Mount Alifan partula
Species of gastropod
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The Mount Alifan partula, scientific name Partula salifana, was a species of air-breathing tree snail, an arboreal pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. Its shell was described as being a rich chestnut-brown color.[2][3]
| Mount Alifan partula | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Partulidae |
| Genus: | Partula |
| Species: | †P. salifana |
| Binomial name | |
| †Partula salifana Crampton, 1925 | |
This species was endemic to southwest Guam, only known to exist on Mount Alifan and two adjacent peaks.[2] It was first discovered in 1920 by Henry Crampton, who described the species in the literature in 1925. The snail was again recorded after World War II, in 1945 by William Abbott, and in 1946 by Daniel B. Langford. However, a survey of Crampton's sites and surrounding areas in 1989 revealed empty shells but no live snails.[4] A subsequent survey in 2021 again found no live snails.[5]
