Samoana attenuata is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Partulidae. This species is endemic to French Polynesia.[1]

Samoana attenuata
Samoana attenuata from Haapupuni on Tahiti
Samoana attenuata from Mount Tohiea Belvedere on Moorea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Partulidae
Genus: Samoana
Species:
S. attenuata
Binomial name
Samoana attenuata
(Pease, 1864)
Synonyms
Partula attenuata
Samoana solitaria

Conservation

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The slender snail was widespread in Society Islands. But in the late 1980s, carnivorous Euglandina rosea was introduced into Society Islands and this led to Samoana attenuata snails disappearing quickly. Populations on Raiatea were thought to be extinct until 2006.

Presently, the species is living on Raiatea, Tahiti, and Moorea. Unfortunately, the species is extinct on Bora Bora.[1]

The species was one of few species of Partulids which was native in Bora Bora.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Coote, T. (2009). "Samoana attenuata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T19884A9106605. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T19884A9106605.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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