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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Partulidae |
| Genus: | Partula |
| Species: | P. affinis
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| Binomial name | |
| Partula affinis Pease, 1868[2]
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Partula affinis is a species of partulid within the genus Partula. The species is rarely referred to as the similar partula,[3] and is endemic to Tahiti.
Distribution
[edit]This species' historical distribution represents almost all of Tahiti, but now its modern distribution includes only one population in Tahiti Iti, making it now considered a single valley endemic.[1]
Captive breeding
[edit]Partula affinis is in the international Partula breeding program and the conservation efforts for this species have been very successful, allowing reintroductions since 2015.[4]
Phylogeny
[edit]Phylogenetic analyses confirmed that P. affinis is the sister species of P. otaheitana.[5]
Taxonomy
[edit]P. affinis was originally described as a subspecies of P. otaheitana (P. otaheitana affinis) but is now recognized as a distinct species.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Coote, T. (2009). "Partula affinis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009 e.T16296A5598191. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T16296A5598191.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Partula affinis Pease, 1868". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ "Similar Partula (Partula affinis)". iNaturalist.
- ^ "Tentacle 24" (PDF). University of Hawaiʻi.
- ^ "Evolutionary history of a vanishing radiation: isolation-dependent persistence and diversification in Pacific Island partulid tree snails". DNB.info.
External links
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