The non-marine molluscs of

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are a part of the molluscan fauna of Martinique ( wildlife of Martinique). Martinique is a Caribbean island in the

Lesser Antilles The Lesser Antilles ( es, link=no, Antillas Menores; french: link=no, Petites Antilles; pap, Antias Menor; nl, Kleine Antillen) are a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. Most of them are part of a long, partially volcanic island arc bet ...

. A number of species of non-marine

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

are found in the wild in Martinique. There are at least 88 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 ...

(10 native freshwater gastropods and 7 species of introduced freshwater gastropods, 60 species of land gastropods) and 3 species of freshwater bivalve living in the wild.

Freshwater gastropods

Neritinidae * '' Neritilia succinea'' (Récluz, 1841) * ''

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

'' Lamarck, 1816 * ''

Neritina virginea ''Vitta virginea'', the Virgin Nerite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae. Distribution This species is widespread from the Bahamas, Bermuda, Cuba, West Indies, Greater and Lesser Antilles, Dominica, ...

'' (Linnaeus 1758)

Ampullariidae Ampullariidae, commonly known as the apple snails, is a family of large freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks with a gill and an operculum. These snails simultaneously have a gill and a lung as functional respiratory structures ...

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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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Pomacea glauca ''Pomacea glauca'' is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails. The species varies greatly in color, shape and size, growing to around 70 mm. Its colors include a pale yello ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758)

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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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) - introduced since 1980's :('' Melanoides amabilis'' is reported as a second invasive ''Melanoides'' species, but not mentioned in more recent check lists) * ''

Tarebia granifera ''Tarebia granifera'', common name (in the aquarium industry) the quilted melania, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Thiaridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Tarebia gr ...

'' (Lamarck, 1822) - introduced since 1991Pontier J. P., Samadi S., Jarne P. & Delay B. (1998). "Introduction and spread of ''Thiara granifera'' (Lamarck, 1822) in Martinique, French West Indies". ''

Biodiversity and Conservation ''Biodiversity and Conservation'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of biological diversity, its conservation, and sustainable use. It was established in 1992 and is published by Springer Science+Business Media. Abstract ...

'' 7(10): 1277–1290. .

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 ...

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Pyrgophorus parvulus ''Pyrgophorus parvulus'' is a 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 sl ...

'' (Guilding, 1828)

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 cubensis ''Galba cubensis'' is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails. Distribution ''Galba cubensis'' is native to parts of South America, Mexico, the southern Coastal Plai ...

'' (Pfeiffer, 1839)

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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Amerianna carinata ''Amerianna carinata'' is a species of freshwater air-breathing snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails, or planorbids. Like all other planorbids it has a sinistral or left-coiling shell. D ...

'' (H. Adams, 1861) - introduced * ''

Biomphalaria glabrata ''Biomphalaria glabrata'' is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails. ''Biomphalaria glabrata'' is an intermediate snail host for the trematode ' ...

'' (Say, 1818) - extinct on Martinique * '' Biomphalaria kuhniana'' (Clessin, 1883) - introduced * ''

Biomphalaria schrammi ''Biomphalaria schrammi'' is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Planorbidae Planorbidae, common name the ramshorn snails or ram's horn snails, is a family of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod molluscs ...

'' (Crosse, 1864) - extinct on Martinique :('' Biomphalaria straminea'' is reported as a second invasive ''Biomphalaria'' species, but not mentioned in more recent check lists) * ''

Drepanotrema cimex ''Drepanotrema cimex'' is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Planorbidae Planorbidae, common name the ramshorn snails or ram's horn snails, is a family of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod molluscs. U ...

'' (Moricand, 1837) * '' Drepanotrema surinamense'' (Clessin, 1884) :('' Drepanotrema aeruginosum'' (Morelet, 1851) and '' Drepanotrema depressisimum'' (Moricand, 1839) were reported in the 1950's, but not found in recent years * '' Gundlachia radiata'' (Guilding, 1828) * '' Gyraulus chinensis'' (Dunker, 1848) - introduced * ''

Helisoma 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 frequently ...

'' (Wetherby, 1879) - introduced

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

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Aplexa marmorata ''Aplexa'' is a genus of small, left-handed or sinistral, air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Physidae. Shell description These small snails are quite distinctive, because they have shells that a ...

'' (Guilding, 1828) * ''

Physa 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 - introduced

Land gastropods

Helicinidae Helicinidae is a family of small tropical land snails which have an operculum. They are terrestrial operculate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicinoidea. These snails are not at all closely related to the air-breathing land snails, d ...

