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| Partulina variabilis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Achatinellidae |
| Genus: | Partulina |
| Species: | P. variabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Partulina variabilis (Newcomb, 1853) | |
Classification[edit]
Partulina variabilis (Lanai tree snail) is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Hawaii. The US Fish and Wildlife Service recently proposed to list this snail as an endangered species. This species is apart of the Achatinelnidae family that is endemic to Hawaiian subfamily, Achatinellinae.
Distribution/Habitat[edit]
Partulina variabilis is found in Lana'i at Lana'ihale. Their habitats involve wet montane forests around wet cliffs. These animals live in montane wet ecosystems at elevations from 3,300 feet to 3,600 feet of Mount Lanaihale.
Description[edit]
Certain threats such as hiking and road repaid put these species and their habitats at risk as they become more and more endemic. Partulina variabilis are endemic to Hawaii and are on the endangered species list. They are considered imperiled. This species is large in size and species in the genus Perdicella suggesting evolution of dwarfism across the species complex.
Anatomy[edit]
It was found that invertebrates such as this species are poorly represented due to their lack of information and overly diversity. These snails consist of ovate of shells with 5 to 7 whorls of a white basis color. They grow up to adults after a good 4 to 7 years of living in order to reach their full potential. Partulina variabilis have oblong to ovate shells of adults with 0.5 to 0.6 inches long with no bands or a variable number of spiral bands around the shells.
References[edit]
"ECOS: Species Profile". ecos.fws.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
"Partulina variabilis – Hawaii State Snails Voting Platform". Retrieved 2024-02-26.
"NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
academic.oup.com https://academic.oup.com/icb/article/58/6/1157/5032875. Retrieved 2024-02-26
"Partulina". Division of Forestry and Wildlife: Native Ecosystems Protection & Management. 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ Hadfield, M.; Hadway, L. (1996). "Partulina variabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T16372A5641238. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T16372A5641238.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
External links[edit]
Media related to Partulina variabilis at Wikimedia Commons