malacologist who worked at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. Biography George Washington Tryon was the son of Edward K. Tryon and Adeline Savidt. ...

'' in 1909: In 1909, Pilsbry assigned six species to the genus ''Samoana''.

References

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