* '' Helicina antillarum'' G.B. Sowerby II, 1842 * '' Helicina fasciata'' Lamarck, 1822 **''Helicina fasciata fasciata'' Lamarck, 1822 **''Helicina fasciala picturata'' Mazé, 1874 - endemic to Martinique * '' Helicina guadeloupensis'' G.B. Sowerby 11, 1842 * ''

Helicina platychila ''Helicina platychila'' is a species of tropical land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae. The description of ''Helicina epistilia'' Guppy, 1868 matches this species, and these names are theref ...

'' (Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1824) * '' Helicina pudica'' Drouël, 1859 - not re-collected since the 19th century * '' Helicina'' sp. 1 - probably endemic to Martinique * '' Helicina'' sp. 2 - probably endemic to Martinique * '' Lucidella striatula'' (Férussac, 1827)

Neocyclotidae Neocyclotidae is a family of tropical land snails with gills and an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the informal group Architaenioglossa belonging to the clade Caenogastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by B ...

* '' Amphicyclotulus cinereus'' (Drouët, 1859) - endemic to Martinique, now globally extinct * '' Amphicyclotulus martinicensis'' (Shuttleworth, 1857) - endemic to Martinique * ''

Amphicyclotulus rufescens ''Amphicyclotulus'' is a genus of tropical land snails with gills and an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Neocyclotidae (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Species Species within th ...

'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1843) - endemic to Martinique Annulariidae * ''

Diplopoma crenulatum ''Chondropoma crenulatum'' (ex ''Diplopoma crenulatum'')Watters G.T. (2014)A preliminary review of the Annulariidae ''The Nautilus'' 128 : 65-90. is a species of operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk gastropod in the family Pomat ...

'' (Potiez & Michaud, 1836)

Veronicellidae The Veronicellidae, also known by their common name the leatherleaf slugs, are a family of pulmonate terrestrial slugs. The herbivorous molluscs occur mainly in the tropical and subtropical areas of America, Asia and Africa. They act as intermed ...

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Diplosolenodes occidentalis ''Diplosolenodes occidentalis'' is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs. Distribution ''Diplosolenodes occidentalis'' was originally discovered and ...

'' (Guilding, 1825) - probably introduced * ''

Sarasinula plebeia ''Sarasinula plebeia'', commonly called the bean slug or the Caribbean leatherleaf slug, is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs. As of November 201 ...

'' (P. Fischer, 1868) - introduced * '' Semperula wallacei'' (Issel, 1874) - introduced :(Several additional veronicellid species may have introduced to Martinique) Succineidae * '' Omalonyx matheroni'' (Potiez & Michaud, 1835) - introduced * '' Succinea'' cf. ''cuvierii'' Guilding, 1026

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 ...

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Pupisoma dioscoricola ''Pupisoma dioscoricola'' is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Valloniidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pupisoma dioscoricola (C. B. Adams, 1845). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marin ...

'' (C.B. Adams, 1845) - introduced

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 barbadensis'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1852)

Amphibulimidae Amphibulimidae is a taxonomic family of land snails, semi-slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Orthalicoidea.Breure A. S. H. & Romero P. (2012). "Support and surprises: molecular phylogeny of the land snail superf ...

* '' Amphibulima rubescens'' (Deshayes, 1830) - endemic to MartiniqueRobinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (2009). "The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species". ''

Zoologische Mededelingen ''Zoologische Mededelingen'' was a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal publishing papers and monographs on animal systematics. The publisher was the National Museum of Natural History Naturalis in the Netherlands. The first issue appear ...

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Bulimulidae Bulimulidae is a taxonomic family of medium-sized to large, air-breathing, tropical and sub-tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Orthalicoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bulimulidae Tr ...

* '' Bulimulus guadalupensis'' (Bruguière, 1789) - introduced in the 19th century, probably extinct * ''

Drymaeus multifasciatus ''Drymaeus multifasciatus'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Bulimulidae. References External links * Breure A. S. H. (1979). "Systematics, phylogeny and zoogeography of Bulimul ...

'' (Lamarck, 1822) - endemic to Martinique * '' Protoglyptus chrysalis'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1847) * '' Protoglyptus luciae'' (Pilsbry, 1897) * '' Protoglyptus martinicensis'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) - endemic to Martinique * '' Protoglyptus mazei'' (Crosse, 1874) - endemic to Martinique

Urocoptidae Urocoptidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Urocoptoidea. Taxonomy 2005 taxonomy The family Urocoptidae was classified in the superfamily Orthalicoidea (according to ...

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Brachypodella antiperversa ''Brachypodella'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Urocoptidae Urocoptidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Urocoptoidea. Taxonomy 2005 taxonomy The fa ...

