''Samoana'' is a
genus of tropical, air-breathing,
land snail
A land snail is any of the numerous species of snail that live on land, as opposed to the sea snails and freshwater snails. ''Land snail'' is the common name for terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells (those without shells are known as ...
s,
terrestrial pulmonate
Pulmonata or pulmonates, is an informal group (previously an order, and before that a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group includ ...
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks 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:
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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
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, ...
* ''Samoana alabastrina
''Samoana'' is a genus of tropical, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Partulidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Samoana Pilsbry, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...
'' (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
''Samoana bellula'', 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 Ua Pou, Marquesas Island ...
'' (Hartman, 1885)
* ''Samoana burchi
''Samoana burchi'' is a species of a land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the Partulidae family. This species is endemic to Tahiti, French Polynesia
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'' 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
''Samoana cramptoni'' is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. It is endemic to the island of ʻEua
Eua is an island in the kingdom of Tonga. It is clos ...
'' 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
''Samoana dryas'', 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 Raivavae, Austral Islands, French P ...
'' (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
''Samoana'' is a genus of tropical, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Partulidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Samoana Pilsbry, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...
'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1847)
* ''Samoana hamadryas
''Samoana hamadryas'', 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 Raivavae, Austral Islands, Fre ...
''
* ''Samoana inflata
†''Samoana inflata'' was a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae.
This species was endemic to Hiva Oa and Tahuata, in the Marquesas Islands. It went extinct
Extinction ...
'' (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
''Samoana margaritae'', 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 Rapa, Austral Islands, French ...
'' (Crampton & C. M. Cooke, 1933)
* ''Samoana medana
''Samoana'' is a genus of tropical, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Partulidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Samoana Pilsbry, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...
'' Y. Kondo & J. B. Burch, 1989
* ''Samoana meyeri
''Partula meyeri'' (syn. ''Samoana meyeri'') is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusc in the family Partulidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Partula meyeri J. B. Burch, 2007. Acc ...
''
* ''Samoana minuta
''Samoana'' is a genus of tropical, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Partulidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Samoana Pilsbry, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...
'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1857)
* '' Samoana oreas''
* ''Samoana pilsbryi
''Samoana'' is a genus of tropical, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Partulidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Samoana Pilsbry, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Specie ...
'' 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
''Partula jackieburchi'' is an extinct species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Partula jackieburchi (Y. Kondo, 1981). Accessed th ...
'' (Y. Kondo, 1981) (original combination)
A cladogram 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". '' BMC Evolutionary Biology'' 9: 204. ]
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'' in 1909:
References
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External links
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