Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...
is a list of the
mollusc
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 est ...
s that live in Germany, except for the marine (
saltwater
Saline water (more commonly known as salt water) is water that contains a high concentration of dissolved salts (mainly sodium chloride). On the United States Geological Survey (USGS) salinity scale, saline water is saltier than brackish water, ...
) species. In other words, this list includes the land snails and slugs, the freshwater snails and the freshwater clams and mussels.
There are 390 species (including subspecies) of
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 ...
living in the wild in
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...
. In addition there is at least 1 gastropod species that lives only in
greenhouse
A greenhouse (also called a glasshouse, or, if with sufficient heating, a hothouse) is a structure with walls and roof made chiefly of transparent material, such as glass, in which plants requiring regulated climatic conditions are grown.These ...
s.
There are ??? species of
gastropods
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. The ...
(69 species of
freshwater gastropod
Freshwater snails are gastropod mollusks which live in fresh water. There are many different families. They are found throughout the world in various habitats, ranging from ephemeral pools to the largest lakes, and from small seeps and sprin ...
s, ??? species of land gastropods) and 36 species of
bivalves
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...
living in the wild.
There are 8 introduced species of gastropods (7 freshwater and 1 land species) and 1 species of non-indigenous bivalve living in the wild in Germany. That makes a total of 8 freshwater non-indigenous species of wild molluscs.
;Summary table of number of species
There are only orders, families and species in the list. The German name is in brackets. Non-indigenous species only occurring greenhouses in Germany are noted separately, below the list.
Main source for the list of freshwater species is book Süsswassermollusken by Glöer & Meier-Brook.
Theodoxus danubialis
''Theodoxus danubialis'' is a species of small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites. The species is considered as endangered in Germany, Austria and in the Czech Republic.
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Theodoxus fluviatilis
''Theodoxus fluviatilis'', common name the river nerite, is a species of small freshwater and brackish water snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.Neubauer, Thomas A. (2014). '' ...
Theodoxus transversalis
The striped nerite, scientific name ''Theodoxus transversalis'', is a species of small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.
Distribution
The distribution of this species is Da ...
Viviparus ater
''Viviparus'', common name the river snails, is a genus of large, freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks.Bouchet, P. (2014). Viviparus Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.ma ...
'' (Christofori & Jan)
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Viviparus acerosus
''Viviparus acerosus'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae, the river snails.
Distribution
The distribution of this species is Danubian.
It is found in Austria, Bulgar ...
'' (Bourguignat, 1862)
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Viviparus contectus
''Viviparus contectus'', common name Lister's river snail, is a species of large, freshwater snail with an operculum and a gill, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae, the river snails.
Distribution
This species is palaearcti ...
'' (Millet, 1813)
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Viviparus viviparus
''Viviparus viviparus'' is a species of large freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae, the river snails. This species is a viviparous (ovoviviparous) snail.
Description
The height ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) - and ''
Viviparus viviparus penthicus
''Viviparus'', common name the river snails, is a genus of large, freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks.Bouchet, P. (2014). Viviparus Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://ww ...
'' (Servain, 1884)
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, ...
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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 ...
'' (Gray, 1843) - non-indigenous
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Bythiospeum acicula
''Bythiospeum acicula'' is a species of very small freshwater snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae
Hydrobiidae, commonly known as mud snails, is a large cosmopolitan family of very small ...
'' (Held, 1838)
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Bythiospeum quenstedti
''Bythiospeum quenstedti'' is a species of very small freshwater snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae
Hydrobiidae, commonly known as mud snails, is a large cosmopolitan family of very sma ...
'' (von Wiedersheim, 1873)
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Bythiospeum sandbergeri
''Bythiospeum sandbergeri'' is a species of very small freshwater snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae
Hydrobiidae, commonly known as mud snails, is a large cosmopolitan family of very sm ...
'' (Flach, 1886)
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Sadleriana bavarica
''Sadleriana'' is a genus of small freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Sadleriana'' include:
* '' Sadleriana bavarica'' Boeters, 1989
* '' Sadleriana bulgarica'' (A. ...
'' Boeters, 1989
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Avenionia roberti
''Avenionia roberti'' is a species of minute freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.
Distribution and conservation status
''A. roberti'' occurs in Germany, wher ...
'' Boeters, 1967
Lithoglyphidae
Lithoglyphidae is a family of small freshwater snails with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks.
This family is in the superfamily Truncatelloidea and in the clade Littorinimorpha (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by ...
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Lithoglyphus naticoides
''Lithoglyphus naticoides'' , the gravel snail, is a species of small or minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Lithoglyphidae.
''Lithoglyphus naticoides'' is the type species of the genus ''Lith ...
'' (C. Pfeiffer, 1828)
Amnicolidae
Amnicolidae is a family of small freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Rissooidea.
This family is in the clade Littorinimorpha (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & R ...
Bythinella austriaca
''Bythinella austriaca'' is a species of very small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Amnicolidae.
