Partula turgida - Polynesian tree snail

Description

Partula turgida (Pease, 1865), Polynesian tree snail, a shell from the last population of this species, now extinct, died 14 April 1994 in London Zoo

Museum reference

Z.2010.77

Collection

Terrestrial invertebrates (excluding insects)

Scientific name(s)

species: Partula turgida - Polynesian tree snail

Specimen details

Specimen form: Shell
Sex: Undetermined

Collection place(s)

London Zoo, London, England, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Survival (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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