Partula taeniata

Partula taeniata
Partula taeniata from Moorea
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Orthurethra
Superfamily:	Partuloidea
Family:	Partulidae
Genus:	Partula
Species:	P. taeniata
Binomial name
Partula taeniata Mörch, 1850

The Moorean viviparous tree snail Partula taeniata is a species of gastropod in the Partulidae family. It is endemic to French Polynesia.

This species was considered to be extinct in the wild, but intensive field surveys have recently detected surviving wild populations.^[2]

Conservation status

The species is listed Critically Endangered in the 2011 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.^[1]

Previously it was incorrectly listed as extinct in the 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species^[3] and as Extinct in the wild in the 2009 IUCN Red List^[4],although two subspecies survive in captivity and one is still extant. This error may be the result of changing taxonomy (the subspecies have been considered separate species before).

Partula taeniata simulans from Mount Tohivea on Moorea.

Subspecies

Listing of subspecies in the 2011 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (not up to date):

• Partula taeniata taeniata Mörch, 1850 - extinct^[3]
• Partula taeniata elongata Pease, 1866 - extinct in the wild^[5] (rediscovered in 2003^[1])
• Partula taeniata nucleola “Pease” Schmeltz, 1874 - extinct in the wild^[6]
• Partula taeniata simulans Pease, 1866 - extinct in the wild^[7]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Coote, T. 2007. Partula taeniata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 13 August 2011.
2. ^ 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 2009, 9:204. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-9-204
3. ^ ^{a b} Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. Partula suturalis. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 December 2007.
4. ^ Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. Partula taeniata. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 September 2009.
5. ^ Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. Partula taeniata ssp. elongata. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 December 2007.
6. ^ Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. Partula taeniata ssp. nucleola. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 December 2007.
7. ^ Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. Partula taeniata ssp. simulans. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 December 2007.