Distribution
The distribution of this species is Carpathian ( eastern alpine and Carpathian).
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Bithyniidae
Bithyniidae is a family of small freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Bithyniidae Gray, 1857. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...
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Bithynia leachii
''Bithynia leachii'' is species of small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic prosobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae.
Distribution
It is a Palearctic species found in North Africa and Europe to East Siberia.
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'' (Sheppard, 1823)
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Bithynia tentaculata
''Bithynia tentaculata'', common names the mud bithynia or common bithynia, or faucet snailKipp R. M. & Benson A. (2008). ''Bithynia tentaculata''. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL. https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/Fac ...
Valvatidae
''Valvatidae'', the valve snails, is a taxonomic family of very small freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks.
Taxonomy
The family Valvatidae has no subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet ...
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Borysthenia naticina
''Borysthenia naticina'' is a species of small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Valvatidae, the valve snails.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pontic and Baltic regions as follow ...
Valvata cristata
''Valvata cristata'' is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Valvatidae, the valve snails.
Distribution
* Czech Republic - Bohemia and Moravia Horsák M., Juřičko ...
'' O.F. Müller, 1774
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Valvata macrostoma
''Valvata macrostoma'', also known as the large mouthed valve snail, is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Valvatidae, the valve snails.
Distribution
This species occurs in the ...
Valvata studeri
''Valvata studeri'' is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Valvatidae
''Valvatidae'', the valve snails, is a taxonomic family of very small freshwater snails with an opercul ...
'' Boeters & Falkner, 1998
Acroloxidae
Acroloxidae, commonly known as river limpets, are a taxonomic family of very small, freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod limpet-like mollusks with a simple flattened conical shell in the clade Hygrophila.
Acroloxidae is the only fami ...
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Acroloxus lacustris
''Acroloxus lacustris'', or the lake limpet, is a small freshwater limpet or snail, a species of aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Acroloxidae.
Description
The 4–7 mm. (7 mm long, 3 mm wide and 2 mm high) shell is l ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
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 ...
Stagnicola corvus
''Stagnicola corvus'' is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.
Distribution
This species is found in the Czech Republic, Horsák M., Juřičková L., Beran ...
Stagnicola palustris
''Stagnicola palustris'' is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.
Taxonomy
''Stagnicola turricula'' is a synonym of ''Stagnicola palustris'', because they ...
Omphiscola glabra
''Omphiscola glabra'' (Synonym: Stagnicola glaber (O. F. Müller, 1774)) is a species of small to medium-size, air-breathing, freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae.Glöer P. (2002). Überfamilie Lymnae ...
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Radix ampla
''Ampullaceana ampla'' is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Ampullaceana ampla (W. Hartmann, 1821). Accessed through: ...
'' (Hartmann, 1821)
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Radix auricularia
''Radix auricularia'', the big-ear radix, is a species of medium-sized freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae.Neubauer, Thomas A.; Rosenberg, G.; Gofas, S. (2014). Radix auricularia (Linnaeus, 1758). A ...
Radix ovata
''Radix balthica'', common name the wandering snail, is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.Neubauer, Thomas A.; Rosenberg, G.; Gofas, S. (2014). Rad ...
'' (Draparnaud, 1805)
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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 Asia. ...
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. Physidae ...
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Aplexa hypnorum
''Aplexa hypnorum'', or by the common name, the moss bladder snail, is a species of small air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Physidae, a family which are sometimes known as the bladder snails ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Physa fontinalis
''Physa fontinalis'', common name the common bladder snail, is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Physidae. The shells of species in the genus ''Physa'' are left-handed or sinistral.
Desc ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
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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 snai ...
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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Planorbis carinatus
''Planorbis carinatus'' is species of air-breathing freshwater snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails.
Description
The width of shell of this species is 9–15 mm. The shell has a noticeable ...
'' O. F. Müller, 1774
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Planorbis planorbis
''Planorbis planorbis'' is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.Neubauer, Thomas A. (2014). ''Planorbis'' (''Planorbis'') ''planorbis'' (Linnaeus, 1758). Acces ...
Anisus leucostoma
''Anisus leucostoma'' is a European species of small air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.
Taxonomy
Glöer (2002) Glöer P. (2002). ''Die Süßwasserga ...
'' (Millet, 1813)
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Anisus spirorbis
''Anisus spirorbis'' is a species of small freshwater air-breathing snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Anisus spirorbis (Linnaeus, 1758). Access ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Anisus vortex
''Anisus vortex'' is a species of small freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2014). Anisus vortex (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of M ...
Gyraulus crista
''Gyraulus crista'', commonly called the Nautilus ramshorn, is a minute species of freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.
Subspecies
Subspecies include:
* ''Gyraulus crist ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Gyraulus chinensis
''Gyraulus chinensis'' is a species of small freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.
Distribution
This species is native to Asia.
The non-indigenous distribution for thi ...
