Partula meyeri (syn. Samoana meyeri) is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusc in the family Partulidae.[1] [2]
| Meyer's tree snail | |
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| The holotype of Partula meyeri photographed in 2005. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Partulidae |
| Genus: | Partula |
| Species: | P. meyeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Partula meyeri Burch, 2007
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| Synonyms | |
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Samoana meyeri | |
Etymology
editThe species is named in honour of its discoverer, Jean-Yves Meyer.[3]
Distribution and habitat
editP. meyeri is known only from Mount Tefatua (also called Mount Toomaru), the highest peak on the island of Raiatea in the Society Islands, French Polynesia. The holotype and two other specimens, the only ones recorded so far, were collected in a wet gulch at about 950 metres (3,120 ft) elevation, just below the mountain summit.[1][3][4] The three snails were observed aestivating on the leaves of montane vegetation; the typical daytime behaviour and habitat of Society Island partulids.[1]
Description
editP. meyeri has a conical spire, evenly rounded whorls, and a brown, translucent shell with whorls terminating in a large, oval aperture (2⁄3 the shell length) that has a thin, expanded peristome. The shell measures approximately 16.5 mm (0.65 in) in length and 10.5 mm (0.41 in) in width.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d O'Foighil, D. (2016). "Partula meyeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T198826A103160054. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T198826A103160054.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Partula meyeri J. B. Burch, 2007. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=986714 on 2021-12-12
- ^ a b c Burch, John B. (2007). "A new species of land snail (Stylommatophora: Partulidae) from Raiatea, French Polynesia, Oceania" (PDF). Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology (740). Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan: 1–8. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ Taehwan Lee; Jean-Yves Meyer; John B. Burch; Paul Pearce-Kelly & Diarmaid Ó Foighil (2008). "Not completely lost: two partulid tree snail species persist on the highest peak of Raiatea, French Polynesia". Oryx. 42 (4): 615–619. doi:10.1017/S0030605308001427.
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