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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 162. Not illustrated. Chapters: Partula Taeniata, Partula Mooreana, Polynesian Tree Snail, Partula Aurantia, Partula Clara, Partula Turgida, Fat Guam Partula, Mount Alifana Partula, Partula Mirabilis, Partula Rosea, Partula Arguta, Partula Exigua, Partula Tohiveana, Partula Nodosa, Radiolate Partula, Partula Otaheitana, Partula Varia, Partula Guamensis, Partula Leucothoe, Partula Martensiana, Partula Calypso, Partula Langfordi, Partula Hyalina, Partula Emersoni, Partula Filosa, Partula Thetis, Partula Salifera, Partula Approximata, Partula Dentifera, Partula Faba, Partula Garretti, Partula Affinis, Partula Leptochila, Partula Dolichostoma, Partula Tristis, Partula Bilineata, Partula Crassilabris, Partula Levistriata, Partula Imperforata, Partula Levilineata, Partula Planilabrum, Partula Auriculata, Partula Citrina, Partula Microstoma, Partula Raiatensis, Partula Umbilicata, Partula Variabilis, Partula Attenuata, Partula Callifera, Partula Protracta, Partula Hebe, Partula Cedista, Partula Dolorosa, Partula Castanea, Partula Compacta, Partula Cytherea, Partula Producta, Partula Candida, Partula Cuneata, Partula Eremita, Partula Radiata, Partula Robusta, Partula Rustica, Partula Sagitta, Partula Vittata, Partula Atilis, Partula Protea, Partula Remota, Partula Thalia, Partula Lutea, Partula Fusea, Partula Formosa. Excerpt: informal group Pulmonataclade Eupulmonataclade Stylommatophorainformal group Orthurethra Partula is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Partulidae. Partulids are spread over 5,000 square miles (13,000 km) of Pacific Ocean islands, from the Society Islands to Palau. Once used as decorative items in Polynesian ceremonial wear and jewelry, these small snails (averaging about one-half to three-quarters of an inch in length) gained the attention of scienc...