'' (Dunker, 1848) - non-indigenous, in
Magdeburg
Magdeburg (; nds, label=Low Saxon, Meideborg ) is the capital and second-largest city of the German state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is situated at the Elbe river.
Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archdiocese of Magdebu ...
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Gyraulus laevis
''Gyraulus laevis'' is a small species of freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.
Distribution
Found mainly in the northern parts of Europe East to Siberia and north-east A ...
Gyraulus riparius
''Gyraulus riparius'' is a species of small freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.
Distribution
The distribution of this species is Holarctic:
* Germany - critically end ...
Planorbarius corneus
''Planorbarius corneus'', common name the great ramshorn, is a relatively large species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails, or planorbids, which all ha ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Planorbella duryi
''Planorbella duryi'', common name the Seminole rams-horn, is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails. The species is endemic to Florida and is found freque ...
'' (Wetherby, 1879) - non-indigenous, one appearance in
Rhineland
The Rhineland (german: Rheinland; french: Rhénanie; nl, Rijnland; ksh, Rhingland; Latinised name: ''Rhenania'') is a loosely defined area of Western Germany along the Rhine, chiefly its middle section.
Term
Historically, the Rhinelands ...
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.
Desc ...
'' O.F. Müller, 1774
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Ferrissia fragilis
''Ferrissia californica'' is a species of small freshwater limpet, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ferrissia californica (Rowell, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...
'' (Tryon, 1863) - non-indigenous
Land gastropods
Aciculidae
The Aciculidae are a family of minute land snails which have opercula (an operculum is a little door that closes the shell when the animal retracts into it). In other words, Aciculidae are terrestrial operculate gastropods.
Even though Aciculid ...
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Acicula fusca
''Acicula fusca'' is a species of land snail in the family Aciculidae. It is known by the common name point snail. It is native to Europe, where it occurs in Britain, Ireland, France south to the Basses Pyrénées, Spain, Belgium, and north ...
Platyla gracilis
''Platyla gracilis'' is a species of gastropod belonging to the family Aciculidae.
The species is found in Central Europe.
The species has cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a ...
'' (Clessin, 1877)
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Platyla polita
''Platyla polita'' is a species of very small land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Aciculidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Platyla polita (W. Hartmann, 1840). Accessed through: ...
Cochlostomatidae
Cochlostomatinae are a family of small land snails which have operculums and gills. These are terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cyclophoroidea.Bouchet, P. (2015). Cochlostomatidae Kobelt, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of ...
Pomatiidae
The family Pomatiidae is a taxonomic family of small operculate land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks that can be found over the warmer parts of the Old World. In the older literature, this family is designated as Pomatiasidae.
This famil ...
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Pomatias elegans
''Pomatias elegans'', common name the round-mouthed snail, is a species of small land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiidae within the superfamily Littorinoidea, the winkles and their allies.
This ...
'' (O.F. Müller, 1774)
Assimineidae
Assimineidae is a family of minute snails, also known as palmleaf snails, with an operculum, gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the superfamily Rissoidae. Many of these very small snails live in intermediate habitats, being amphibious betwee ...
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Assiminea grayana
''Assiminea grayana'', common name the "dun sentinel", is a species of very small (4–6 mm.) salt marsh snail, a terrestrial (or marine gastropod mollusk in the family Assimineidae.
Habitat
This species lives in habitats that are interme ...
'' Fleming, 1828
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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Myosotella myosotis
''Myosotella myosotis'', common name the mouse ear snail, is a European species of small salt marsh snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ellobiidae.
Description
For terms see gastropod shell.
The shell is yellow ...
Carychium minimum
''Carychium minimum'' is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ellobiidae.
Description
The width of the shell is 0.9-1.1 mm. The height of the shell is 1.6-2.2 mm. It ...
'' O.F. Müller, 1774
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Carychium tridentatum
''Carychium tridentatum'' is a species of minute air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ellobiidae.
Description
The shell is 1.8-2.3 mm high x 0.8-0.9mm. wide. The shell is more slender than ...
'' (Risso, 1826)
Succineidae
Succineidae are a family of small to medium-sized, air-breathing land snails (and slugs), terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Succineoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Succineidae Beck, 1837. Accessed through: ...
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Oxyloma elegans
''Oxyloma elegans'' is a species of small European land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Succineidae, the amber snails.
Description
The shell usually has fewer than 3 whorls. The body whorl is very large a ...
'' (Risso, 1826)
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Oxyloma sarsii
''Oxyloma sarsii'' is a species of small European land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Succineidae, the amber snails.
Description
Only reliably separated from the very similar '' Oxyloma elegans'' by dis ...
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 ...
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)
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Cochlicopa lubricella
''Cochlicopa lubricella'' is a European species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlicopidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlicopa lubricella (Porro, 1838). Accessed thr ...
Chondrinidae
Chondrinidae is a family of mostly minute air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the order Pulmonata.
Anatomy
In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 30 (according to the values i ...
