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Samoana

Samoana is a genus of tropical, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Partulidae.

Species

Species within the genus Samoana include:

Synonyms:
  • Samoana canalis <small>(Mousson, 1865)</small>: synonym of Samoana conica <small>(A. Gould, 1847)</small>
  • Samoana hamadryas <small>Crampton & Cooke, 1953</small>: synonym of Samoana dryas <small>Crampton & Cooke, 1953</small>
  • Samoana jackieburchi <small>Y. Kondo, 1981</small>: synonym of Partula jackieburchi <small>(Y. Kondo, 1981)</small> (original combination)
  • Samoana magdalinae <small>(Hartman, 1885)</small>: synonym of Samoana minuta <small>(Pfeiffer, 1857)</small>
  • Samoana meyeri <small>(Burch, 2007)</small>: synonym of Partula meyeri <small>Burch, 2007</small>
  • Samoana oreas <small>Crampton & Cooke, 1953</small>: synonym of Samoana dryas <small>Crampton & Cooke, 1953</small>
  • Samoana strigata <small>(Pease, 1868)</small>: synonym of Samoana gonochila <small>(Pfeiffer, 1847)</small>

A cladogram showing the phylogenic relations of Samoana and three of its investigated species:

Description

The genus Samoana was defined by American malacologist Henry Augustus Pilsbry in Manual of Conchology in 1909:

In 1909, Pilsbry assigned six species to the genus Samoana.

References

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External links

Partulidae evolution, diversity and conservation Partula Pages