Partula compressa
Partula tree snails and the Euglandina threat
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The compressed Partula

Partula compressa

Tahiti's only ground-living Partula lived at the base of fern plants in the north-west of the island. An easily overlooked species, missed by Crampton. A population was present in south-east Tahitiin the 1990. Searches will be made for surviving populations in 2017.

Other research on Partula

  • Taxonomy - how many species are there and how are they related
  • Status

    • Compiled by Justin Gerlach: contact

    @jstgerlach

    Hosted by Island Biodiversity