User:0x16w/partula/incrassa
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| Partula incrassa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Partulidae |
| Genus: | Partula |
| Species: | P. incrassa
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| Binomial name | |
| Partula incrassa H. E. Crampton, 1916
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| Synonyms | |
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Partula clara incrassa | |
Partula incrassa is a species of partulid within the genus Partula. The species is endemic to Tahiti.
Distribution[edit]
P. incrassa's historical distribution is little-known, but now it is only known to persist in two sites.
Phylogeny[edit]
Phylogenetic analyses confirmed that P. affinis is the sister species of P. otaheitana.[1]
Taxonomy[edit]
P. incrassa was originally described as a subspecies of P. clara (P. clara incrassa) before being promoted to species rank.[2]
Subspecies[edit]
- Partula incrassa exigua (sometimes Partula exigua) - Moorea. This was the first Partula to go extinct.
- Partula incrassa incrassa - Tahiti. This is the only extant subspecies.