The 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 taxon, extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil sp ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

are a part of the molluscan

fauna of Iran The wildlife of Iran include the fauna and flora of Iran. One of the most famous wildlife of Iran is the critically endangered Asiatic cheetah (''Acinonyx jubatus venaticus''), which today survives only in Iran. History The wildlife of Iran first ...

, which is part of the (

wildlife of Iran The wildlife of Iran include the fauna and flora of Iran. One of the most famous wildlife of Iran is the critically endangered Asiatic cheetah (''Acinonyx jubatus venaticus''), which today survives only in Iran. History The wildlife of Iran first ...

Freshwater gastropods

27 freshwater gastropod species (37% of freshwater gastropod species in Iran) are

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to Iran. Species of freshwater gastropods of Iran 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: ...

* '' Neritina mesopotamica'' Martens 1879 - the first report in Iran was in 2001Mansoorian A. (2001). "Freshwater Gastropod of Khuzestan Province, South-West Iran". ''Iranian Int. J. Sci.'' 2(2): 9 pp
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* '' Neritina cinctellus'' (Martens, 1874) * '' Neritina euphratica'' Mousson, 1874 * ''

Theodoxus jordani ''Theodoxus jordani'' is a species of freshwater snail with an Operculum (gastropod), operculum, an Aquatic animal, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites. Distribution This species occurs in: * List of non-marine mollusc ...

'' (Sowerby I, 1836) * '' Theodoxus major'' Issel, 1865 - mentioned by Glöer & Pešić (2012) as '' Theodoxus lituratus'' (Eichwald, 1838) * ''

Theodoxus pallidus ''Theodoxus'' is a genus of nerites, small water snails with an Operculum (gastropod), operculum, some of which live in freshwater, and some in both freshwater and brackish water, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Neritidae, the nerites.Bo ...

'' Dunker, 1861

Viviparidae Viviparidae, sometimes known as the river snails or mystery snails, are a family of large operculate freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks. This family is classified in the informal group Architaenioglossa according to the taxonomy of ...

* ''

Bellamya bengalensis ''Filopaludina bengalensis'', also known as ''Bellamya bengalensis'', is a species of large freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae. Distribution This species is found in Iran, ...

'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''

Bellamya hilmandensis ''Bellamya'' was a supertanker, built in 1976 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique at Saint-Nazaire for the French branch of Shell Oil. She was the second Batillus class supertanker. ''Bellamya'', together with her sister ships ''Batillus, Pierre Guil ...

'' (Kobelt, 1909)

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 costata'' (Olivier, 1804) * ''

Melanopsis doriae ''Melanopsis'' is a genus of freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Melanopsidae.Rosenberg, G. (2014). Melanopsis Férussac, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...

'' Issel, 1865 * ''

Melanopsis kotschyi ''Melanopsis'' is a genus of freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Melanopsidae.Rosenberg, G. (2014). Melanopsis Férussac, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:/ ...

'' Philippi, 1847 * ''

Melanopsis ''Melanopsis'' is a genus of freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Melanopsidae.Rosenberg, G. (2014). Melanopsis Férussac, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:/ ...

'' sp. - Mansoorian (2001) listed ''Melanopsis'' from Iran as ''

Melanopsis nodosa ''Melanopsis'' is a genus of freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Melanopsidae.Rosenberg, G. (2014). Melanopsis Férussac, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:/ ...

'' Mousson, 1874 and as ''

Melanopsis praemorsa ''Melanopsis praemorsa'' is a species of freshwater snail in the family Melanopsidae Melanopsidae, common name melanopsids, is a family of freshwater gastropods in the clade Sorbeoconcha. Species in this family are native to southern and eas ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758), but Glöer and Pešić (2012) claimed that there are nine possible names for this species and that further study is necessary to establish under which name or names the Iranian populations should be placed.

Potamididae ''Potamididae'', common name potamidids (also known as horn snails or mudwhelks) are a family of small to large brackish water snails that live on mud flats, mangroves and similar habitats. They are amphibious gastropod molluscs in the superfami ...

