Papuina
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Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Helix_papuensis_%28MNHN-IM-2000-1961%29.jpeg/220px-Helix_papuensis_%28MNHN-IM-2000-1961%29.jpeg)
Etymology
[edit]Possibly from English Papua (“Indo-Pacific island”) + -ina f (“-ine”). This theory is based upon the possibility of the snails being found near or around Papua. This is supported by the species name translingual Papuina papuensis (literally “Papuan papuina”) (formerly Helix papuensis).
Proper noun
[edit]Papuina f
See also
[edit]Papuina on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Category:Papuina on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons