Partulidae

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Partulidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Pulmonata
Suborder: Eupulmonata
Infraorder: Stylommatophora
Superfamily: Partuloidea
Family: Partulidae
Pilsbry, 1900
Genera

Eua
Partula
Samoana

Partulidae is an endemic Pacific island land snail family in the infraorder Stylommatophora.[1][2]

Partulidae is divided into three genera[3]:

[edit] References

  1. ^ Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.
  2. ^ ITIS Standard Report Page: Partulidae
  3. ^ Cowie, R.H. (1992). Evolution and Extinction of Partulidae, Endemic Pacific Island Land Snails. Philosophical Transactions: Biological Sciences, Vol. 335, No. 1274 (Feb. 29, 1992), pp. 167-191.


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