* ''

Cerithidea cingulata ''Cerithidea'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or mud snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Potamididae, the horn snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cerithidea Swainson, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' (Gmelin, 1790)

Thiaridae Thiaridae, common name thiarids or trumpet snails, is a family of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cerithioidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Thiaridae Gill, 1871 (1823). Ac ...

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Thiara scabra ''Mieniplotia'' is a genus of freshwater snails in the family Thiaridae. It is monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does no ...

'' (O.F. Müller, 1774) * ''

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)

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 ...

* '' Bithynia tentaculata'' (Linnaeus, 1758) - This species most probably does not occur in Iran. * '' Bithynia forcarti'' Glöer & Pešić, 2012 * '' Bithynia starmuehlneri'' Glöer & Pešić, 2012 * '' Bithynia mazandaranensis'' Glöer & Pešić, 2012 * ''Bithynia'' cf. ''

ejecta Ejecta (from the Latin: "things thrown out", singular ejectum) are particles ejected from an area. In volcanology, in particular, the term refers to particles including pyroclastic materials (tephra) that came out of a volcanic explosion and magma ...

'' Mousson, 1874 * '' Bithynia rubens'' (Menke, 1830) - questionable taxonomic status * '' Bithynia sistanica'' (Annandale & Prashad, 1919) * '' Pseudobithynia irana'' Glöer & Pešić, 2006 * '' Pseudobithynia zagrosia'' Glöer & Pešić, 2009

Cochliopidae Cochliopidae is a family of small freshwater snails with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks. Paludestrina d'Orbigny, 1840 is an archaic synonym, and has been placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Names by ICZN ...

* '' Heleobia dalmatica'' (Radoman, 1974)

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, ...

* ''

Hydrobia acuta ''Hydrobia acuta'' is a species of very small (4-6mm.) brackish water snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. Description Draparnaud's description reads "Coquille ovale-oblongue, un peu con ...

'' (Draparnaud, 1805) * ''

Ecrobia grimmi ''Ecrobia'' is a genus of very small aquatic snails, operculate gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae. Species Species within the genus ''Ecrobia'' include: * '' Ecrobia grimmi'' (Clessin & Dybowski, 1888) * '' Ecrobia maritima'' (Milasc ...

'' (Clessin & Dybowski, 1888) * '' Pseudamnicola kotschyi'' von Frauenfeld, 1863 * '' Pseudamnicola saboori'' Glöer & Pešić, 2009 * '' Pseudamnicola zagrosensis'' Glöer & Pešić, 2009 * '' Pseudamnicola raddei'' Boettger, 1889 * '' Pseudamnicola georgievi'' Glöer & Pešić, 2012 * '' Kaskakia khorrasanensis'' Glöer & Pešić, 2012 * '' Sarkhia sarabensis'' Glöer & Pešić, 2012 * '' Sarkhia kermanshahensis'' (Glöer & Pešić, 2009) * '' Belgrandiella elburensis'' (Starmühlner & Edlauer, 1957) * '' Hauffenia erythropomatia'' (Hauffen, 1856) Moitessieridae * '' Trogloiranica tashanica'' Fatemil, Malek-Hosseini, Falniowski, Hofman, Kuntner & Grego, 2019Fatemil Y., Malek-Hosseini M.J., Falniowski A., Hofman S., Kuntner M. & Grego J. (2019). "Description of a new genus and species as the first gastropod species from caves in Iran". '' Journal of Cave and Karst Studies'' 81: 233-243, .

Stenothyridae Stenothyridae is a family of small freshwater snails, snails with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Truncatelloidea. This family has no subfamilies. Distribution There are known about 60 freshwater speci ...

* '' Stenothyra arabica'' Neubert, 1998 * '' Gangetia uzielliana'' (Issel, 1866) * '' Farsithyra farsensis'' Glöer & Pešić, 2009

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 Bouche ...

* ''

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., Juři� ...

'' O. F. Müller, 1774 * ''

Valvata piscinalis ''Valvata piscinalis'', common name the European stream valvata or European valve snail, is a species of minute freshwater snail with gills and an Operculum (gastropod), operculum, an Aquatic animal, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Valva ...

