Partula cytherea
Extinct species of gastropod
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Partula cytherea is an extremely rare species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to Tahiti, French Polynesia.
| Partula cytherea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Partulidae |
| Genus: | Partula |
| Species: | P. cytherea |
| Binomial name | |
| Partula cytherea | |
The species was feared to be extinct, but an isolated population was located on Mt. Marau in 2005.[1]
