Description

Partulina mighelsiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Achatinellidae
Genus: Partulina
Species:
P. mighelsiana
Binomial name
Partulina mighelsiana
(Pfeiffer, 1847)

Partulina mighelsiana is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. The snail has a striped shell that consists of different shades of brown, black, and white. Their body is a transparent brown color.[2] This species is endemic to Moloka'i, Hawaii in the United States. [3]

Habitat

Partulina mighelsiana is found in very small and fragmented populations. [4]Although it is not considered to be endangered, it is seriously threatened, similar to many other Hawaiian tree snails  in the subfamily Achatinellinae.[5] It is terrestrial and is found in trees, trunks, stems, and leaves that have fungi.[3] They are threatened by rats, Euglandina, Oxychilus, habitat destruction, and over-collecting.

References

  1. ↑ Hadfield, M.; Hadway, L. (1996). "Partulina mighelsiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T16360A5621689. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T16360A5621689.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Partulina". Division of Forestry and Wildlife: Native Ecosystems Protection & Management. 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  3. 1 2 "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  4. ↑ "Public-private partnership bolsters Hawaiian land snail conservation efforts". 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  5. ↑ academic.oup.com https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/54/4/321/284125. Retrieved 2023-10-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)


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