Partulina physa

Partulina physa
Critically Imperiled
Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Achatinellidae
Genus: Partulina
Species:
P. physa
Binomial name
Partulina physa
(Newcomb, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Achatinella (Partulina) hawaiiensis D. D. Baldwin, 1895 junior subjective synonym
  • Achatinella hawaiiensis D. D. Baldwin, 1895 junior subjective synonym
  • Achatinella physa Newcomb, 1854 superseded combination
  • Partulina (Baldwinia) physa (Newcomb, 1854) alternative representation

Partulina physa is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae.

Sunspecies

Description

(Original description in Latin) The shell is sinistral, inflated below, and has an acuminate apex. There are six rounded, non-marginate whorls. The aperture is ovate. The columella is short, flat, and slightly plicate. The outer lip is expanded and thickened internally. The suture is well impressed, and the umbilicus is somewhat open.

The shell is greyish white above, faintly spotted with brown, and grey below. The body whorl is encircled by a narrow, whitish band.

Distribution

This species is endemic to Hawaii and occurs on Mouna Kea

References

  1. ↑ Hadfield, M.; Hadway, L. (1996). "Partulina physa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T16362A5625294. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T16362A5625294.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ↑ NatureServe. "Partulina physa". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 Partulina physa (Newcomb, 1854). 25 October 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  4. ↑ Newcomb, W. (1854). "Descriptions of seventy·nine new species of Achatinella, (Swains.), a genus of pulmoniferous mollusks, in the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 21: 152. Retrieved 25 October 2026. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.