Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
are a part of the molluscan
wildlife of Mexico
Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatem ...
. 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 taxon, extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil sp ...
are found in the wild in Mexico.
There are about 1,178 species and subspecies of terrestrial gastropods in the Mexico.Naranjo-García E. & Fahy N. E. (2010). "The Lesser Families of Mexican Terrestrial Molluscs". '' American Malacological Bulletin'' 28(1-2): 59-80. .
There are not enough records of terrestrial gastropods from states of
Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes (; ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Aguascalientes ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Aguascalientes), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. At 22°N and ...
and
Tlaxcala
Tlaxcala (; , ; from nah, Tlaxcallān ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tlaxcala ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tlaxcala), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 60 municipaliti ...
.
Freshwater gastropods
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: ...
* '' Clypeolum latissimum'' (Broderip, 1833)Alexander Czaja, Iris Gabriela Meza-Sánchez, José Luis Estrada-Rodríguez, Ulises Romero-Méndez, Jorge Sáenz-Mata, Verónica Ávila-Rodríguez, Jorge Luis Becerra-López, Josué Raymundo Estrada-Arellano, Gabriel Fernando Cardoza-Martínez, David Ramiro Aguillón-Gutiérrez, Diana Gabriela Cordero-Torres, Alan P. Covich (2020). "The freshwater snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Mexico: updated checklist, endemicity hotspots, threats and conservation status". Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 91: 1-22. https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2020.91.2909
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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, ...
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, wh ...
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Pomacea cerasum
''Pomacea'' is a genus of freshwater snails with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails. The genus is native to the Americas; most species in this genus are restricted to South America.
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Pomacea picta
''Pomacea'' is a genus of freshwater snails with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails. The genus is native to the Americas; most species in this genus are restricted to South America ...
'' (Reeve, 1856)
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 ...
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Viviparus inornatus
''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 ...
'' (Binney, 1865)
Pachychilidae
Pachychilidae, common name pachychilids, is a taxonomic family of freshwater snails, gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.Gofas, S. (2014). Pachychilidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/ ...
Pachychilus apheles
''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae.
Distribution
The distrib ...
'' F. G. Thompson, 1967
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Pachychilus apis
''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae.
Distribution
The distrib ...
'' (I. Lea & H.C. Lea, 1851)
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Pachychilus atratus
''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae.
Distribution
The distrib ...
'' Pilsbry & Hinkley, 1910
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Pachychilus chrysalis
''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae.
Distribution
The distrib ...
'' (Brot, 1872)
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Pachychilus corpulentus
''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae.
Distribution
The dist ...
Pachychilus dalli
''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae.
Distribution
The distri ...
'' Pilsbry, 1896
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Pachychilus glaphyrus
''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae.
Distribution
The distri ...
Pachychilus larvatus
''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae.
Distribution
The distri ...
Pachychilus pluristriatus
''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae.
Distribution
The distri ...
Pachychilus rubidus
''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae.
Distribution
The distri ...
'' (Lea, 1856)
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Pachychilus saussurei
''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae.
Distribution
The distri ...
Pachychilus schumoi
''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae.
Distribution
The distri ...
Pachychilus vallesensis
''Pachychilus'', common name the jute snails, is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pachychilidae.
''Pachychilus'' is the type genus of the family Pachychilidae.
Distribution
The distri ...
'' Hinkley, 1907
Pleuroceridae
Pleuroceridae, common name pleurocerids, is a family of small to medium-sized freshwater snails, aquatic gilled gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cerithioidea.These snails have an operculum and typically a robust high-spired shell.
Reprodu ...
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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Angustassiminea californica
''Angustassiminea'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Assimineidae
Assimineidae is a family of minute snails, also known as palmleaf snails, with an operculum, gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the superfamily Rissoidae. Ma ...
'' (Tryon, 1865)
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Assiminea cienegensis
''Assiminea'' is a genus of minute, salt-tolerant snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks, or micromollusks, in the family Assimineidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Assiminea Fleming, 1828. Accessed through: World Register of ...
'' Hershler, Liu & Lang, 2007
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 ...
