Samoana burchi is a species of land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the Partulidae family. This species is endemic to Tahiti, French Polynesia.[1]
Samoana burchi | |
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Samoana burchi from Mount Atara on Tahiti. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Partulidae |
Genus: | Samoana |
Species: | S. burchi
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Binomial name | |
Samoana burchi Kondo, 1973
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Distribution
editThe species occurs in two distinct but rather fragmented montane-forest populations on Mount Aorai and Atara.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c O'Foighil, D. (2012). "Samoana burchi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T168195A1185169. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T168195A1185169.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.