User:0x16w/partula/hebe
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| Rose-Tipped Partula | |
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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. hebe
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| Binomial name | |
| Partula hebe L. Pfeiffer, 1846
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| Synonyms | |
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Bulimus hebe | |
Partula hebe is a species of partulid within the genus Partula. The species is referred to as the rose-tip partula[1], and is endemic to Raiatea.
Distribution[edit]
Captive breeding[edit]
P. hebe is in the breeding program and ever since the last 9 individuals were brought into captivity the captive breeding for this species has been extremely successful.
Phylogeny[edit]
Phylogenetic analyses found that P. hebe is sister to the P. rosea-P. varia clade.[2]
Taxonomy[edit]
P. hebe was originally described in Bulimus (B. hebe) before being moved to Partula.
Original description[edit]
The original description is available online here. The electronic version is erroneous and the description had to be hand-copied.
| BULIMUS (PARTULA) HEBE, Pfr. Bul. testa perforata, globoso-conica, tenui, sub lente minutissime decussata, hyalina; spira brevi, bonica, acuta; anfractibus 41/2 planis, ultimo spirum superante, globoso; columella brevi, subplicata; apertura lata, subsemicirculari, callo dentriformi porfurado in ventre anfractus penultimi coarctata; peristomate intus albo-calloso, undique breviter expanso. |