Coahuilix hubbsi
The coahuilix de Hubbs snail, scientific name ''Coahuilix hubbsi'', is a species of small freshwater snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to Mexico
Mexico (Spanish l ...
Cochliopina compacta
''Cochliopina compacta'' is a species of very small freshwater snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae, the mud snails. This species is endemic to Mexico
Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: Méx ...
'' (Pilsbry, 1910)
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Cochliopina francesae
''Cochliopina'' is a genus of very small freshwater snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae, the mud snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Cochliopina'' include::
*''Cochliopina compacta'' Pilsb ...
'' (Goodrich & Van der Schalie, 1937)
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Cochliopina infundibulum
''Cochliopina'' is a genus of very small freshwater snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae, the mud snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Cochliopina'' include::
*'' Cochliopina compacta'' Pils ...
Mexipyrgus carranzae
''Mexipyrgus carranzae'' is a species of very small freshwater snail,Chaves-Campos J., Johnson S. G. & Hulsey C. D. (2011). "Spatial Geographic Mosaic in an Aquatic Predator-Prey Network". '' PLoS ONE'' 6(7): e22472. . an aquatic gastropod mollu ...
Paludiscala caramba
The paludiscala de oro snail, scientific name ''Paludiscala caramba'', is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to freshwater marshes in Coahuila State, Mexico.
''Paludisc ...
Pseudotryonia mica
''Pseudotryonia'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family 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 ...
'' Hershler, Liu & Landye, 2011
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Pseudotryonia pasajae
''Pseudotryonia'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Cochliopidae.
The species of this genus are found in Northern America.
Species:
*''Pseudotryonia adamantina''
*''Pseudotryonia alamosae''
*''Pseudotryonia brevissima''
*''Pse ...
'' Hershler, Liu & Landye, 2011
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Pyrgophorus coronatus
''Pyrgophorus coronatus'' is a species of very small aquatic snail, an operculate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.
Description
Distribution and habitat
In Nicaragua, it is found in abundance in the volcanic crater ...
'' (Pfeiffer, 1840)
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Pyrgophorus cisterninus
''Pyrgophorus cisterninus'' is a species of very small aquatic snail, an operculate gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae
Hydrobiidae, commonly known as mud snails, is a large cosmopolitan family of very small freshwater and brackish ...
'' (Küster, 1852)
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Pyrgophorus spinosus
''Pyrgophorus spinosus'', common name the spiny crownsnail, is a species of very small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum (gastropod), operculum, an aquatic animal, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.
Taxonomy
''Pyr ...
Tryonia angosturae
''Tryonia'' is a genus of freshwater snails in the family Hydrobiidae.Wesselingh F. P., et al. (2006).Molluscs from the Miocene Pebas Formation of Peruvian and Colombian Amazonia.''Scripta Geologica'' 1333 19-290. This genus is sometimes placed ...
'' Hershler, Liu & Landye, 2011
* '' Tryonia chuviscarae'' Hershler, Liu & Landye, 2011
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Tryonia contrerasi
''Tryonia'' is a genus of freshwater snails in the family Hydrobiidae.Wesselingh F. P., et al. (2006).Molluscs from the Miocene Pebas Formation of Peruvian and Colombian Amazonia.''Scripta Geologica'' 1333 19-290. This genus is sometimes placed ...
'' Hershler, Liu & Landye, 2011
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Tryonia dugesiana
''Tryonia'' is a genus of freshwater snails in the family Hydrobiidae.Wesselingh F. P., et al. (2006).Molluscs from the Miocene Pebas Formation of Peruvian and Colombian Amazonia.''Scripta Geologica'' 1333 19-290. This genus is sometimes placed ...
Tryonia imitator
The California brackish water snail, also known as the mimic tryonia, scientific name ''Tryonia imitator'', is a species of very small brackish water snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae.
This spe ...
Tryonia peregrina
''Tryonia'' is a genus of freshwater snails in the family (biology), family Hydrobiidae.Wesselingh F. P., et al. (2006).Molluscs from the Miocene Pebas Formation of Peruvian and Colombian Amazonia.''Scripta Geologica'' 1333 19-290. This genus is ...
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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Cincinnatia integra
''Cincinnatia'' is a genus of very small freshwater snails that have an Operculum (gastropod), operculum, aquatic animal, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Hydrobiidae, the mud snails.