Lauriidae
Lauriidae is a family of land snails. It is classified within the informal group Orthurethra, itself belonging to the clade Stylommatophora within the clade Eupulmonata (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005) ...
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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 ...
'' (da Costa, 1778)
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 ...
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Orcula dolium
''Orcula dolium'' is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orculidae.
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Orcula dolium (Draparnaud, 1801). Accessed through: World Regis ...
Sphyradium doliolum
''Sphyradium doliolum'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orculidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Sphyradium doliolum (Bruguière, 1792). Accessed through: World Regis ...
'' (Bruguière, 1792)
Pupillidae
Pupillidae is a family of mostly minute, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pupillidae W. Turton, 1831. Accessed through: ...
Pupilla muscorum
''Pupilla muscorum'', commonly known as the Moss Chrysalis snail or widespread column, is a species of minute air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Pupillidae.
Taxonomy
A variety ...
Pyramidulidae
Pyramidulidae is a family (biology), family of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pyramidulidae Kennard & B. B. W ...
Truncatellinidae
Truncatellinidae is a family of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs or micromollusks in the superfamily Chondrinoidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Truncatellinidae Steenberg, 1925. Accessed ...
Truncatellina costulata
''Truncatellina costulata'' is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Truncatellinidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in:
* Czech Republic - in Bohemia and in Moravia. Hor ...
'' (Nilsson, 1823)
* ''
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) ...
'' (A. Férussac, 1807)
* ''
Truncatellina monodon
''Truncatellina'' is a genus of very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Truncatellinidae.MolluscaBase (2018). Truncatellina R. T. Lowe, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
'' (Held, 1837)
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 ...
* ''
Acanthinula aculeata
''Acanthinula aculeata'' is a species of minute, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Valloniidae.
Description
For terms see gastropod shell.
The
1.9-2.1 mm. shell is sligh ...
'' (O.F. Müller, 1774)
* ''
Spermodea lamellata
''Spermodea lamellata'' is a species of minute European land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc, or micromollusc, in the family Valloniidae.
Description
For terms see gastropod shell''.
The 2-2.2 mm x 2-2.2 mm shell has a char ...
'' Jeffreys, 1830
* ''
Vallonia costata
''Vallonia costata'' is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Valloniidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vallonia costata (O. F. Müller, 1774). Accessed through: World Re ...
Vallonia enniensis
''Vallonia enniensis'' is a species of minute land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Valloniidae.Helix pulchella var. enniensis Gredler, 1856 · unaccepted (original combination and rank)
Distri ...
'' (Gredler, 1856)
* ''
Vallonia excentrica
''Vallonia excentrica'', common name the eccentric vallonia, is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Valloniidae.Marshall, B. (2014). Vallonia excentrica Sterki, 1893. Acces ...
'' Sterki 1893
* ''
Vallonia pulchella
''Vallonia pulchella'', common name the lovely vallonia, is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Valloniidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vallo ...
Vertiginidae
Vertiginidae, common name the whorl snails, is a family of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs or micromollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.
Distribution
The distribution of the Vertiginidae is in the ...
Vertigo angustior
''Vertigo angustior'', the narrow-mouthed whorl snail, is a species of minute land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Vertiginidae, the whorl snails.
MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Verti ...
Vertigo genesii
''Vertigo genesii'', common name the round-mouthed whorl snail, is a species of minute air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk, mollusc or micromollusk, micromollusc in the family Vertiginidae, th ...
'' (Gredler, 1856)* - extinct
* ''
Vertigo geyeri
''Vertigo geyeri'' is a species of minute air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Vertiginidae, the whorl snails. The specific name ''geyeri'' is in honor of German zoologist David Geyer ...
Vertigo moulinsiana
Desmoulin's whorl snail (''Vertigo moulinsiana'') is a species of minute air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Vertiginidae, the whorl snails.
This species was named in honor of th ...
Enidae
Enidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Enidae B. B. Woodward, 1903 (1880). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies ...
* ''
Ena montana
''Ena montana'' is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Enidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Ena montana (Draparnaud, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...
Merdigera obscura
''Merdigera obscura'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Enidae.
Distribution and habitat
This species is present in north-western Africa and in most of Europe from Portugal to R ...
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 ...
* ''
Alinda biplicata
''Alinda biplicata'',Kantor Yu I., Vinarski M. V., Schileyko A. A. & Sysoev A. V. (published online on March 2, 2010). "Catalogue of the continental mollusks of Russia and adjacent territories". http://www.ruthenica.com/documents/Continental_Russ ...
Clausilia pumila
''Clausilia pumila'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in:
* Czech Republic
* Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukra ...
Cochlodina laminata
''Cochlodina laminata'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cochlodina A. Férussa ...
Ferussaciidae
Ferussaciidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinoidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Ferussaciidae Bourguignat, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...
* ''
Cecilioides acicula
''Cecilioides acicula'', common name the "blind snail" or "blind awlsnail", is a species of very small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ferussaciidae.
This is a subterranean species.
Desc ...
