Partula taeniata nucleola
| Partula taeniata nucleola | |
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| In captivity | |
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| In the wild, Moruu Valley | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Partulidae |
| Genus: | Partula |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | P. t. nucleola |
| Trinomial name | |
| Partula taeniata nucleola (Garrett, 1884) | |
Partula taeniata nucleola is a subspecies of Partula taeniata endemic to northwestern Moʻorea in French Polynesia. It was estimated that it would go extinct in 1986 or 1987 if no conservation actions were taken.[2] As of 2021, it had one wild population (in Moruu Valley) and was being released as part of a captive-breeding program.[3] Wild individuals from Faatoai Valley have also been genotyped.[4]
It is considered a synonym of Partula nucleola Garrett, 1884, itself a synonym of the accepted name Partula taeniata (Mörch, 1850). [5]
References
- ^ Mollusc Specialist Group. (1996). "Partula taeniata ssp. nucleola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T16348A5609348. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T16348A5609348.en.
- ^ Clarke, Bryan; Murray, James; Johnson, Michael S. (January 1984). "The Extinction of Endemic Species by a Program of Biological Control" (PDF). Pacific Science. 38 (2): 97–104.
- ^ Coote, Trevor (March 2021). "Further Partula reintroductions postponed in 2020 but poised to continue in 2021" (PDF). Tentacle (29). University of Hawaii: 39–40.
- ^ Lee, Taehwan; Burch, John B; Coote, Trevor; Pearce-Kelly, Paul; Hickman, Carole; Meyer, Jean-Yves; Ó Foighil, Diarmaid (December 2009). "Moorean tree snail survival revisited: A multi-island genealogical perspective". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 9 (1): 204. Bibcode:2009BMCEE...9..204L. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-9-204. PMC 3087522. PMID 19686604.
- ^ Gerlach, J. (2016). Icons of evolution: Pacific Island tree-snails of the family Partulidae. Phelsuma Press. ISBN 978-0-99322-033-3.