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Partulina mighelsiana

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Partulina mighelsiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Achatinellidae
Genus: Partulina
Species:
P. mighelsiana
Binomial name
Partulina mighelsiana
(Pfeiffer, 1847)

Partulina mighelsiana is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Moloka'i, Hawaii in the United States.[2]

Description

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This snail species has a striped shell that consists of different shades of brown, black, and white. Their body is a transparent brown color.[3]

Habitat

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Partulina mighelsiana is found in very small and fragmented populations.[4] Although it is not considered to be endangered, it is seriously threatened, similar to many other Hawaiian tree snails  in the subfamily Achatinellinae.[5] It is terrestrial and is found in trees, trunks, stems, and leaves that have fungi.[2] They are threatened by rats, Euglandina, Oxychilus, habitat destruction, and over-collecting.

References

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  1. ^ Hadfield, M.; Hadway, L. (1996). "Partulina mighelsiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T16360A5621689. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T16360A5621689.en. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "Partulina". Division of Forestry and Wildlife: Native Ecosystems Protection & Management. December 30, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  4. ^ Grabowski, Marcie (March 28, 2023). "Public-private partnership bolsters Hawaiian land snail conservation efforts". School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (Press release). University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  5. ^ Lydeard, Charles; Cowie, Robert H.; Ponder, Winston F.; Bogan, Arthur E.; Bouchet, Philippe; et al. (April 2004). "The Global Decline of Nonmarine Mollusks". BioScience. 54 (4): 321–330. doi:10.1641/0006-3568(2004)054[0321:TGDONM]2.0.CO;2. Retrieved October 9, 2023.