Discidae
Discidae is a taxonomic family of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Punctoidea.
Genera
The family Discidae has no subfamilies. Genera within the family Discidae include:
* ''Anguispira'' Morse, ...
Discus rotundatus
''Discus rotundatus'', common name rotund disc, is a species of small, air-breathing, land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Discidae, the disk snails.
Description
The shells of ''Discus rotundatus'' in the adult st ...
Helicodiscidae
Helicodiscidae is a family of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Punctoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
Genera
Genera within the family i ...
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 ...
Punctum pygmaeum
''Punctum pygmaeum'' is a species of very small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Punctidae, the dot snails.
Shell description
For terms see gastropod shell.
The shell is very small, 1.2-1. ...
'' (Draparnaud, 1801)
Gastrodontidae
Gastrodontidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Gastrodontoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaB ...
* ''
Zonitoides arboreus
''Zonitoides arboreus'', commonly known as the quick gloss snail, is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrodontidae.
Distribution
The native distribution of ''Z. arboreus'' ...
'' (Say, 1816)* - non-indigenous
* ''
Zonitoides excavatus
''Zonitoides excavatus'' is a European species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrodontidae.
Distribution
Distribution of ''Zonitoides excavatus'' include:
* British Isles: Great ...
'' (Alder, 1830)
* ''
Zonitoides nitidus
''Zonitoides nitidus'' (sometimes ''Zonitoides nitida'') is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Gastrodontidae.
''Zonitoides nitidus'' is the type species of the genus '' Zonito ...
'' (O.F. Müller, 1774)
Euconulidae
Euconulidae is a taxonomic family of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the superfamily Trochomorphoidea.
This land snail family is closely allied to the Zonitidae, the glass sna ...
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 ...
Oxychilus navarricus
''Oxychilus navarricus'', before 2002 known as ''Oxychilus helveticus'' (Blum, 1881), is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Oxychilidae, the glass snails.
Description
For terms se ...
'' (Bourguignat, 1870)
Pristilomatidae
Pristilomatidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Gastrodontoidea.
According to the 2005 taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi these snails belong to the "limacoid ...
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 ...
Zonitidae
Zonitidae, common name the true glass snails, are a family of mostly rather small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Zonitoidea.
Zonitidae is the only family in the superfamily Zonitoidea ...
* ''
Aegopis verticillus
''Aegopis verticillus'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Zonitidae
Zonitidae, common name the true glass snails, are a family of mostly rather small, air-breathing land sn ...
'' (Lamarck, 1822)
Limacidae
Limacidae, also known by their common name the keelback slugs, are a taxonomic family of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Limacoidea.
Distribution
The distr ...
Bielzia coerulans
''Bielzia coerulans'', commonly known as the Carpathian blue slug or simply the blue slug, is a species of very large land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod in the family Limacidae, the keelback slugs.
Taxonomy
''Bielzia coerulans'' wa ...
Lehmannia marginata
''Lehmannia marginata'' is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Limacidae. Sometimes classified in the genus ''Limax'', the species is distinct in its ecology, and its nearly transpare ...
Limacus flavus
''Limacus flavus'', known commonly as the cellar slug, the yellow slug, or the tawny garden slug, is a medium to large species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Limacidae.MolluscaBase (2019). ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''
Limacus maculatus
''Limacus maculatus'', the green cellar slug or Irish yellow slug, is a species of slug native to the Caucasus and Black Sea coast. It has also been introduced to a number of northern European countries. In its introduced range the species is oft ...
'' (Kaleniczenko 1851)* - non-indigenous
* ''
Limax cinereoniger
''Limax cinereoniger'' is a large species of air-breathing land slug in the terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk family Limacidae, the keelback slugs. This is the largest land slug species in the world.Limax maximus'' Linnaeus, 1758
* '' Malacolimax tenellus'' (O.F. Müller, 1774)
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 laeve
''Deroceras laeve'', the marsh slug, is a species of small air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Agriolimacidae.
Distribution
The distribution of ''Deroceras laeve'' was originally Palearctic, from ...
'' (O.F. Müller, 1774)
* ''
Deroceras reticulatum
''Deroceras reticulatum'', common names the "grey field slug" and "grey garden slug", is a species of small air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Agriolimacidae. This species is an important agricul ...
Boettgerillidae
''Boettgerilla'' is a genus of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Boettgerillidae.
The generic name ''Boettgerilla'' is named after the German malacologist Oskar Boettger.
Taxonomy
''Boettger ...
* ''
Boettgerilla pallens
''Boettgerilla pallens'', common name the worm slug, is a European species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Boettgerillidae.
Distribution
The type locality of ''Boettgerilla pallens'' is Gu ...
'' Simroth, 1912
Vitrinidae
Vitrinidae is a family of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Limacoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBa ...
Semilimax kotulae
''Hessemilimax kotulae'' is a species of air-breathing land snail in the family Vitrinidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in:
* Czech Republic
* Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It i ...