'' O. F. Müller, 1774 * '' Valvata nowshahrensis'' Glöer & Pešić, 2012 Acroloxidae * '' Acroloxus pseudolacustris'' Glöer & Pešić, 2012

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 superfamily ...

* '' Radix persica'' (Issel, 1865) * ''

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) ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1785) - ''Radix auricularia gedrosiana'' Annandale & Prashad, 1919 * '' Radix bactriana'' (Annandale & Prashad, 1919) * ''

Radix iranica In a positional numeral system, the radix or base is the number of unique digits, including the digit zero, used to represent numbers. For example, for the decimal/denary system (the most common system in use today) the radix (base number) is t ...

'' (Annandale & Prashad, 1919) * '' Radix gedrosiana'' (Annandale & Prashad, 1919) - ''Radix gedrosiana gedrosiana'' (Annandale & Prashad, 1919). ''Radix gedrosiana rectilabrum'' is endemic to Iran. * '' Radix hordeum'' (Mousson, 1874) * ''

Radix labiata ''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 ...

'' (Rossmaessler, 1835) * ''

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 ...

'' (Müller, 1774) * '' Galba schirazensis'' Küster, 1862 * '' Stagnicola'' sp. - Most probably, the species reported from Iran as '' Stagnicola palustris'' represents an undescribed species. It is not possible to identify or eventually describe this species according to shells only as new to science without anatomical studies. * ''

Lymnaea stagnalis ''Lymnaea stagnalis'', better known as the great pond snail, is a species of large air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae. The great pond snail is a model organism to study parasitology, ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1774) Doubtful Lymnaeidae: * ''

Radix lagotis ''Ampullaceana lagotis'' is a species of freshwater gastropods belonging to the family Lymnaeidae Lymnaeidae, common name the pond snails, is a taxonomic family of small to large air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastro ...

'' (Schrank, 1803) - It was recorded from Iran by Martens (1874) and by Biggs (1937), but this species most probably does not occur in Iran.

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 ...

* ''

Bulinus truncatus ''Bulinus truncatus'' is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail with a sinistral shell, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulininae of the family Bulinidae, the ram's horn snails and the like. MolluscaBase eds. (2 ...

'' (Audouin, 1827) * ''

Planorbis intermixtus ''Planorbis'' is a genus of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails, or planorbids. All species in this genus have sinistral or left-coiling shells.Bouchet, P.; Ro ...

'' Mousson, 1874 * ''

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 k ...

'' O. F. Müller, 1774 * ''

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) * ''

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) * '' Anisus'' sp. - shells similar to ''

Anisus vorticulus ''Anisus vorticulus'' (lesser ramshorn snail or little whirlpool ramshorn snail) is a species of minute, air-breathing, freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails. Description The lesser ramsho ...

'' * '' Anisus vortex'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''

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 ...

'' (Bourguignat, 1852) * '' Gyraulus euphraticus'' (Mousson, 1874) * '' Gyraulus convexiusculus'' (Hutton, 1849) * '' Gyraulus laevis'' (Alder, 1838) * ''

Indoplanorbis exustus ''Indoplanorbis'' is a genus of air-breathing freshwater snail. Its Monotypic taxon, only member species is ''Indoplanorbis exustus'', an aquatic animal, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Planorbidae, the sheep, ...

'' (Deshayes, 1834) * '' Hippeutis complanatus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) - the first report in Iran was in 2012 * '' Segmentina calatha'' (Benson, 1850) * ''

Ferrissia isseli ''Ferrissia'' is a genus of small, air-breathing freshwater limpets, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies. Species Species within the genus ''Ferrissia'' include: * '' Ferrissia baconi'' ( ...

'' (Bourguignat, 1866)

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 Fitzin ...

* ''

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, 1805) Freshwater species excluded from the list: * '' Theodoxus fluviatilis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) - It was listed by Glöer & Pešić (2012) from Iran. But Sands et al. (2012) found no evidence for the occurrence of this species. * '' Bithynia badiella'' (Küster, 1852) * ''

Bithynia troschelii ''Bithynia transsilvanica'' is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic prosobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae.Bouchet, P. (2013). Bithynia transsilvanica Bielz, 1853. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register ...

