List Of Non-marine Molluscs Of Latvia
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living in the wild in Latvia. In addition there are at least 9 gastropod species living only in as hothouse aliens in greenhouses, aquaria and terraria. There are 129 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 ...
,List of snail species in Latvia
Latest modifications: 2002.08.21. Compiled by Arturs Stalazs.
43 species of freshwater gastropods, 86 species of land gastropods and 30 species of bivalvesList of bivalve species in Latvia
Latest modifications: 2002.08.21., Compiled by Arturs Stalazs, cited 30 November 2007
living in the wild. ;Summary table of number of species (Summary table is based on species counted in this list and include also those ones with question marks)


Systematic list

The list is divided into freshwater and land species and then arranged in zoological order. The list is complete.


Freshwater gastropods

Species of non-marine gastropods in Latvia 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: ...
* '' Theodoxus fluviatilis'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
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 ...
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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 heig ...
'' (Millet, 1813) * ''
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 ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hydrobiidae Hydrobiidae, commonly known as mud snails, is a large cosmopolitan family of very small freshwater and brackish water snails with an operculum; they are in the order Littorinimorpha. Distribution Hydrobiidae are found in much of the world, ...
* '' Hydrobia ulvae'' (Pennant, 1777) * '' Hydrobia stagnalis'' (Baster, 1765) * ''
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) * '' Marstoniopsis scholtzi'' (A. Schmidt, 1856)
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 b ...
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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 ''Lit ...
'' C. Pfeiffer, 1828 Bithyniidae * '' Bithynia tentaculata'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''
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. * ...
'' (Sheppard, 1823) Valvatidae * '' Valvata cristata'' O. F. Müller, 1774 * '' Valvata pulchella'' Studer, 1820 * ''
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, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Valvatidae, the valve snails. It is also k ...
'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) Acroloxidae * ''
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 ...
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Galba truncatula ''Galba truncatula'' is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.Neubauer, Thomas A. (2014). Galba (Galba) truncatula (Müller, 1774). Accessed through: World R ...
'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * '' Stagnicola palustris'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * '' Stagnicola fuscus'' (C. Pfeiffer, 1821) * '' Stagnicola corvus'' (Gmelin, 1791) * '' Radix auricularia'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''
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 throu ...
'' (Hartmann, 1821) * ''
Radix peregra ''Peregriana peregra'' is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails. Distribution and habitat This small pond snail is found in Europe, Newfoundland and northern A ...
'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * '' Radix balthica'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Myxas glutinosa'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * ''
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, 1758)
Physidae Physidae, common name the bladder snails, is a monophyletic taxonomic family of small air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Lymnaeoidea .MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Physida ...
* '' Aplexa hypnorum'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Physa fontinalis'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
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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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 have ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Planorbis planorbis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Planorbis carinatus'' O. F. Müller, 1774 * ''
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 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 vortex'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''
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 ...
'' (Troschel, 1834) * '' Bathyomphalus contortus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Gyraulus albus'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * '' Gyraulus acronicus'' (A. Fėrussak, 1807) * '' Gyraulus laevis'' (Alder, 1838) * '' Gyraulus riparius'' (Westerlund, 1865) * '' Gyraulus rossmaessleri'' (Auerswald, 1851) * '' Gyraulus crista'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Hippeutis complanatus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Segmentina nitida'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * ''
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. ...
'' O. F. Müller, 1774


