# Partula dentifera

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{{Short description|Extinct species of gastropod}}
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| image = Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.265006 - Partula (Partula) dentifera Pfeiffer, 1853 - Partulidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
| status = EX
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="IUCN"/>
| taxon = Partula dentifera
| authority = [Pfeiffer](/source/Ludwig_Karl_Georg_Pfeiffer), 1852
| synonyms = {{hidden begin|title = List}}
* ''Partula callifera'' <small>L. Pfeiffer, 1857</small>
* ''Partula candida'' <small>H. E. Crampton, 1956</small>
* ''Partula cedista'' <small>H. E. Crampton, 1956</small>
* ''Partula citrina'' <small>Pease, 1866</small>
* ''Partula formosa'' <small>Garrett, 1884</small>
* ''Partula imperforata'' <small>Garrett, 1884</small>
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}}

'''''Partula dentifera''''' is an extinct [species](/source/species) of air-breathing [tropical](/source/tropical) [land snail](/source/land_snail), a [terrestrial](/source/terrestrial_molluscs) [pulmonate](/source/pulmonate) [gastropod](/source/gastropod) [mollusk](/source/mollusk) in the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Partulidae](/source/Partulidae). This species was [endemic](/source/endemic) to the [Raiatea](/source/Raiatea) in the [Society Islands](/source/Society_Islands) of [French Polynesia](/source/French_Polynesia), where the last live individual was seen in 1972. It was officially declared extinct by the [International Union for Conservation of Nature](/source/International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature) in June 2024.<ref name="IUCN">{{cite iucn |author=Gerlach, J. |year=2024 |title=''Partula dentifera'' |volume=2024 |article-number=e.T103142760A103142935 |doi= |access-date=28 June 2024}}</ref>

Like many other snails of the Society Islands, its extinction can be attributed to the introduction of the [rosy wolfsnail](/source/Euglandina_rosea) (''Euglandina rosea'')<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=27 June 2024 |title=The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/search/stats?taxonomies=100010&searchType=species |access-date=28 June 2024}}</ref>

==Extinction==
''P. dentifera'' was last seen alive in 1972. Further surveys conducted in 1991 failed to record live individuals, but empty shells belonging to the species were found. Its extinction is attributed to the introduction of the [rosy wolfsnail](/source/Euglandina_rosea) (''Euglandina rosea''), which was introduced to the island in the late 1980s.

Living individuals previously thought to be ''Partula dentifera'' were collected in 1992 and bred in captivity, however, these were later found to be ''[P. navigatoria](/source/Partula_navigatoria)''.

The species was officially declared extinct on the 27th of June, 2024 in the IUCN Red Lists 2024-1 update.<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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