List of non-marine molluscs of Peru
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] [ 1] 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
Physidae
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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]
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Freshwater bivalves
Freshwater bivalves include:
Hyriidae
Castalia schombergiana Paxyodon syrmathophorus Callonaia duprei [ 1] Castalia ambigua Castalia ambigua ambigua Lamarck, 1819[ 1] Castalia multisulcata [ 1] Castalia schombergiana [ 1] Castalia sulcata Castalia sulcata orbygnyi Hupé & Deville, 1850[ 1] Diplodon limensis [ 1] Diplodon obsolescens [ 1] Diplodon suavidicus [ 1] Diplodontites cookei [ 1] Paxyodon syrmathophorus [ 1] Prisodon obliquus [ 1] Triplodon corrugatus [ 1] Mycetopodidae
Anodontites trapesialis Anodonta solidula [ 1] Anodonta subsinuata [ 1] Anodonta subrostrata [ 1] Anodonta ucayalensis [ 1] Anodontites elongatus [ 1] Anodontites ensiformis [ 1] Anodontites incarum [ 1] Anodontites tenebricosa [ 1] Anodontites trapesialis Anodontites trapesialis trapesialis (Lamarck, 1819)[ 1] Anodontites trapezeus [ 1] Anodontites trigonus Anodontites trigonus trigonus (Spix, 1827)[ 1] Anodontites weirauchi [ 1] Iheringiella [ 1] Leila blainvilliana [ 1] Leila esula [ 1] Monocondylaea semisulcata [ 1] Mycetopoda siliquosa [ 1] Mycetopoda soleniformis [ 1] Mycetopodella falcata [ 1] Tamsiella [ 1] Etheriidae
Sphaeriidae
Corbiculidae
See also
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:
References
^ 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 ^ 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 .
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^ 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
^ 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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