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

[citation needed] 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 science when Dr. Henry Crampton (along with Yoshio Kondo) spent 50 years studying and cataloging partulids, detailing their remarkable array of morphological elements, ecological niches, and behavioral aspects that illustrate adaptive radiation.

), the carnivorous Florida rosy wolfsnail (Euglandina rosea) was introduced into Tahiti in an attempt to combat the African species.

[citation needed] Species within the genus Partula include:[6] The Partula that were collected for ex situ breeding include the following:[11] Tahiti - P. affinis, P. clara, P. hyalina, P. nodosa, P. otaheitana Moorea - P. aurantia, P. mirabilis, P. mooreana, P. suturalis, P. taeniata, P. tohiveana Huahine - P. arguta, P. rosea, P. varia Raiatea - P. faba, P. garrettii (P. tristis), P. hebe, P. navigatoria (P. dentifera), P. turgida Marianas - P. gibba, P. langfordi P. garrettii and P. navigatoria were misidentified as the species in parentheses next to them.

The list of surviving species are as follows:[8] Tahiti - P. affinis, P. clara, P. hyalina, P. incrassa, P. nodosa, P. otaheitana Moorea - P. mirabilis, P. mooreana, P. suturalis, P. taeniata, P. tohiveana Huahine - P. rosea, P. varia Raiatea - P. garrettii (P. tristis), P. hebe, P. meyeri, P. navigatoria (P. dentifera) Marianas - P. gibba, P. langfordi, P. lutaensis, P. radiolata Micronesia - P. emersoni, P. rufa Fiji - P. leefei, P. lirata Solomon Islands - P. cramptoni, P. micans Papua New Guinea - P. auraniana, P. similaris Cook Islands - P. assimilis Phylogenetic analyses revealed that many of the Partula species are not monophyletic.