Vitrina pellucida
''Vitrina pellucida'' is species of small land snail, a terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Vitrinidae, the glass snails.
Description
This species is a 'semi-slug' with a flattened, globular shell. The ...
'' (O.F. Müller, 1774)
* ''
Vitrinobrachium breve
''Vitrinobrachium'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Vitrinidae.
The species of this genus are found in Central Europe.
Species:
*''Vitrinobrachium baccettii
''Vitrinobrachium'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family ...
Arion ater
Arion (; grc-gre, Ἀρίων; fl. c. 700 BC) was a kitharode in ancient Greece, a Dionysiac poet credited with inventing the dithyramb. The islanders of Lesbos claimed him as their native son, but Arion found a patron in Periander, tyrant ...
Arion distinctus
''Arion distinctus'' is a species of air-breathing land slug in the family Arionidae, sometimes known as the roundback slugs. It is a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc. Several vernacular names exist, but it is unclear if they are much ...
Arion hortensis
''Arion hortensis'', also known by its common name the "garden slug", "small striped slug" or "black field slug" is a species of small air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae, the roundback ...
'' (Férussac, 1819)
* ''
Arion intermedius
''Arion intermedius'' is a species of land slug in the family Arionidae, the roundback slugs. It is known commonly as the hedgehog slug,Arion lusitanicus
''Arion lusitanicus'', also known by its common name Portuguese slug, is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae.
Distribution
''Arion lusitanicus'' is endemic to forests of the ...
'' auct. non Mabille, 1868 - non-indigenous
* ''
Arion rufus
The red slug (''Arion rufus''), also known as the large red slug,Arion silvaticus
''Arion silvaticus'' is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae.
Description
Note. In slugs it is often difficult to establish good criteria for identifying species using exte ...
'' Lohmander, 1937
* ''
Arion simrothi
''Arion simrothi'' is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae, the round-back slugs.
Distribution
This species is found only in Germany
Germany,, officially the Fed ...
'' Künkel, 1909
* ''
Arion subfuscus
''Arion subfuscus'' is a species of land slug. It forms a species complex
In biology, a species complex is a group of closely related organisms that are so similar in appearance and other features that the boundaries between them are often u ...
'' (Draparnaud, 1805)
Camaenidae
Camaenidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea, the typical snails and their allies. This is one of the most diverse families in the clade Stylommatophora.
These ...
* ''
Fruticicola fruticum
''Fruticicola fruticum'' is a species of medium-sized, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Camaenidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Fruticicola fruticum (Müller, 1774). Accessed throug ...
'' (O.F. Müller, 1774)
Geomitridae
Geomitridae is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic Family (biology), family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, Terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). M ...
Cernuella neglecta
''Cernuella neglecta'', the dune snail, is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Geomitridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Cernuella neglecta (Draparnaud, 1805). Accessed t ...
Helicella itala
''Helicella itala'' is a species of medium-sized, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helicella itala (Linn ...
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 ...
Caucasotachea vindobonensis
''Caucasotachea vindobonensis'' is a species of medium-sized air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod in the family Helicidae.
The scientific name is derived from the Celtic settlement Vindobona, now known as Vienna, the cap ...
Cepaea hortensis
The white-lipped snail or garden banded snail, scientific name ''Cepaea hortensis'', is a medium-sized species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Helicidae. It is a close rel ...
'' (O.F. Müller, 1774)
* ''
Cepaea nemoralis
The grove snail, brown-lipped snail or Lemon snail (''Cepaea nemoralis'') is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cepaea nemoralis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed thr ...
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 ...
Helix pomatia
''Helix pomatia'', common names the Roman snail, Burgundy snail, or escargot, is a species of large, edible, air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod terrestrial mollusc in the family Helicidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. ...
Theba pisana
''Theba pisana'', common names the white garden snail, sand hill snail, white Italian snail, Mediterranean coastal snail, and simply just the Mediterranean snail, is an edible species of medium-sized, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmon ...
'' (O.F. Müller, 1774)* - non-indigenous
Helicodontidae
Helicodontidae 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). MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. He ...
Hygromiidae
Hygromiidae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea. Helicellidae Ihering, 1909
Anatomy
Some snails in genera within this family create ...
Hygromia cinctella
''Hygromia cinctella'', known commonly as the girdled snail, is a small European species of air-breathing land snail, native to the Mediterranean region, that belongs to the terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk subfamily Hygromiinae of the ...
'' (Draparnaud, 1801) - non-indigenous
* ''
Monacha cantiana
''Monacha cantiana'', common name the "Kentish snail" or "Kentish garden snail", is a species of medium-sized air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.
Dist ...
'' (Montagu, 1803)
* ''
Monacha cartusiana
''Monacha cartusiana'' is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.Helix cartusiana var. depressa Caziot, 1909 (invalid; preoccupied)
Mon ...
'' (O.F. Müller, 1774)
* ''
Monacha claustralis
''Monacha'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Trochulininae Lindholm, 1927 of the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Mo ...