'' (Pasch, 1842) * ''

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) - It was recorded by

Lothar Forcart Lothar Forcart, full name Lothar Hendrich Emil Wilhelm Forcart-Müller, abbreviated as Lothar H. E. W. Forcart, (1902-1990) was a zoologist, malacologist, and herpetologist from Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such ...

in 1935. But an analysis of the two specimens from Forcart’s collection (NMB 11516a) identified as ''Acroloxus lacustris'' from Mazandaran Province shows that these specimens belong to '' Acroloxus pseudolacustris''.

Land gastropods

Species of land gastropods of Iran include:

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 Acicul ...

* '' Acicula persica'' Subai, 1981

Cyclophoridae Cyclophoridae is a taxonomic family of small to large tropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the order Architaenioglossa belonging to the subclass Caenogastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropo ...

* '' Caspicyclotus sieversi'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1871)

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 ...

* '' Pomatias rivularis hyrcanus'' (E. von Martens, 1874) Carychiidae * '' Carychium lederi'' O. Boettger, 1880 * ''

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. Boettger, 1880

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 thr ...

* ''

Oxyloma :''The Jurassic Astartidae clam erroneously named ''Oxyloma'' by Gardner and Campbell in 2002 is now known as '' Oxyeurax. ''Oxyloma'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Succineidae, th ...

"pfeifferi"'' * ''

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 ...

* ''

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)

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 ...

* '' Buliminus alepensis'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1842) * '' Buliminus zarudnyi'' Lindholm, 1915 * '' Chondrula tridens'' (O.F. Müller, 1774) * '' Geminula continens carmanica'' (Forcart, 1959) * '' Geminula continens continens'' (Rosen, 1892) * '' Geminula continens parthica'' (Forcart, 1959) * '' Geminula didymodus'' (O. Boettger, 1880) * '' Geminula dolmenensis'' Bank & Neubert, 2016 * '' Geminula ghilanensis'' (Issel, 1865) * '' Geminula isseliana'' (Bourguignat, 1865) * '' Geminula pyramidata'' Bank & Neubert, 2016 * '' Geminula urmiensis'' Bank & Neubert, 2016 * '' Georginapaeus hohenackeri'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1848) * '' Iranopsis carducha'' (E. von Martens, 1874) * '' Iranopsis granulata'' Bank & Neubert, 2016 * '' Ljudmilena sieversi'' (Mousson, 1873) * ''

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 ...

'' (O.F. Müller, 1774) * '' Multidentula pupoides'' (Krynicki, 183) * '' Multidentula ridens'' (Nägele, 1906) * '' Ottorosenia varenzovi'' (Rosen, 1893) * '' Pseudochondrula arsaci'' Bank & Neubert, 2016 * '' Pseudochondrula bondouxi'' Bank & Neubert, 2016 * '' Pseudochondrula darii'' Bank & Neubert, 2016 * '' Pseudochondrula orientalis'' Bank & Neubert, 2016 * '' Pseudochondrula purus'' Bank & Neubert, 2016 * '' Pseudochondrula seductilis scapa'' Bank & Neubert, 2016 * '' Pseudochondrula tetrodon'' Bank & Neubert, 2016 * '' Pseudonapaeus alborsicus'' Bank & Neubert, 2016 * '' Pseudonapaeus asterabadensis'' (Kobelt, 1880) * '' Pseudonapaeus blanfordianus'' (Kobelt, 1880) * '' Pseudonapaeus demorgani'' Bank & Neubert, 2016 * '' Pseudonapaeus fusiformis'' Bank & Neubert, 2016 * '' Pseudonapaeus geoffreyi'' (Ancey, 1884) * '' Pseudonapaeus hyrcanus'' (Lindholm, 1915) * '' Pseudonapaeus ignoratus'' Bank & Neubert, 2016 * '' Pseudonapaeus kermanensis'' Bank & Neubert, 2016 * '' Pseudonapaeus menkhorsti'' Bank & Neubert, 2016 * '' Pseudonapaeus minutus'' Bank & Neubert, 2016 * '' Pseudonapaeus orculoides'' Bank & Neubert, 2016 * '' Pseudonapaeus schahrudensis'' (O. Boettger, 1889) * '' Pseudonapaeus sogdianus'' (E. von Martens, 1874) * '' Turanena herzi'' (O. Boettger, 1889) * '' Turanena pseudobscura'' Bank & Neubert, 2016

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 ...

