The non-marine molluscs of

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are a part of the molluscan fauna of Cyprus ( wildlife of Cyprus). A number of species of non-marine

molluscs Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is estim ...

are found in the wild in

Freshwater gastropods

Freshwater gastropods in Cyprus include:

Neritidae Neritidae, common name the nerites, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized saltwater and freshwater snails which have a gill and a distinctive operculum. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neritininae Poey, 1852. Accessed through: ...

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Theodoxus anatolicus ''Theodoxus anatolicus'' is a species of a freshwater snail with an Operculum (gastropod), operculum, an Aquatic animal, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Theodoxus anatolicus ...

'' (Recluz 1841)Wolfgang Fischer (1994). "Süßwassermollusken aus Zypern". Nachrichtenblatt der Ersten Vorarlberger Malakologischen Gesellschaft 2: 47-48.

Melanopsidae Melanopsidae, common name melanopsids, is a family of freshwater gastropods in the clade Sorbeoconcha. Species in this family are native to southern and eastern Europe, northern Africa, parts of the Middle East, New Zealand, and freshwater strea ...

* '' Melanopsis praemorsa'' (Linnaeus 1758)

Hydrobiidae Hydrobiidae, commonly known as mud snails, is a large cosmopolitan family of very small freshwater and brackish water snails with an operculum; they are in the order Littorinimorpha. Distribution Hydrobiidae are found in much of the world, ...

* '' Islamia mylonas'' Radea, Parmakelis, Demetropoulos & Vardinoyannis, 2017 * '' Pseudamnicola malickyi'' Schütt 1980

Tateidae Tateidae is a family of very small and minute aquatic snails with an operculum, gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Truncatelloidea.Bouchet, P. (2014). Tateidae Thiele, 1925. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.ma ...

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Potamopyrgus antipodarum The New Zealand mud snail (''Potamopyrgus antipodarum'') is a species of very small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum. This aquatic gastropod mollusk is in the family Tateidae. It is native to New Zealand, where it is found throug ...

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Lymnaeidae Lymnaeidae, common name the pond snails, is a taxonomic family of small to large air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks, that belong to the clade Hygrophila. Lymnaeidae is the only family within the superf ...

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Galba truncatula ''Galba truncatula'' is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.Neubauer, Thomas A. (2014). Galba (Galba) truncatula (Müller, 1774). Accessed through: World R ...

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Radix peregra ''Peregriana peregra'' is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails. Distribution and habitat This small pond snail is found in Europe, Newfoundland and northern A ...

'' (O. F. Müller 1774)

Physidae Physidae, common name the bladder snails, is a monophyletic taxonomic family of small air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Lymnaeoidea .MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Physida ...

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Physella acuta ''Physella acuta'' is a species of small, left-handed or sinistral, air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Physidae. Common names include European physa, tadpole snail, bladder snail, and acute bladder snail ...

'' (Draparnaud 1801)

Planorbidae Planorbidae, common name the ramshorn snails or ram's horn snails, is a family of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod molluscs. Unlike most molluscs, the blood of ram's horn snails contains iron-based hemoglobin instea ...

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Ancylus fluviatilis The river limpet (''Ancylus fluviatilis'') is a species of very small, freshwater, air-breathing limpet, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the tribe Ancylini within the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies. ...

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Gyraulus piscinarum ''Gyraulus piscinarum'' is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Planorbidae. The species is found in Southeastern Europe (Bulgaria, Turkey) and Western Asia Western Asia, West Asia, or Southwest Asia, is the westernmost subregion ...

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Land gastropods

Land gastropods in Cyprus include:

Ellobiidae Ellobiidae, common name the hollow-shelled snails, is a family of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the clade Eupulmonata.Bouchet, P. (2012). Ellobiidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spe ...

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Carychium ''Carychium'' is a genus of very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae. Species species within the genus ''Carychium'' include: *'' Carychium achimszulci'' Stworzewicz, 1999, Mioc ...

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Succinea putris ''Succinea putris'' is a species of small air-breathing land snail in the family Succineidae, the amber snails. Description The 10-17 (27) x 6-8 mm has 3-4 whorls. These are relatively flat and with shallow sutures. The body whorl is ma ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cochlicopidae Cochlicopidae is a taxonomic family of small, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cochlicopoidea. Anatomy In this family, the number of haploid chromosome A chromosome is a long DN ...

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Cochlicopa lubrica ''Cochlicopa lubrica'' is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlicopidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlicopa lubrica (O. F. Müller, 1774). Accessed through: ...

'' (O. F. Müller, 1774)

Lauridae Lauridae is a family of crustaceans belonging to the order Laurida. Genera: * ''Baccalaureus A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree ...

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Lauria cylindracea ''Lauria cylindracea'', common name "the common chrysalis snail", is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae. Description For terms see gastropod shell The 3-4 x 1.8 mm ...

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Orculidae Orculidae is a family of mostly minute, air-breathing, land snails; terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea Pupilloidea is a superfamily of small and very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastr ...

