Partula simulans Pease, 1866
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Partula taeniata simulans Pease, 1866
Considered a synonym of P. taeniata by (Gerlach, 2016).
Conservation Status
Extinct in the wild
IUCN RedList status: Extinct in the Wild
Distribution
French Polynesia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Pease, W. H. (1866). Descriptions of new species of Partula, inhabiting the Tahitian Archipelago. Am. Journ. Conch. 2(3): 193-203.
Other references:
Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (eds). 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. pp. 378. International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
Barkham, Patrick. (28 April, 2023). Polynesian snails release is biggest ever of ‘extinct in the wild’ species. The Guardian (online), available at: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/27/polynesian-partula-snails-extinct-in-the-wild-species [Accessed 8 May 2023]
Gerlach, Justin. (2016). Icons of Evolution: Pacific Island tree-snails, family Partulidae. Cambridge, U.K.: Phelsuma Press. [Description of new species] [List of synonyms]
Gouveia, Ana Rita Peres Cardoso. (2011). Investigation of the Factors Affecting the Population Dynamics of Captive Partula Snails. Thesis, Imperial College London. 123 pp.
Mollusc Specialist Group. 1996. Partula taeniata ssp. simulans. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996: e.T16347A5609029. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T16347A5609029.en. Downloaded on 01 October 2016.