''(Férussac,"1832)

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

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Allopeas clavulinum ''Allopeas clavulinum'', common name the spike awlsnail, is a species of small, tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae. This species is also known as ''Lamellaxis clavulinus''. Su ...

'' (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) - introduced * ''

Allopeas gracile ''Allopeas gracile'', common name the graceful awlsnail, is a species of small, tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae. Distribution ''Allopeas gracile'' occurs throughout the tr ...

'' (Hutton, 1834) - introduced * '' Allopeas micrum'' (d'Orbigny, 1835) - introduced * '' Archachatina marginata'' (Swainson, 1821) - introduced * '' Beckianum beckianum'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) - introduced * '' Lissachatina fulica'' (Bowdich, 1822) - introduced * '' Leptinaria lamellata'' (Potiez & Michaud,1835) - introduced * '' Limicolaria aurora'' (Jay, 1839) - introduced * ''

Opeas hannense ''Opeas hannense'', common name the dwarf awlsnail, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae. Distribution Non-indigenous: * Great Britain Great Britain is an ...

'' (Rang, 1831) - introduced * '' Pseudopeas'' sp. - probably introduced * '' Stenogyra'' sp. - probably introduced * '' Subulina octona'' (Bruguière, 1789) - introduced Ferussaciidae * '' Karolus consobrinus'' (d'Orbigny, 1841) Oleacinidae * '' Laevaricella semitarum'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1842) - endemic to Martinique * '' Laevaricella'' sp. - endemic to Martinique Streptaxidae * '' Huttonella bicolor'' (Hutton, 1834) - introduced * ''

Streptartemon glaber ''Streptartemon glaber'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Streptartemon glaber (L. Pfeiffer, 1850). Accessed through: World Regi ...

'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1849) - introduced * ''

Streptostele musaecola ''Tomostele musaecola'' is a species of small air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Tomostele musaecola (Morelet, 1860). Accessed through: World Reg ...

'' (Morelet, 1860) - introduced Scolodontidae * ''

Tamayoa decolorata ''Tamayoa decolorata'' is a species of air-breathing land snail,a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Scolodontidae. Distribution The distribution of ''Tamayoa decolorata'' includes: * Jamaica * Guadeloupe * Dominica This s ...

'' (Drouët, 1859) - introduced(1 January 2009)
"2008 Collecting Trip in Martinique"
. accessed 3 January 2011.

Sagdidae Sagdidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks with highest diversity in the Greater Antilles. It has been classified in its own superfamily Sagdoidea and as a member of the superfamily Helicoidea. ...

* '' Lacteoluna selenina'' (A.A. Gould, 1848) - could be introduced

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) - introduced

Philomycidae Philomycidae are a family of air-breathing land slugs (snails without shells or with only shell remnants). They are terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Arionoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouc ...

* '' Pallifera'' sp. - introduced

Pleurodontidae Pleurodontidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pleurodontidae Ihering, 1912. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...

* '' Discolepis desidens'' (Rang, 1834) - endemic to Martinique * '' Gonostomopsis auridens'' (Rang, 1834) - endemic to Martinique * '' Pleurodonte dentiens'' (Férussac, 1822) * '' Pleurodonte discolor'' (Férussac, 1821) - endemic to Martinique * '' Pleurodonte guadeloupensis roseolabrum'' (M. Smith, 1911) - endemic to Martinique * '' Pleurodonte hippocastanum'' (Lamarck, 1792) - endemic to Martinique * '' Pleurodonte nucleola'' (Rang, 1834) - endemic to Martinique * '' Pleurodonte obesa'' (Beck, 1837) - endemic to Martinique * '' Pleurodonte orbiculata'' (Férussac, 1822) * '' Pteurodonte paritis'' (Férussac, 1822) - endemic to Martinique

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

* '' Praticolella griseola'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1841) - could be introduced

Thysanophoridae Thysanophoridae 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). These are common woodland snails of Nort ...

* '' Thysanophora vortex bracteola'' (Férussac & Deshayes, 1850)

Freshwater bivalves

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 ...

* '' Mytilopsis leucophaeata'' (Conrad, 1831) - introduced

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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Eupera viridans ''Eupera'' is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Sphaeriidae. The species of this genus are found in America and Africa. Species: *'' Eupera bahamensis'' *''Eupera bahiensis'' *'' Eupera barbadensis'' *'' Eupera crassa'' *'' Eupera ...

'' (Prime, 18651) * '' Pisidium punctiferum'' (Guppy, 1867)

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Freshwater gastropods

Land gastropods

Freshwater bivalves

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