* '' Orculella sirianocoriensis'' (Mousson, 1854) Pleurodiscidae * '' Pleurodiscus cyprius'' (Kobelt, 1896) Pyramidulidae * '' Pyramidula pusilla'' (Vallot, 1801) * '' Pyramidula rupestris'' (Draparnaud, 1801) Truncatellinidae * ''

Truncatellina cylindrica ''Truncatellina cylindrica'' is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Truncatellinidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Truncatellina cylindrica (J. B. Férussac, 1807) ...

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Valloniidae Valloniidae is a taxonomic family of small and minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Valloniidae Morse, 1864. Accessed through: Worl ...

* '' Gittenbergia sororcula'' (Benoit, 1859) * '' Vallonia pulchella'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) Chondrinidae * ''

Granopupa granum ''Granopupa granum'' is a species of air-breathing land snails in the family Chondrinidae. The species is found in Western Europe and Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediter ...

'' (Draparnaud, 1801) * '' Rupestrella rhodia'' (J. R. Roth, 1839) Enidae * '' Buliminus carneus'' (Pfeiffer, 1846) * '' Euchondrus ledereri'' (Pfeiffer, 1868) * '' Euchondrus limbodentatus'' (Mousson, 1854)Mousson, A. 1854. Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles, recueillies par M. le Prof. Bellardi dans un voyage en Orient. - Mittheilungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich 3 (8): 362-402. * '' Euchondrus nucifragus'' (Pfeiffer, 1848) * '' Euchondrus parreyssi'' (Pfeiffer, 1846) * '' Multidentula lamellifera'' (Rossmässler, 1858) * '' Multidentula stylus'' (Pfeiffer, 1848) * '' Paramastus cyprius'' Zilch, 1951 * '' Turanena katerinae'' E. Gittenberger, 1996 * '' Zebrina fasciolata'' (Olivier, 1801)

Clausiliidae Clausiliidae, also known by their common name the door snails, are a taxonomic family of small, very elongate, mostly left-handed, air-breathing land snails, sinistral terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). Mollusca ...

* '' Albinaria alajana cypria'' Nordsieck, 1993 * '' Albinaria greeni'' Tomlin, 1935 ** ''Albinaria greeni amorosa'' H. Nordsieck, 2021 ** ''Albinaria greeni greeni'' Tomlin, 1935 * '' Albinaria mavromoustakisi'' Brandt, 1961 * '' Albinaria rollei'' (Boettger, 1896) * '' Albinaria saxatilis'' (Pfeiffer, 1846)Pfeiffer, L. 1846. Symbolae ad historiam heliceorum. Sectio tertia. - pp. 1-100. Cassellis. (Th. Fischer). ** ''Albinaria saxatilis avia'' (Charpentier, 1852) ** ''Albinaria saxatilis saxatilis'' (Pfeiffer, 1846) * '' Albinaria virgo'' (Mousson, 1854) * '' Elia moesta'' (Rossmässler, 1839)

Punctidae Punctidae, common name the "dot snails" or "pinhead snails", is a family of minute air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the informal group Sigmurethra (according to the taxonomy of the Ga ...

* '' Paralaoma servilis'' (Shuttleworth, 1852) * '' Punctum pygmaeum'' (Draparnaud, 1801)

Oxychilidae Oxychilidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Gastrodontoidea. Distribution The distribution of Oxychilidae includes the Nearctic, western- Palearctic, eastern-P ...

* '' Carpathica cretica'' (Forcart, 1950) * '' Daudebardia rufa'' (Draparnaud, 1805) * '' Eopolita protensa'' (A. Férussac, 1832) * '' Mediterranea hydatina'' (Rossmässler, 1838) * '' Oxychilus camelinus'' (Bourguignat, 1852) * '' Oxychilus cyprius'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1847) * '' Oxychilus mavromoustakisi'' (F. Haas, 1934)Haas, F. 1934. Über einige Landschnecken von Zypern. - Senckenbergiana 16 (1): 16-21. Frankfurt am Main. Pristilomatidae * '' Gollumia torumbilicata'' Schütt, 2001 * '' Vitrea contracta'' (Westerlund, 1871) * '' Vitrea cyprina'' Westerlund, 1902

Agriolimacidae ''Agriolimacidae'' is a family of small and medium-sized land slugs, or shell-less snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks. Distribution Distribution of Limacidae is Holarctic, this include: Nearctic, western Palearctic and eastern Pal ...

* '' Deroceras berytensis'' (Bourguignat, 1852)Katerina Vardinoyannis, Simon Demetropoulos, Moissis Mylonas, Kostas A.Triantis, Christodoulos Makris, Gabriel Georgiou, Andrzej Wiktor & Andreas Demetropoulos (2012). "Terrestrial slugs (Gastropoda, Pulmonata) in the NATURA 2000 areas of Cyprus island".

ZooKeys ''ZooKeys'' is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal covering zoological taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeography. It was established in 2008 and the editor-in-chief is Terry Erwin (Smithsonian Institution). It is published by Pensoft P ...

