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Subspecies of snail

Partula taeniata simulans

Photographed on Mount Tohivea, Moorea
Conservation status
Extinct in the Wild (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Partulidae
Genus:	Partula
Species:	P. taeniata
Subspecies:	P. t. simulans
Trinomial name
*Partula taeniata simulans* Pease, 1866

Partula taeniata simulans (often incorrectly spelled Partula taeniata sumulans) is a rare subspecies of Partula taeniata. The subspecies declined to one individual in 2010, and now has several hundred individuals surviving in captivity, which are being reintroduced.

Description

Individuals can grow to be 17–18 mm (5⁄8–3⁄4 in) in length.

References

Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Partula taeniata ssp. simulans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T16347A5609029. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T16347A5609029.en. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
^ "Thousands of snails reintroduced to Pacific islands". Popular Science.
Kuta, Sarah (2 May 2023). "Scientists Reintroduce 5,000 Snails to French Polynesian Islands". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
"Partula taeniata simulans". Femorale.

Species of Partula

French Polynesia

Tahiti	P. affinis P. clara P. compressa‡ P. cytherea‡ P. diminuta† P. hyalina P. incrassa exigua† P. jackieburchi‡ P. laevigata‡ P. nodosa P. otaheitana P. producta†
Moorea	P. aurantia† P. mirabilis P. mooreana P. suturalis strigosa vexillum P. taeniata elongata nucleola simulans P. tohiveana
Huahine	P. arguta‡ P. rosea P. varia
Raiatea	P. atilis† P. auriculata† P. clarkei† P. crassilabris† P. cuneata† P. dentifera† callifera† candida† cedista† citrina† formosa† imperforata† P. dolichostoma† P. dolorosa† P. faba† subangulata† P. garrettii rustica† thalia† P. hebe P. labrusca† P. leptochila† P. levistriata† P. magistri† P. meyeri‡ P. navigatoria P. pearcekellyi† P. protracta† P. remota† P. tristis† P. turgida†
Tahaa	P. bilineata† P. eremita† P. planilabrum† P. sagitta† P. umbilicata†
Bora Bora and Maupiti	P. lutea†
Makatea	P. makatea†

Other locations

Marianas	P. desolata† P. gibba P. langfordi† P. lutaensis P. radiolata P. salifana†
Micronesia	P. emersoni P. guamensis† P. rufa‡
Fiji	P. leefei P. lirata
Solomons	P. cramptoni P. micans
New Guinea	P. auraniana P. similaris
Cooks	P. assimilis

† - extinct
‡ - possibly extinct

Taxon identifiers
Partula taeniata simulans	Wikidata: Q16082198 EoL: 11996954 GBIF: 5782995 iNaturalist: 150954 IUCN: 16347 NCBI: 543145

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