| Samoana jackieburchi | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Orthurethra |
| Superfamily: | Partuloidea |
| Family: | Partulidae |
| Genus: | Samoana |
| Species: | S. jackieburchi |
| Binomial name | |
| Samoana jackieburchi Kondo, 1980 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Partula otaheitana rubescens |
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Samoana jackieburchi was a species of gastropod in the Partulidae family. It was endemic to Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia[1][2].
The taxonomy has changed several times and remains unclarified and disputed. It was reclassified as Partula jackieburchi and in 1986 as Partula otaheitana rubescens.[1]
This species is believed to have become extinct after the introduction of the carnivorous wolf snail to Tahiti in 1977. No living indiviuals were found during searches in the 1980s and the 1990s. In 2003-2005, an extensive survey was conducted on Tahiti Nui, and no living specimens of this species were found.[1]