Petasina edentula
''Petasina edentula'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs o ...
'' (Draparnaud, 1805)
* ''
Petasina unidentata
''Petasina unidentata'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae
Hygromiidae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pul ...
'' (Draparnaud, 1805)
* ''
Plicuteria lubomirskii
''Plicuteria lubomirski'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.
Taxonomy
The spelling of the name is currently disputed. In the ori ...
Trochulus hispidus
''Trochulus hispidus'', previously known as ''Trichia hispida'', common name, the "hairy snail", is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. ...
Margaritifera margaritifera
The freshwater pearl mussel (''Margaritifera margaritifera'') is an endangered species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Margaritiferidae.
Although the name "freshwater pearl mussel" is often used for this species, ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
Unionidae
The Unionidae are a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionida, the bivalve molluscs sometimes known as river mussels, or simply as unionids.
The range of distribution for this family is world-wide. It is at its most diverse ...
* ''
Unio crassus
''Unio crassus'', the thick shelled river mussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Unio crassus Philipsson, 1788. Accessed through: ...
Anodonta anatina
''Anodonta'' is a genus of freshwater mussels in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
Species
Species in this genus include:
* '' Anodonta anatina'' Linné, 1758 – duck mussel
* ''Anodonta beringiana'' Middendorff, 1851 – Yukon ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''
Anodonta cygnea
The swan mussel, ''Anodonta cygnea'', is a large species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
Because of its morphological variability and its wide range of distribution, there are over ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''
Pseudanodonta complanata
The depressed river mussel or compressed river mussel, ''Pseudanodonta complanata'', is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. The species name comes from the flattened shape o ...
Sinanodonta woodiana
''Sinanodonta woodiana'', the Chinese pond mussel, Eastern Asiatic freshwater clam or swan-mussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
Distribution
* indigenous in Eastern A ...
'' (Lea, 1834) - non-indigenous
Corbiculidae
The Corbiculidae are a family of clams in the mollusc order Venerida. They are known commonly as basket clams. The family name comes from the root ''corbus'' ("basket"), and was inspired by the concentric ribbing of the shells.Glaubrecht, M., et ...
* ''
Corbicula fluminalis
''Corbicula fluminalis'' is a species of freshwater clam, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Cyrenidae. This species is distinct from, but often confused with, the rather similar species ''Corbicula fluminea''. Even though both species ...
'' (O. F. Müller, 1774)
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Corbicula fluminea
''Corbicula fluminea'' is a species of freshwater clam native to eastern Asia which has become a successful invasive species throughout North America, South America, and Europe. ''Corbicula fluminea'' is commonly known in the west as the Asian cl ...
'' (O. F. Müller, 1774)
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 ...
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Sphaerium corneum
''Sphaerium corneum'', also known as the European fingernailclam, is a very small freshwater clam, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Sphaeriidae, the fingernail clams.
Description
The shell is fairly globular and can grow up to 9–13.5 ...
Musculium lacustre
''Musculium lacustre'' is a species of small freshwater clam, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Sphaeriidae, the fingernail clams and pea clams.
Description
The 8–11 mm. shell is oval to quadrangular in shape. The umbos which are ...
'' (O. F. Müller, 1774)
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Musculium transversum
''Musculium transversum'' is a species of freshwater bivalve from the family Sphaeriidae.
Distribution and conservation status
* Not listed in IUCN red list
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Sp ...
'' (Say, 1829)
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Pisidium amnicum
''Pisidium amnicum'' is a species of very small freshwater clam, sometimes known as the greater European peaclam or the River pea shell. It is an aquatic bivalve in the family Sphaeriidae.
Description
Although only 9 mm (range 7–11& ...
'' (O. F. Müller, 1774)
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Pisidium casertanum
''Pisidium casertanum'', the pea cockle or pea clam, is a minute freshwater bivalve mollusc of the family Sphaeriidae.
Description
The shell is broad, sub-triangular or oval and is ornamented with sculpture of faint concentric striations. ...
Pisidium henslowanum
''Pisidium henslowanum'' is a species of very small freshwater clam or pea clam, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Sphaeriidae. It is commonly referred to as the Henslow peaclam.
Etymology
The specific name honours John Stevens Henslo ...
'' (Sheppard, 1823)
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Pisidium hibernicum
''Pisidium hibernicum'' is a species of freshwater bivalve from the family Sphaeriidae.
Description
The 2.5-3.5mm. shell is very inflated (convex) hence the common name Globular Pea Shell. The central umbos is prominent. The periostracum (surfa ...
Pisidium lilljeborgii
''Pisidium lilljeborgii'' is a species of freshwater bivalve from the family Sphaeriidae.
Description
A moderately swollen (tumid), trapezoidal shell. The umbos are just behind the mid point and described as fairly narrow. The surface (periostra ...
Pisidium moitessierianum
''Pisidium moitessierianum'' is a species of minute freshwater clam. It is an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Sphaeriidae.
