Partulidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.[1]
The family is endemic to Pacific islands.[2][3][4]
Genera
The Partulidae are divided into five genera: [4][5]
This cladogram shows the phylogenic relationships of genera in the family Partulidae:[4][6]
Partulidae
Partula
Samoana
Palaopartula
Eua
Sphendone
Synonyms
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Aega Hartman, 1881: synonym of Samoana (Marquesana) Pilsbry, 1909 represented as Samoana Pilsbry, 1909
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Astraea Hartman, 1881: synonym of Partula A. Férussac, 1821
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Clytia Hartman, 1881: synonym of Partula A. Férussac, 1821
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Echo Hartman, 1881: synonym of Partula (Leptopartula) Pilsbry, 1909: synonym of Partula A. Férussac, 1821
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Evadne Hartman, 1881: synonym of Samoana Pilsbry, 1909
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Harmonia Hartman, 1881: synonym of Partula (Marianella) Pilsbry, 1909: synonym of v
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Helena Hartman, 1881: synonym ofPartula A. Férussac, 1821
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Latia Hartman, 1881: synonym of Samoana (Marquesana) Pilsbry, 1909 represented as Samoana Pilsbry, 1909 (unavailable; a junior homonym of Latia Gray, 1850 [Latiidae])
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Marianna Pilsbry, 1909: synonym of Partula (Marianella) Pilsbry, 1909: synonym of Partula A. Férussac, 1821
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Matata Hartman, 1881: synonym of Partula A. Férussac, 1821
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Nenia Hartman, 1881: synonym of Partula A. Férussac, 1821
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Oenone Hartman, 1881: synonym of Partula A. Férussac, 1821
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Pasithea Hartman, 1881: synonym of Partula A. Férussac, 1821(junior synonym)
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Rennellia Clench, 1941: synonym of Partula A. Férussac, 1821 (junior synonym)
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Scilistylus Iredale, 1941: synonym ofPartula A. Férussac, 1821
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Sterope Hartman, 1881: synonym of Partula (Melanesica) Pilsbry, 1909: synonym of Partula A. Férussac, 1821
Anatomy
In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 30 (according to the values in this table).[7]
Significance
The Partulidae represent a significant species radiation and were important in the development of modern evolutionary studies through the work of Henry Crampton in the early 20th century and later by Bryan Clarke, James Murray and Michael Johnson.
Status
Most Partulidae species have declined since 1974 and a very large proportion are extinct. The main threat to their survival has been the introduction of the predatory snail Euglandina rosea.[4]
References
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^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Partulidae Pilsbry, 1900. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=162663 on 2021-12-12
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^ Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.
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^ ITIS Standard Report Page: Partulidae
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^ a b c d Gerlach, J. (2016) Icons of Evolution - Pacific island tree snails, family Partulidae. Phelsuma Press, Cambridge
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^ Cowie, R.H. (1992). Evolution and Extinction of Partulidae, Endemic Pacific Island Land Snails. Philosophical Transactions: Biological Sciences, Vol. 335, No. 1274 (Feb. 29, 1992), pp. 167-191.
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^ Lee T., Burch J. B., Coote T., Pearce-Kelly P., Hickman C., Meyer J.-Y. & Foighil D. O. (18 August 2009). "Moorean tree snail survival revisited: a multi-island genealogical perspective". BMC Evolutionary Biology 9: 204. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-9-204
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^ Barker G. M.: Gastropods on Land: Phylogeny, Diversity and Adaptive Morphology. in Barker G. M. (ed.): The biology of terrestrial molluscs. CABI Publishing, Oxon, UK, 2001, ISBN 0-85199-318-4. 1-146, cited pages: 139 and 142.
- Gerlach J. (2016). Icons of evolution: Pacific Island tree-snails of the family Partulidae. Phelsuma Press. ISBN 978-0-99322-033-3
