Partula rosea
Species of gastropod
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Partula rosea is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae.[2]
| Partula rosea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Partulidae |
| Genus: | Partula |
| Species: | P. rosea |
| Binomial name | |
| Partula rosea Broderip, 1832 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Partula purpurascens L. Pfeiffer, 1857 (junior synonym) | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 22.4 mm (0.88 in).[citation needed]
Uses
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The shell of this species was used to make lei, like Partula varia from the same island.
Distribution
This species was endemic to Huahine, French Polynesia. It was extinct in the wild, only existing in captivity.[1]
Half the world's population of this snail was within one room at Marwell Zoo in the UK.[3] In 2019 the species was reintroduced to the wild on Huahine.[4]
