Partula lutaensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Partulidae |
| Genus: | Partula |
| Species: | P. lutaensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Partula lutaensis Sischo & Hadfield, 2021
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Partula lutaensis, the Rota Island tree snail or Rota Island Partula, is a species of Partula endemic to Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands. Before it was described in 2021, it was identified as P. gibba.[1]
Threats
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The species is threatened by invasive predators, particularly Platydemus manokwari.
References
- ^ Sischo, David R. (May 17, 2021). "The tree snail on Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands, long identified as Partula gibba (Partulidae), is a different species". ZooKeys (1037): 105–118. Bibcode:2021ZooK.1037..105S. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1037.56303. PMC 8144162. PMID 34054316.