Description
This species is the smallest of the pea clams or ''Pisidium'' species, and the smallest of any ...
'' Paladilhe, 1866
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Pisidium nitidum
''Pisidium nitidum'', the shining pea clam, is a species of minute freshwater clam, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Sphaeriidae, the pea clams and fingernail clams.
Description
The 3 – 4 mm. shell is slightly tumid (swollen). ...
'' Jenyns, 1832
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Pisidium obtusale
''Pisidium obtusale'' is a species of freshwater bivalve from family Sphaeriidae.
Description
The 2.5–3.5mm. shell is very tumid (swollen). It is an angular-oval shape with broad, rounded umbos which are behind the midpoint. The surface (perio ...
'' (Lamarck, 1818)
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Pisidium personatum
''Pisidium personatum'' is a species of freshwater bivalve from the family Sphaeriidae.
Description
The 2.5-3.5 mm shell is a characteristic round-regular oval shape. It has centrally placed low, rounded umbos. The surface (periostracum) is ...
Pisidium pseudosphaerium
''Pisidium pseudosphaerium'' is a species of freshwater bivalve from family Sphaeriidae.
Description
The 2.5-3.2mm shell is a flattened, regular, slightly angulated oval shape with low central umbos. The surface is silky with very fine concentri ...
Pisidium supinum
''Pisidium supinum'' is a species of minute freshwater clam, a pea clam, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Sphaeriidae (the fingernail clams and pea clams.)
The shell of this species is 3 to 5 mm in size, and is roughly triangula ...
Dreissenidae
The Dreissenidae are a family of small freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve molluscs. They attach themselves to stones or to any other hard surface using a byssus. The shells of these bivalves are shaped somewhat like those of true mussels, and ...
Dreissena polymorpha
The zebra mussel (''Dreissena polymorpha'') is a small freshwater mussel. The species originates from the lakes of southern Russia and Ukraine, but has been accidentally Introduced species, introduced to numerous other areas and has become an inv ...
'' (Pallas, 1771)
List of synanthropic species in Germany
Those species do not live in the wild, or are not recorded in the wild yet; they live in greenhouses and similar habitats.
List (alphabetically according to the scientific name):
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Melanoides tuberculata
The red-rimmed melania (''Melanoides tuberculata''), also known as Malayan livebearing snails or Malayan/Malaysian trumpet snails (often abbreviated to MTS) by aquarists, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, a parthenogenetic, a ...
'' (O. F. Müller, 1774)Glöer P. & Meier-Brook C. (2003). Süsswassermollusken. DJN, pp. 134, . p. 32.
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Hawaiia minuscula
''Hawaiia minuscula'', common name the minute gem or minute gem snail, is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Pristilomatidae.
Distribution
The indigen ...
'' (Binney, 1840)
See also
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:
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List of non-marine molluscs of Poland
There are approximately 265 species of non-marine molluscs living in the wild in Poland.
Systematic list
The list is in zoological order rather than alphabetical order. The Polish common name (where one exists) of each mollusc is given fir ...
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List of non-marine molluscs of the Czech Republic
This is a list of the non-marine molluscs of the Czech Republic. That country is land-locked and therefore it has no marine molluscs, only land and freshwater species, including snails, slugs, freshwater clams and freshwater mussels. There are ...
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List of non-marine molluscs of Austria
The non-marine molluscs of Austria are a part of the fauna of Austria. Austria is land-locked and therefore it has no marine molluscs, only land and freshwater species. This list is based on the current Red List of Austrian molluscs.Reischütz, A ...
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List of non-marine molluscs of Switzerland
The non-marine molluscs of Switzerland are a part of the molluscan fauna of Switzerland. Switzerland is land-locked and therefore it has no marine molluscs, only land and freshwater species.
Freshwater gastropods
Hydrobiidae
* '' Bythiospeum a ...
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List of non-marine molluscs of France
The non-marine molluscs of France are a part of the molluscan fauna of Metropolitan France (including Corsica).
There are 695 species of non-marine molluscs living in the wild in continental France.
Freshwater gastropods
Hydrobiidae
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List of non-marine molluscs of Luxembourg
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
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List of non-marine molluscs of Belgium
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
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List of non-marine molluscs of the Netherlands
This list of non-marine molluscs of the Netherlands is a list of all molluscs other than the marine (salt water) species that live in the Netherlands. This list comprises land snails and slugs, freshwater snails and freshwater clams and mussels. ...
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List of non-marine molluscs of Denmark
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
References
Further reading
* Glöer P. & Meier-Brook C. (2003) Süsswassermollusken. DJN, pp. 134, p. 109,
* Stephan Gollasch & Stefan Nehring. National checklist for aquatic alien species in Germany '. Aquatic Invasions (2006) Volume 1, Issue 4: 245–269.
Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
The German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (german: Bundesamt für Naturschutz, ''BfN'') is the German government's scientific authority with responsibility for national and international nature conservation. BfN is one of the government's ...
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Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
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 taxon, extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil sp ...
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...