Partula lutaensis
Species of snail
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Partula lutaensis, the Rota Island tree snail or Rota Island Partula, is a species of Partula endemic to Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands. Before it was described in 2021, it was identified as P. gibba.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Partulidae |
| Genus: | Partula |
| Species: | P. lutaensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Partula lutaensis Sischo & Hadfield, 2021 | |
Threats
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The species is threatened by invasive predators, particularly Platydemus manokwari.
