Electrina succinea ssp. orites

[Sebbe]

Gargominy, O. & Fontaine, B.2014. Terrestrial Biodiversity of the Austral Islands, French Polynesia. A Global Overview of the Terrestrial and Freshwater Molluscs. Patrimonines Naturels (Book 72). French National Museum Natural History.

Electrina succinea was known from Rapa with two subspecies. We went to the type localities of both, and did not find them. Consequently, we consider that this species could be extinct.

[surroundx]

Original description:

Cooke, C. Montague, Jnr. and Clench, William J. (1943). Land Shells (Synceridae) from the Southern and Western Pacific. Occasional Papers of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum 17(20): 249-262.