Partula snails  (Partula spp)

Description

In a parallel of Darwin’s finches on the Galapagos Islands, the Partula snails are known for the diversification of species that has occurred across the range of islands upon which they live. They vary in size, shape and colouration, with grey to brown spiral shells sometimes marked with white. Their bodies are pale to dark brown (2).

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