List of non-marine molluscs of Peru

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Location of Peru

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[edit]

Freshwater gastropods include:

Ampullariidae

Planorbidae

Lymnaeidae

Physidae

Land gastropods[edit]

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]

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Neocyclotidae - 4 genera, 20 species[1]

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

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

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Veronicellidae

Subulinidae - 5 genera, 19 species[1]

Clausiliidae - 14 genera, 75 species[1]

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Scolodontidae - 8 genera, 55 species[1]

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Charopidae - 3 genera, 13 species[1]

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Pleurodontidae - 2 genera, 13 species[1]

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Camaenidae - 2 genera, 12 species

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Helminthoglyptidae - 2 genera, 33 species[1]

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Freshwater bivalves[edit]

Freshwater bivalves include:

Hyriidae

Castalia schombergiana
Paxyodon syrmathophorus

Mycetopodidae

Anodontites trapesialis

Etheriidae

Sphaeriidae

Corbiculidae

See also[edit]

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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". Revista de Biología Tropical 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. ^ 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. ^ 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. ^ 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

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