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Rose-Tipped Partula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Partulidae
Genus: Partula
Species:
P. hebe
Binomial name
Partula hebe
L. Pfeiffer, 1846
Synonyms

Bulimus hebe

Partula hebe is a species of partulid within the genus Partula. The species is referred to as the rose-tip partula[1], and is endemic to Raiatea.

Distribution

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Captive breeding

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P. hebe is in the breeding program and ever since the last 9 individuals were brought into captivity the captive breeding for this species has been extremely successful.

Phylogeny

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Phylogenetic analyses found that P. hebe is sister to the P. rosea-P. varia clade.[2]

Taxonomy

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P. hebe was originally described in Bulimus (B. hebe) before being moved to Partula.

Original description

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The original description is available online here. The electronic version is erroneous and the description had to be hand-copied.

Original description of P. hebe (hand copied)
BULIMUS (PARTULA) HEBE, Pfr. Bul. testa perforata, globoso-conica, tenui, sub lente minutissime decussata, hyalina; spira brevi, bonica, acuta; anfractibus 41/2 planis, ultimo spirum superante, globoso; columella brevi, subplicata; apertura lata, subsemicirculari, callo dentriformi porfurado in ventre anfractus penultimi coarctata; peristomate intus albo-calloso, undique breviter expanso.

References

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  1. ^ "Rose-tipped Partula (Partula hebe)". iNaturalist.
  2. ^ "Evolutionary history of a vanishing radiation: isolation-dependent persistence and diversification in Pacific Island partulid tree snails". DNB.info.