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 Acicul ...
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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 throug ...
'' (Hartmann, 1840)
Ellobiidae Ellobiidae, common name the hollow-shelled snails, is a family of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the clade Eupulmonata.Bouchet, P. (2012). Ellobiidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spe ...
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Carychium 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) * '' Carychium tridentatum'' (Risso, 1826) Cochlicopidae * '' Cochlicopa lubrica'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * '' Cochlicopa lubricella'' (Porro, 1838) * '' Cochlicopa nitens'' (Gallenstein, 1848) Lauriidae * '' Lauria cylindracea'' (Da Costa, 1778)
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: ...
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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 ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
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 ...
* '' Vallonia costata'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * '' Vallonia pulchella'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * '' Vallonia excentrica'' Sterki, 1893 * '' Acanthinula aculeata'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * '' Spermodea lamellata'' (Jeffreys, 1830)
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 ...
* '' Columella edentula'' (Draparnaud, 1805) * '' Columella aspera'' WaldÄ—n, 1966 * ''
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. Ferussac, 1807) * '' Vertigo pusilla'' O. F. Müller, 1774 * '' Vertigo antivertigo'' (Draparnaud, 1801) * '' Vertigo substriata'' (Jeffreys, 1833) * '' Vertigo pygmaea'' (Draparnaud, 1801) * '' Vertigo lilljeborgi'' (Westerlund, 1871) * ''
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) * ''
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 ...
'' Lindholm, 1925 * '' Vertigo ronnebyensis'' (Westerlund, 1871) * '' Vertigo alpestris'' Alder, 1838 * '' Vertigo angustior'' Jeffreys, 1830 Enidae * '' Ena montana'' (Draparnaud, 1801) * '' Merdigera obscura'' (O. F. Müller, 1774)
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 ...
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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 ...
'' (Montagu, 1803) * '' Cochlodina orthostoma'' (Menke, 1828) * '' Ruthenica filograna'' (Rossmässler, 1836) * '' Macrogastra ventricosa'' (Draparnaud, 1801) * '' Macrogastra plicatula'' (Draparnaud, 1801) * '' Macrogastra borealis'' (Boettger, 1878) - synonym: '' Macrogastra latestriata'' (A. Schmidt, 1857) * '' Clausilia bidentata'' (Ström, 1765) * '' Clausilia cruciata'' (Studer, 1820) * ''
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 ...
'' C. Pfeiffer, 1828 * '' Clausilia dubia'' Draparnaud, 1805 * '' Laciniaria plicata'' (Draparnaud, 1801) * '' Balea biplicata'' (Montagu, 1803) * '' Bulgarica cana'' (Held, 1836) Succineidae * ''
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) * '' Succinella oblonga'' (Draparnaud, 1801) * '' Oxyloma elegans'' (Risso, 1826) Ferussaciidae * '' Cecilioides acicula'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) - nonindigenous since 2006Šteffek J., Stalažs A. & Dreijers E., 2008
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Punctidae * ''Punctum pygmaeum'' (Draparnaud, 1801) Discidae * ''Discus ruderatus'' (A. Ferussac, 1821) * ''Discus rotundatus'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) Gastrodontidae * ''Zonitoides nitidus'' (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 ...
* '' Euconulus fulvus'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * '' Euconulus alderi'' (Gray, 1840) Vitrinidae * ''
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)
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 ...
* '' Vitrea crystallina'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * '' Vitrea contracta'' (Westerlund, 1871)
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 ...
* '' Aegopinella pura'' (Alder, 1830) * '' Aegopinella nitidula'' (Draparnaud, 1805) * '' Perpolita hammonis'' (Strøm, 1765) * '' Perpolita petronella'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1853) * '' Oxychilus cellarius'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * '' Oxychilus draparnaudi'' (Beck, 1837) * '' Oxychilus alliarius'' (Miller, 1822) Limacidae * ''
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 * '' Limacus flavus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Malacolimax tenellus'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * '' Lehmannia marginata'' (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'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * ? '' Deroceras agreste'' Linnaeus, 1758 - marked with question mark in reference * '' Deroceras reticulatum'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) Arionidae * ''
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) * '' Arion circumscriptus'' Johnston, 1828 * '' Arion fasciatus'' (Nilsson, 1823) * '' Arion silvaticus'' Lohmander, 1937 * ? '' Arion distinctus'' Mabille, 1868 - marked with question mark in reference * ? '' Arion hortensis'' A. FÄ—russac, 1819 - marked with question mark in reference
Bradybaenidae Bradybaeninae is a taxonomic subfamily of medium-sized to small land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae, superfamily Helicoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Bradybaeninae Pilsbry, 1934 (1898). ...
* '' Fruticicola fruticum'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) Hygromiidae * '' Euomphalia strigella'' (Draparnaud, 1801) * '' Trichia hispida'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Xerolenta obvia'' (Menke, 1828) * '' Pseudotrichia rubiginosa'' (Rossmässler, 1838)
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 ...
* '' Arianta arbustorum'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Helicigona lapicida'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Isognomostoma isognomostomos'' (Schröter, 1784) * ''
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 ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Helix pomatia'' Linnaeus, 1758


Bivalvia

Species of freshwater bivalves in Latvia include: ; Unionoida ; Margaritiferidae * ''
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 * '' Unio pictorum'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Unio tumidus'' Philipsson, 1788 * '' Unio crassus'' Philipsson, 1788 * ''
Anodonta anatina ''Anodonta'' is a genus of freshwater mussels in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Species Species in this genus include: * '' Anodonta anatina'' Linn̩, 1758 Рduck mussel * ''Anodonta beringiana'' Middendorff, 1851 РYukon ...
'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * '' Anodonta cygnea'' (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 ...
'' (Rossmässler, 1835) ; Veneroida ; Sphaeriidae * ''
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 ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Sphaerium nucleus'' (S. Studer, 1820) * '' Sphaerium ovale'' (A. Férussac, 1807) * '' Sphaerium rivicola'' (Lamarck, 1818) * '' Sphaerium solidum'' (Normand, 1844) * ''
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) * '' Pisidium amnicum'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) * '' Pisidium casertanum'' (Poli, 1791) * '' Pisidium henslowanum'' (Sheppard, 1823) * '' Pisidium hibernicum'' Westerlund, 1894 * '' Pisidium lilljeborgii'' Clessin, 1886 * '' Pisidium milium'' Held, 1836 * '' Pisidium nitidum'' Jenyns, 1832 * '' Pisidium obtusale'' (Lamarck, 1818) * ''
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 ...
'' Malm, 1855 * '' Pisidium pulchellum'' Jenyns, 1832 * '' Pisidium subtruncatum'' Malm, 1855 * '' Pisidium supinum'' A. Schmidt, 1851 ; Dreissenidae * ''
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 to numerous other areas and has become an invasive species in ma ...
'' (Pallas, 1771)


Hothouse aliens

"Hothouse aliens" in Latvia include: * ''
Pomacea bridgesii ''Pomacea bridgesii'', common names the spike-topped apple snail or mystery snail, is a South American species of freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae. These snails were mos ...
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Marisa cornuarietis ''Marisa cornuarietis'', common name the Colombian ramshorn apple snail, is a species of large freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snail family. These snails are popular ...
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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 ...
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Pseudosuccinea columella ''Pseudosuccinea columella'' , the American ribbed fluke snail, is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails. This snail is an intermediate host for '' Fasciola ...
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Physella acuta ''Physella acuta'' is a species of small, left-handed or sinistral, air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Physidae. Common names include European physa, tadpole snail, bladder snail, and acute bladder snail ...
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Helisoma trivolvis ''Planorbella trivolvis'' is a species of freshwater air-breathing snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails, or planorbids, which all have sinistral or left-coiling shells. Description All s ...
'' * '' Achatina fulica'' * '' Archachatina marginata'' * '' Arion ater''


See also

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries: * List of non-marine molluscs of Sweden


References

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