Samoana diaphana
Moorean viviparous tree snail | |
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Samoana diaphana from Mount Pihaaiateta on Tahiti. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Partulidae |
Genus: | Samoana |
Species: | S. diaphana
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Binomial name | |
Samoana diaphana |
Samoana diaphana, one of several species also known as the Moorean viviparous tree snail or the Polynesian tree snail, is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusc in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to French Polynesia.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b O'Foighil, D. (2012). "Samoana diaphana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T19880A2537615. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T19880A2537615.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
External links[edit]
moorean-viviparous-tree-snail/samoana-diaphana Moorean viviparous tree snail (Samoana diaphana) media from ARKive