Partula atilis was a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. This species was endemic to Raiatea, French Polynesia. It is now extinct.[1]

Partula atilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Partulidae
Genus: Partula
Species:
P. atilis
Binomial name
Partula atilis
Crampton, 1956

Description edit

The small snail lived on the ground, unlike most Partula species.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Coote, T. (2009). "Partula atilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T16298A5598426. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T16298A5598426.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.