174: 63–77. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.174.2474 * '' Deroceras chrysorroyatissensis'' Rähle, 1984 * '' Deroceras famagustensis'' Rähle, 1991 Limacidae * '' Limacus flavus'' (Linnaeus, 1758)

Milacidae Milacidae is a family of air-breathing, keeled, land slugs. These are shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Parmacelloidea. This family has no subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocro ...

* '' Milax barypus'' Bourguignat, 1866 * '' Milax riedeli'' Wiktor, 1986 * '' Tandonia sowerbyi'' (A. Férussac, 1823)

Achatinidae Achatinidae (New Latin, from Greek "''agate''") is a family of medium to large sized tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks from Africa. Well known species include ''Achatina achatina'' the Giant African Snail, and ''Liss ...

* '' Rumina saharica'' Pallary, 1901 Ferrusaciidae * '' Calaxis hierosolymarum'' (J. R. Roth, 1855) (occasionally as '' Calaxis cypria'' (Kobelt, 1896)) * '' Cecilioides acicula'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * '' Cecilioides tumulorum'' (Bourguignat, 1856) * '' Hohenwartiana hohenwarti'' (Rossmässler, 1839) Geomitridae * '' Candidula syrensis'' (Pfeiffer, 1846) * '' Cochlicella acuta'' (Muller, 1774) * '' Cochlicella conoidea'' (Draparnaud, 1801) * '' Helicella juglans'' Gittenberger, 1991 * '' Helicopsis filimargo'' (Krynicki, 1833) * '' Helicopsis cypriola'' (Westerlund, 1889)Gittenberger, E. On Cyprian Helicellinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda Pulmonata: Helicidae), making a new start. Zool. Med. Leiden 65 (7), 31.vii.1991:99-128, figs. 1-47. * '' Microxeromagna armillata'' (Lowe, 1852) * '' Pseudoxerophila confusa'' Gittenberger, 1991 * '' Trochoidea liebetruti'' (Albers, 1852) * '' Trochoidea pyramidata'' (Draparnaud, 1805) * '' Xerocrassa carinatoglobosa'' (Haas, 1934) * '' Xerocrassa cretica'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1841) * '' Xerocrassa nicosiana'' (Gittenberger, 1991) * '' Xeromunda candiota'' (Mousson, 1854) * '' Xeropicta akrotirica'' Gittenberger, 1991 * '' Xeropicta krynickii'' (Krynicki, 1833) (including ''Ceropicta smyrnocretica'' and ''Xeropicta vestalis'') * '' Xeropicta ledereri'' (Pfeiffer, 1856) ** ''Xeropicta ledereri ledereri'' (Pfeiffer, 1856) ** ''Xeropicta ledereri mavromoustakisi'' (Haas, 1933) * '' Xeropicta mesopotamica'' (Mousson, 1874) * '' Xerotricha apicina'' (Lamarck, 1822) * '' Xerotricha conspurcata'' (Draparnaud, 1801) Hygromiidae * '' Metafruticicola berytensis'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1841) * '' Metafruticicola nicosianus'' (Mousson, 1854) * '' Monacha syriaca'' (Ehrenberg, 1831)

Helicidae Helicidae is a large, diverse family (biology), family of small to large, air-breathing land snails, sometimes called the "typical snails." A number of species in this family are valued as food items, including ''Cornu aspersum'' (formerly ''Heli ...

* '' Cantareus apertus'' (Born, 1778) * ''

Cornu aspersum ''Cornu aspersum'' (syn. ''Cryptomphalus aspersus''), known by the common name garden snail, is a species of land snail in the family Helicidae, which includes some of the most familiar land snails. Of all terrestrial molluscs, this species may ...

'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * '' Eobania vermiculata'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * '' Assyriella bellardii'' (Mousson, 1854) * '' Helix cincta'' O. F. Müller, 1758Eike Neubert (2014). "Revision of ''Helix'' LINNAEUS, 1758 in its eastern Mediterranean distribution area, and reassignment of ''Helix godetiana'' KOBELT, 1878 to ''Maltzanella'' HESSE, 1917 (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Helicidae)". Contributions to Natural History 26: 1–200. * '' Helix nucula'' Mousson, 1854 (occasionally as ''Helix texta'') * ''

Levantina spiriplana ''Levantina'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicinae of the family Helicidae, the typical snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Levantina Kobelt, 1871. Accessed throug ...

'' (Olivier, 1801) * '' Theba pisana'' (O. F. Müller, 1774)

Polygyridae Polygyridae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Polygyridae Pilsbry, 1895. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...

* '' Polygyra cereolus'' (Megerle von Mühlfeldt, 1818)

Trissexodontidae Trissexodontidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). This family has no subfamilies. The fami ...

* '' Caracollina lenticula'' (Michaud, 1831)

Freshwater bivalves

Freshwater bivalves in Cyprus include:

Sphaeriidae Sphaeriidae is a family of small to minute freshwater bivalve molluscs in the order Sphaeriida. In the US, they are commonly known as pea clams or fingernail clams. Heard, William H. 1977. Reproduction of fingernail clams (Sphaeriidae: ''Sphae ...

* '' Pisidium casertanum'' (Poli 1795)

References

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Freshwater gastropods

Land gastropods

Freshwater bivalves

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