Partula taeniata simulans

{{Short description|Subspecies of snail}} {{Subspeciesbox |image = Partula taeniata simulans.jpg |image_caption = Photographed on Mount Tohivea, Moorea |status = EW |status_system = IUCN2.3 |status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn |author=Mollusc Specialist Group |date=1996 |title=''Partula taeniata'' ssp. ''simulans'' |volume=1996 |article-number=e.T16347A5609029 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T16347A5609029.en |access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref> |genus = Partula |species = taeniata |subspecies = simulans |authority = Pease, 1866 }}

'''''Partula taeniata simulans''''' (often incorrectly spelled '''''Partula taeniata sumulans'''''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Thousands of snails reintroduced to Pacific islands |url=https://www.popsci.com/environment/polynesian-tree-snails-conservation/ |website=Popular Science}}</ref>) is a rare subspecies of ''Partula taeniata''. The subspecies declined to one individual in 2010,<ref name=":0" /> and now has several hundred individuals surviving in captivity, which are being reintroduced.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kuta |first=Sarah |date=2 May 2023 |title=Scientists Reintroduce 5,000 Snails to French Polynesian Islands |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-reintroduce-5000-snails-to-french-polynesian-islands-180982094/ |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=Smithsonian Magazine |language=en}}</ref>

== Description == Individuals can grow to be {{cvt|17-18|mm|in|frac=8}} in length.<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Partula taeniata simulans'' |url=http://www.femorale.com/shellphotos/detail.asp?species=Partula+taeniata+simulans+Pease%2C+1866&url=%2Fshellphotos%2Fthumbpage%2Easp%3Ffamily%3Dpartulidae%26cod%3D5028 |website=Femorale}}</ref>

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