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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) * '' Granopupa persica'' (Gittenberger, 1973)

Gastrocoptidae Gastrocoptidae is a family of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Pupilloidea.Philippe Bouchet, Jean-Pierre Rocroi, Bernhard Hausdorf, Andrzej Kaim, Yasunori Kano, Alexander Nützel, ...

* '' Gastrocopta armigerella'' (Reinhardt, 1877)Meng S. & Bössneck U. (2018). "''Gastrocopta armigerella'' (Reinhardt, 1877) and ''Gastrocopta theeli'' (Westerlund, 1877) in western Tien Shan, Kyrgyzstan, and their further occurrence in Asia (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pupilloidea)". ''

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 Publ ...

'' 807: 1-11, .

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) * '' Leiostyla iranica'' Gittenberger & Pieper, 1988

Orculidae Orculidae is a family of mostly minute, air-breathing, land snails; terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Orculidae Pilsbry, 1918. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...

* '' Orculella pfeiferi'' Hausdorf, 1996 * '' Orculella ruderalis persica'' Hausdorf, 1996 * ''

Orculella sirianocoriensis libanotica ''Orculella'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, Terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Orculidae. The genus ''Orculella'' occurs in the whole Mediterranean region. The richest areas in terms of specie ...

'' (Tristram, 1865) * '' Pagodulina lederi hyrcanica'' Gittenberger & Pieper, 1984 * '' Pagodulina lederi lederi'' Gittenberger & Pieper, 1984 * ''

Schileykula scyphus crassa ''Schileykula'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Orculidae. All of the species and subspecies in this genus inhabit Turkey, with the exception of the subspecies ''Schileykula scyp ...

'' (Pilsbry, 1922) * ''

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 ...

'' Hausdorf, 1996

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: ...

* '' Pupoides coenopictus'' (T. Hutton, 1834)

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 callicratis'' (Scacchi, 1833)

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: World R ...

* ''

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 ...

'' (O.F. Müller, 1774) * ''

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 ...

'' (O.F. Müller, 1774)

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 ...

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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 ...

'' Jeffreys, 1830 * '' Vertigo antivertigo'' (Draparnaud, 1801) * '' Vertigo pygmaea'' (Draparnaud, 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). MolluscaBa ...

