Partula dentifera callifera L. Pfeiffer, 1857
Polynesian tree-snail (generic)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Partula callifera L. Pfeiffer, 1857
Conservation Status
Extinct
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
Raiatea, Society Islands
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
One of the following:
Pfeiffer, L. 1857a. Zur Fauna der Admiralitats-Inseln. Malakozool. Blatt. 3: 237-248
Pfeiffer, L. 1857b (for 1856). Descriptions of fifty-eight new species of Helicea from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 24: 324-336
Pfeiffer, L. 1857c (for 1856). Descriptions of eighteen new species of land-shells collected on the Admiralty Islands, from the collection of Mr. H. Cuming. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 24: 381-385
Pfeiffer, L. 1857d (for 1856). Descriptions of thirty-three new species of landshells from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq.Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 24: 385-392
Pfeiffer, L. 1857e. Descriptions of Thirty-one New Species of Land-shells, from Mr. Cuming's Collection. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 25: 107-113
Pfeiffer, L. 1857f. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. J.H. Casselis. 2nd ed 1(13)
Other references:
Coote, T. (2009a). Partula callifera. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 29 August 2012.
Coote, T. 2009b. Partula callifera. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T16335A5603486. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T16335A5603486.en. Accessed on 19 June 2022.
Coote, T. and Loeve, E. (2003). From 61 species to five: endemic tree snails of the Society Islands, French Polynesia fall prey to an ill-judged biological control programme. Oryx 37(1): 91-96. [Abstract]
Cowie, Robert H., Régnier, Claire, Fontaine, Benoît, and Bouchet, Philippe. (2017). Measuring the Sixth Extinction: what do mollusks tell us? The Nautilus 131(1): 3-41.
Régnier, Claire, Fontaine, Benoît and Bouchet, Philippe. (2009). Not Knowing, Not Recording, Not Listing: Numerous Unnoticed Mollusk Extinctions. Conservation Biology 23(5): 1214-1221.