List of non-marine molluscs of Peru

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The non-marine molluscs of Peru are a part of the molluscan fauna of Peru (wildlife of Peru).

A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Peru.

There are 852 species of gastropods (89 species of freshwater gastropods,[1] 763 species of land gastropods)[1] and 40 species of freshwater bivalves living in the wild.[1]

There is altogether 129 species of freshwater molluscs in Peru.[1]


Summary table of number of species:
Numbers of molluscs by habitat Number of species
Freshwater gastropods 89[1]
Land gastropods 763[1]
Total number of non-marine gastropods 852
Freshwater bivalves 40[1]
Total number of non-marine molluscs 892

Freshwater gastropods[]

Freshwater gastropods include:

Ampullariidae

Planorbidae

Lymnaeidae

  • Lymnaea viatrix Orbigny, 1835[3]

Physidae

  • Physa acuta Draparnaud, 1801[3]
  • seemingly Gray, 1828[3]

Land gastropods[]

an unidentified land snail from Peru
an unidentified land snail from Peru

There are other 30 genera of land gastropods, than mentioned below next to families, with 56 species.[1]

Helicinidae - 2 genera, 25 species[1]

  • ...

Neocyclotidae - 4 genera, 20 species[1]

  • ...

Orthalicidae - without Bulimulinae has 4 genera and 18 species in Peru.[1]

  • ...

Orthalicidae, Bulimulinae - only Bulimulinae has 15 genera, 424 species in Peru[1]

  • ...

Veronicellidae

Subulinidae - 5 genera, 19 species[1]

Clausiliidae - 14 genera, 75 species[1]

  • ...

Scolodontidae - 8 genera, 55 species[1]

  • ...

Charopidae - 3 genera, 13 species[1]

  • ...

Pleurodontidae - 2 genera, 13 species[1]

  • ...

Camaenidae - 2 genera, 12 species

  • ...

Helminthoglyptidae - 2 genera, 33 species[1]

  • ...

Freshwater bivalves[]

Freshwater bivalves include:

Hyriidae

Castalia schombergiana
  • (Recluz, 1843)[1]
  • Lamarck, 1819 - Castalia ambigua ambigua Lamarck, 1819[1]
  • Hupé, 1857[1]
  • Sowerby, 1869[1]
  • - Castalia sulcata orbygnyi Hupé & Deville, 1850[1]
  • (Kust-Chemnitz, 1851)[1]
  • Baker, 1914[1]
  • (Lea, 1856)[1]
  • Kust & Chemnitz, 1851[1]
  • Meuschen, 1781[1]
  • Schumacher, 1817[1]
  • (Lamarck, 1819)[1]

Mycetopodidae

Anodontites trapesialis
  • Lamarck, 1819[1]
  • Phillippi, 1869[1]
  • Phillippi, 1869[1]
  • Phillippi, 1869[1]
  • (Swainson, 1823)[1]
  • (Spix & Wagner, 1827)[1]
  • (Philippi, 1869)[1]
  • (Lea, 1834)[1]
  • (Lamarck, 1819) - Anodontites trapesialis trapesialis (Lamarck, 1819)[1]
  • (Spix, 1827)[1]
  • (Spix, 1827) - Anodontites trigonus trigonus (Spix, 1827)[1]
  • Hass, 1930[1]
  • sp.[1]
  • (Lea, 1834)[1]
  • (Orbigny, 1835)[1]
  • Adams, 1870[1]
  • Spix, 1827[1]
  • Orbigny, 1835[1]
  • (Higgins, 1868)[1]
  • sp.[1]

Etheriidae

  • (Moricand, 1856)[1]

Sphaeriidae

  • Jousseaume, 1889[1]
  • Klappenbach, 1967[1]
  • Kuiper & Hinz, 1983[1]
  • Philippi, 1869[1]
  • Philippi, 1870[1]
  • (Pilsbry, 1924)[1]

Corbiculidae

See also[]

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf (in Spanish) Ramírez R., Paredes C. & Arenas J. (2003). "Moluscos del Perú". 51(3): 225-284. PDF Archived 2012-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Rawlings T. A., Hayes K. A., Cowie R. H. & Collins T. M. (2007). "The identity, distribution, and impacts on non-native apple snails in the continental United States". BMC Evolutionary Biology 7: 97 doi:10.1186/1471-2148-7-97.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k Paraense W. L. (September 2003) "Planorbidae, Lymnaeidae and Physidae of Peru (Mollusca: Basommatophora)". Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 98(6): 767-771. PDF
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Thomé, José Willibaldo; Rodrigues Gomes, Suzete; Souza da Silva, Rosane (2001). "Illustrierte und kommentierte Liste der Veronicellidae von Peru (Mollusca: Gastropoda)". Archiv für Molluskenkunde 129(1-2): 69-75. DOI: 10.1127/arch.moll/129/2001/69
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (July 2009). "The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species". Zoologische Mededelingen 83 http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/83/nr03/a13 Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine

External links[]

  • Paredes C., Huamán P., Cardoso F., Vivar R. & Vera V. (1999). "Estado actual del conocimiento de los moluscos acuáticos en el Perú". 6(1): 5-47. doi:10.15381/rpb.v6i1.8298.
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