* '' Euxina achrafensis'' Nordsieck, 1995 * '' Caspiophaedusa perlucens gilanensis'' Nordsieck, 1978 * '' Caspiophaedusa perlucens perlucens'' (O. Boettger, 1877) * ''Euxina forcarti'' Nordsieck, 1995 * ''Euxina gastron'' Nordsieck, 1995 * ''Euxina lessonae'' (Issel, 1865) * ''Euxina mazanderanica'' Nordsieck, 1995 * ''Euxina patrisnemethi'' Németh & Szekeres, 2004 * ''Euxina talyschana'' Likharev, 1962 * ''Laeviphaedusa hyrcanica'' (Germain, 1933) * ''Likharevia gilanensis'' Nordsieck, 1995 * ''Microphaedusa morgani'' Nordsieck, 1978 * ''Mucronaria duboisi'' (Charpentier, 1852) * ''Pravispira semilamellata'' (Mousson, 1863) * ''Serrulina sieversi'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1871) * ''Serrulinella senghanensis'' (Germain, 1933) Achatinidae * ''Cecilioides acicula'' (O.F. Müller, 1774) * ''Cecilioides raddei'' (O. Boettger, 1879) * ''Zootecus insularis'' (Ehrenberg, 1831) Punctidae * ''Punctum pygmaeum'' (Draparnaud, 1801) Gastrodontidae * ''Zonitoides nitidus'' (O.F. Müller, 1774) Oxychilidae * ''Aegopinella pura'' (Alder, 1830) * ''Conulopolita sieversi'' (O. Boettger, 1879) * ''Eopolita derbentina'' (O. Boettger, 1886) * ''Gastranodon siaretanus'' (O. Boettger, 1889) * ''Iranoxychilus herzi'' (O. Boettger, 1889) * ''Oxychilus caspius caspius'' (O. Boettger, 1800) * ''Oxychilus caspius disciformis'' Riedel, 1959 * ''Oxychilus concinnus'' (Krynicki, 1836) * ''Oxychilus filicum'' (Krynicki, 1836) * ''Oxychilus hobbit'' Riedel, 1981 * ''Oxychilus patulaeformis'' (O. Boettger, 1889) * ''Oxychilus subeffusus'' (O. Boettger, 1879) * ''Perpolita petronella'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1853) * ''Schistophallus elegans'' (O. Boettger, 1881) * ''Schistophallus hyrcanus'' (Riedel, 1981) Pristilomatidae * ''Vitrea contortula'' (Krynicki, 1837) * ''Vitrea morgani'' Riedel, 1966 * ''Vitrea pygmaea'' (O. Boettger, 1880) * ''Vitrea saboori'' Neubert & Bössneck, 2013 Parmacellidae * ''Parmacella ibera'' (Draparnaud, 1801) Trigonochlamydidae * ''Hyrcanolestes velitaris'' (Martens, 1880)Kantor Yu I., Vinarski M. V., Schileyko A. A. & Sysoev A. V.(published online on December 22, 2009). "Catalogue of the continental mollusks of Russia and adjacent territories"
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figure 38-50. Agriolimacidae * ''Deroceras'' spec. cf. ''Deroceras bakurianum, bakurianum'' (Simroth, 1912) * ''Deroceras caucasicum'' (Simroth, 1901) * ''Krynickillus melanocephalus'' Kaleniczenko, 1851Wiktor A. (2000). "Agriolimacidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) - A systematic monograph". ''Annales Zoologici'' 49: 347-590. * ''Lytopelte maculata'' (Koch et Heynemann, 1874) Limacidae * ''Caspilimax keyserlingi'' (E. von Martens, 1880) Vitrinidae * ''Oligolimax annularis'' (S. Studer, 1820) Geomitridae * ''Helicopsis aelleni'' Hausdorf, 1996 * ''Helicopsis persica'' Hausdorf & Bössneck, 2016Hausdorf B. & Bössneck U. (2012). "''Helicopsis persica'' n. sp. from northern Iran (Gastropoda: Geomitridae)". ''Zootaxa'' 4066: 194-200, . * ''Xeropicta krynickii '' (Krynicki, 1833) Helicidae * ''Caucasotachea leucoranea'' (Mousson, 1863)Neubert E. & Bank R.A. (2006). "Notes on the species of ''Caucasotachea'' C. Boettger 1909 and ''Lindholmia'' P. Hesse 1919, with annotations to the Helicidae (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Helicidae)". ''Archiv für Molluskenkunde'' 135: 101-132. * ''Eobania vermiculata'' (O.F. Müller, 1774)Mienis H. (2002). "''Eobania vermiculata'' in Iran". ''Triton'' 6: 27. * ''Helix lucorum'' Linnaeus, 1758Neubert E.(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 salomonica'' Nägele, 1899 * ''Levantina ceratomma'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1856) * ''Levantina djulfensis'' (Dubois de Montpéreux, 1840) * ''Levantina ghilanica'' (Mousson, 1876) * ''Levantina mahanica'' (Kobelt, 1910) * ''Levantina mazenderanensis'' (Kobelt, 1883) Hygromiidae * ''Diplobursa pisiformis'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) * ''Harmozica ravergiensis'' (Férussac, 1835) * ''Monacha obstructa'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1842) * ''Monacha syriaca'' (Ehrenberg, 1831) * ''Stenomphalia selecta'' (Klika, 1894)

Freshwater bivalves

Species of freshwater bivalves of Iran include:

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Freshwater gastropods

Land gastropods

Freshwater bivalves

See also

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Further reading