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List of non-marine molluscs of Uruguay

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List of non-marine molluscs of Uruguay

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Location of Uruguay

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

A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Uruguay. In addition there are at least ? gastropod species living only in as hothouse aliens in greenhouses, aquaria and terraria.

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Numbers of molluscs by habitatNumber of species
Freshwater gastropodses}} Scarabino F. (2004). "Lista sistemática de los Gastropoda dulciacuícolas vivientes de Uruguay". Comunicaciones de la Sociedad Malacológica del Uruguay 8(84–85/86–87): 347–355. PDF .
Land gastropods??
Total number of non-marine gastropods??
Freshwater bivalves??
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Freshwater gastropods

Freshwater gastropods in the Uruguay include:

Ampullariidae - 10 species

  • Asolene platae (Maton, 1809)
  • Asolene pulchella (Anton, 1839)
  • Asolene spixii (d’Orbigny, 1837)
  • Felipponea elongata (Dall, 1921)
  • Felipponea iheringi (Pilsbry, 1933)
  • Felipponea neritiniformis (Dall, 1919)
  • Pomella megastoma (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
  • Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Pomacea insularum (d’Orbigny, 1835)
  • Pomacea scalaris (d’Orbigny, 1835)

Cochliopidae - 6 species

  • Heleobia adamsi (Preston, 1912)
  • Heleobia guaranitica (Doering, 1884)
  • Heleobia parchappii (d’Orbigny, 1835)
  • Heleobia piscium (d’Orbigny, 1835)
  • Heleobia scottii (Pilsbry, 1911)
  • Heleobia uruguayana (Pilsbry, 1924)

Lithoglyphidae - 17 species

  • Potamolithus agapetus Pilsbry, 1911
  • Potamolithus bushii (Frauenfeld, 1865)
  • Potamolithus carinifer Pilsbry, 1911
  • Potamolithus catharinae Pilsbry, 1911
  • Potamolithus doeringi Pilsbry, 1911
  • Potamolithus felipponei Ihering, 1910
  • Potamolithus hidalgoi Pilsbry, 1896
  • Potamolithus iheringi Pilsbry, 1896
  • Potamolithus lapidum (d'Orbigny, 1835)
  • Potamolithus orbignyi Pilsbry, 1896
  • Potamolithus peristomatus (d'Orbigny, 1835)
  • Potamolithus petitianus (d'Orbigny, 1840) - subspecies Potamolithus petitianus sykesii Pilsbry, 1896
  • Potamolithus philipianus Pilsbry, 1911
  • Potamolithus quadratus Pilsbry & Ihering, 1911
  • Potamolithus rushii Pilsbry, 1896
  • Potamolithus simplex Pilsbry, 1911
  • Potamolithus tricostatus (Brot, 1867)

Lymnaeidae - 2 species

  • Lymnaea viator (d’Orbigny, 1835)
  • Pseudosuccinea columella (Say, 1817)

Physidae - 1 species

  • "Aplexa" minor (d’Orbigny, 1837)

Planorbidae - 13 species

  • Biomphalaria tenagophila (d’Orbigny, 1835) - Biomphalaria tenagophila tenagophila (d’Orbigny, 1835) and Biomphalaria tenagophila guaibensis Paraense, 1984
  • Biomphalaria peregrina (d’Orbigny, 1835)
  • Biomphalaria straminea (Dunker, 1848)
  • Drepanotrema anatinum (d’Orbigny, 1835)
  • Drepanotrema cimex (Moricand, 1839)
  • Drepanotrema depressissimum (Moricand, 1839)
  • Drepanotrema heloicum (d’Orbigny, 1835)
  • Drepanotrema kermatoides (d’Orbigny, 1835)
  • Drepanotrema lucidum (Pfeiffer, 1839)
  • Antillorbis nordestensis (Lucena, 1954)
  • Uncancylus concentricus (d’Orbigny, 1835)
  • Hebetancylus moricandi (d’Orbigny, 1837)
  • Anisancylus obliquus (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)

Chilinidae - 2 species

  • Chilina fluminea (Maton, 1809)
  • Chilina rushii Pilsbry, 1896

Land gastropods

Charopidae

  • Radiodiscus iheringi
  • Trochogyra leptotera Rochebrune & Mabille, 1882

Freshwater bivalves

References

References

  1. {{in lang. es Scarabino F. (2004). "Lista sistemática de los Gastropoda dulciacuícolas vivientes de Uruguay". ''[[Comunicaciones de la Sociedad Malacológica del Uruguay]]'' '''8'''(84–85/86–87): 347–355. [http://www.smdu.org.uy/84-85/8487-347.pdf PDF] {{Webarchive. link. (24 August 2016 .)
  2. Mansur M. C. D. (1996). [http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/22245/0 ''Trochogyra leptotera'']. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2009.
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