Samoana inflata
{{Short description|Extinct species of gastropod}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
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| image = Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.265036 - Samoana inflata (Reeve, 1842) - Partulidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
| status = EX
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| extinct = 1990s or 2000s
| genus = Samoana
| species = inflata
| authority = (Reeve, 1842){{GBIF |id=5783095 |taxon=Samoana inflata |access-date=16 March 2021 }}
| synonyms =
- Bulimus thersites L.Pfeiffer, 1842
- ''Partula inflata Reeve, 1842
}}
Samoana inflata was a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae.{{cite web |title=The Partulidae of French Polynesia |url=http://www.jaxshells.org/partula.htm |website=jaxshells.org}} It was endemic to Hiva Oa and Tahuata in the Marquesas Islands and went extinct in the 1990s or 2000s.
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External links
- [http://www.jaxshells.org/partula.htm Jacksonville Shell Club info]
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Category:Extinct animals of Oceania
Category:Fauna of French Polynesia
Category:Extinct invertebrates since 1500
Category:Taxa named by Lovell Augustus Reeve
Category:Gastropods described in 1842
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