The tree snail on Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands, long identified as Partula gibba (Partulidae), is a different species.

ABSTRACT: Tree snails in the family Partulidae are widespread across the tropical Pacific, with endemic species occurring on most high islands. Partulid species have faced catastrophic range reductions and extinctions due primarily to introduced predators. Consequently, most extant species are threatened with imminent extinction. The U.S. administered Mariana Islands, consisting of Guam in the South and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) in the north, historically harbored six endemic partulid species, half of which are thought to be extinct. While conducting a phylogenetic assessment of Partula gibba, an extant tree-snail with a range spanning at least seven islands within the archipelago, it was discovered that what has been identified as P. gibba on the island o

SUBMITTER: Sischo DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8144162 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature