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] 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

Physidae

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
Paxyodon syrmathophorus

Mycetopodidae

Anodontites trapesialis

Etheriidae

Sphaeriidae

Corbiculidae

See also

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.43 1.44 1.45 1.46 1.47 1.48 1.49 1.50 1.51 1.52 1.53 1.54 1.55 1.56 1.57 (Spanish) Ramírez R., Paredes C. & Arenas J. (2003). "Moluscos del Perú". Revista de Biología Tropical 51(3): 225-284. PDF
  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. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 Paraense W. L. (September 2003) "Planorbidae, Lymnaeidae and Physidae of Peru (Mollusca: Basommatophora)". Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 98(6): 767-771. PDF
  4. 4.0 4.1 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

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