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Rose-Tipped Partula
Conservation status
Extinct in the Wild (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Partulidae
Genus:	Partula
Species:	P. hebe
Binomial name
Partula hebe L. Pfeiffer, 1846
Synonyms
Bulimus hebe

Partula hebe is a species of partulid within the genus Partula. The species is referred to as the rose-tip partula, and is endemic to Raiatea.

Distribution

Captive breeding

P. hebe is in the breeding program and ever since the last 9 individuals were brought into captivity the captive breeding for this species has been extremely successful.

Phylogeny

Phylogenetic analyses found that P. hebe is sister to the P. rosea-P. varia clade.

Taxonomy

P. hebe was originally described in Bulimus (B. hebe) before being moved to Partula.

Original description

The original description is available online here. The electronic version is erroneous and the description had to be hand-copied.

Original description of P. hebe (hand copied)

BULIMUS (PARTULA) HEBE, Pfr. Bul. testa perforata, globoso-conica, tenui, sub lente minutissime decussata, hyalina; spira brevi, bonica, acuta; anfractibus 41/2 planis, ultimo spirum superante, globoso; columella brevi, subplicata; apertura lata, subsemicirculari, callo dentriformi porfurado in ventre anfractus penultimi coarctata; peristomate intus albo-calloso, undique breviter expanso.