Partulina redfieldi
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| Partulina redfieldi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Achatinellidae |
| Genus: | Partulina |
| Species: | P. redfieldi |
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| Partulina redfieldi (Newcomb, 1853) | |
Partulina redfieldi is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae.
Partulina redfieldi appears in various colors,[3] and the shells are found to be polymorphic, exhibiting a wide range of white to brown shades with varying numbers of white or brown bands.[4] Partulina redfieldi must reach 3 to 5 years of age before it can reproduce and are only capable of producing up to 5 babies every year.[4] The snail has a juvenile mortality rate of 42%.[5]
