Partula faba
| Partula faba | |
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| Shell of Partula faba | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Partulidae |
| Genus: | Partula |
| Species: | †P. faba
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| Binomial name | |
| †Partula faba (Gmelin, 1791)
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Partula faba (bean snail,Tahaa, neighbouring islands which share the same lagoon, in French Polynesia. The species was the first Partula to be recorded.[4]
In captivity
From 1991 zoos in the United Kingdom fought to save this species from extinction. For a while this was successful but a slow decline set in. Bristol Zoo and then Edinburgh Zoo were entrusted with the last-known colony of these snails.[5] This was not a success and the last snail died in February 2016.[4]
Subspecies
The species contained two subspecies.
- Partula faba ssp. faba – Raiatea
- Partula faba ssp. subangulata – Tahaa
Reasons for decline
The introduction of the small carnivorous snail Euglandina rosea in the 1980s caused the decline of many native species of Partulidae, among them Partula faba.
Notes
- ^ Thomas Martyn, on the voyage of discovery with James Cook, named the snail Limax faba (bean snail) but left no record as to why.[3]
References
- . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Captain Cook and Partula snails." London and Whipsnade Zoos. July 18th, 2018. Accessed July 31, 2022.
- ^ a b "Captain Cook's bean snail." Island Biodiversity. Accessed July 31, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Captain Cook's bean snail Partula faba".
- ^ "Bristol Zoo hopes to save last colony of tree snail ", BBC News, April 15, 2010.
External links
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