Partulina mighelsiana

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Template:Use mdy dates Template:Speciesbox Partulina mighelsiana is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Moloka'i, Hawaii in the United States.[1]Template:Short description

Description

This snail species has a striped shell that consists of different shades of brown, black, and white. Their body is a transparent brown color.[2]

Habitat

Partulina mighelsiana is found in very small and fragmented populations.[3] Although it is not considered to be endangered, it is seriously threatened, similar to many other Hawaiian tree snails  in the subfamily Achatinellinae.[4] It is terrestrial and is found in trees, trunks, stems, and leaves that have fungi.[1] They are threatened by rats, Euglandina, Oxychilus, habitat destruction, and over-collecting.

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