Partula snails  (Partula spp)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderStylommatophora
FamilyPartulidae
GenusPartula (1)
SizeLength: up to 2.5 cm (2)

Status

There are 79 species of the genus Partula on the IUCN Red List 2004, 50 of which are classified as Extinct (EX), 14 as Extinct in the Wild (EW), and 15 as Critically Endangered (CR) (1). Around 100 species of the genus Partula have been described (2).

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