List of non-marine molluscs of Hawaii
The non-marine molluscs of the Hawaii are a part of the molluscan fauna of Hawaii (wildlife of Hawaii).
A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Hawaii.
- Summary table of number of species
(Summary table is based on species counted in this list and include also those ones with question marks)
|
Hawaii |
freshwater gastropods |
?? |
land gastropods |
?? (?? snails + 12 slugs and 1 semi-slug[1]) |
gastropods altogether |
??? |
bivalves |
?? |
molluscs altogether |
??? |
non-indigenous gastropods in the wild |
?? freshwater and ?? land |
non-indigenous hot-house alien gastropods |
? |
non-indigenous bivalves in the wild |
? |
non-indigenous hot-house alien bivalves |
? |
non-indigenous molluscs altogether |
? |
Extinct gastropods in Hawaii include: ....
Land snail shell collection by David Dwight Baldwin is in Bailey House Museum in Wailuku, Maui.
Freshwater gastropods
Neritidae
Lymnaeidae
Land gastropods
Land gastropods in Hawaii include:
Achatinellidae
Endodontidae
Pupillidae
Pristilomatidae
Euconulidae
Oxychilidae
- Godwinia - the genus is endemic to Hawaii
Vitrinidae
Bivalvia
See also
References
- ^ Joe S. M. (May 2006) "Impact of Alien Slugs on Native Plant Seedlings in a Diverse Mesic Forest, Oahu, Hawaii, and a study of Slug Food Plant Preferences". 2006 M.S. Thesis, Botany Department, University of Hawaii at Manoa. HTM, PDF
- ^ Hau S. (2007). "Hïhïwai (Neritina granosa Sowerby) Recruitment in ‘Ïao and Honomanü Streams on the Island of Maui, Hawai‘i". In: Evenhuis N. L. & Fitzsimons J. M. (eds.). Biology of Hawaiian Streams and Estuaries. Bishop Museum Bulletin in Cultural and Environmental Studies 3: 171–181. PDF
- ^ Smith R. & Seddon M. B. (2003) Erinna newcombi. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 31 October 2009.
- ^ Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). Perdicella fulgurans. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
- ^ Cowie R. & Pokryszko B. (1996). Pupoidopsis hawaiensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
Further reading
- Joe S. M. & Daehler C. C. (2008) "Invasive slugs as under-appreciated obstacles to rare plant restoration: evidence from the Hawaiian Islands". Biological Invasions 10: 245-255. doi:10.1007/s10530-007-9126-9
- Severns M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands. The Land shells. 459 pp.; The Sea Shells 462 pp. Conchbooks.
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