Species
The genus ''Cincinnatia'' is currently Monoty ...
'' (Say, 1829)
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Ecrobia truncata
''Ecrobia truncata'', common name the truncated marsh hydrobia or minute hydrobia, is a species of very small aquatic snail, an operculate gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.
Distribution
This species can be found along the coasts of V ...
Pyrgulopsis californiensis
''Pyrgulopsis californiensis'', the Laguna Mountain springsnail, is a species of minute freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Hydrobiidae.
This species' natural habitat is streams. It i ...
'' (Gregg & Taylor, 1965)
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Pyrgulopsis cedrosensis
''Pyrgulopsis'' is a genus of freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae.
Etymology
The name ''Pyrgulopsis'' is composed from '' Pyrgula'', another genus of snail, and '' opsis'' = a ...
'' (Pilsbry, 1927)
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Pyrgulopsis chihuahua
''Pyrgulopsis'' is a genus of freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae.
Etymology
The name ''Pyrgulopsis'' is composed from '' Pyrgula'', another genus of snail, and '' opsis'' = as ...
Pyrgulopsis patzcuarensis
''Pyrgulopsis'' is a genus of freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae.
Etymology
The name ''Pyrgulopsis'' is composed from '' Pyrgula'', another genus of snail, and '' opsis'' = a ...
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 ...
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 humeralis
''Valvata humeralis'' is a species of gastropod belonging to the family Valvatidae
''Valvatidae'', the valve snails, is a taxonomic family of very small freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks.
Taxonomy
The family ...
'' Say, 1829
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 ...
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 ...
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)
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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 ...
'' (Say, 1817)
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 ...
Mayabina bullula
''Mayabina'' is a genus of small, left-handed or sinistral, air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Aplexinae of the family Physidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Mayabina D. W. Taylor, ...
'' (Crosse & Fischer, 1882)
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Mayabina polita
''Mayabina'' is a genus of small, left-handed or sinistral, air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Aplexinae of the family Physidae
Physidae, common name the bladder snails, is a monophyletic ...
'' Taylor, 2003
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Mayabina spiculata
''Mayabina'' is a genus of small, left-handed or sinistral, air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Aplexinae of the family Physidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Mayabina D. W. Taylor, ...
'' (Morelet, 1849)
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Mayabina tapanensis
''Mayabina'' is a genus of small, left-handed or sinistral, air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Aplexinae of the family Physidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Mayabina D. W. Taylor, ...
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)
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Physella boucardi
''Physella'' is a genus of small, left-handed or sinistral, air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Physidae.
These snails eat algae, diatoms and other detritus.
Shell description
Snails in the fami ...
Physella mexicana
''Physella'' is a genus of small, left-handed or sinistral, air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Physidae.
These snails eat algae, diatoms and other detritus.
Shell description
Snails in the fami ...
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 ins ...
Biomphalaria gracilenta
''Biomphalaria'' is a genus of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.MolluscaBase (2018). Biomphalaria Preston, 1910. Accessed through: World Regi ...
'' (Gould, 1855)
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Biomphalaria havanensis
''Biomphalaria havanensis'', common name the ghost rams-horn, is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.
The shell of this species, like all planorbi ...
'' (Pfeiffer, 1839)
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Biomphalaria helophila
''Biomphalaria'' is a genus of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.MolluscaBase (2018). Biomphalaria Preston, 1910. Accessed through: World Regi ...
Biomphalaria petenensis
''Biomphalaria'' is a genus of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.MolluscaBase (2018). Biomphalaria Preston, 1910. Accessed through: World Regi ...
'' (Morelet, 1851)
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Biomphalaria retusus
''Biomphalaria'' is a genus of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.MolluscaBase (2018). Biomphalaria Preston, 1910. Accessed through: World Regi ...
Drepanotrema anatinum
''Drepanotrema anatinum'' 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 ...
'' (d'Orbigny, 1835)
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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 ...
Drepanotrema depressissimum
''Drepanotrema'' is a genus of molluscs in the family Planorbidae. Two subgenera, ''Drepanotrema (Drepanotrema)'' Fischer & Crosse, 1880 and ''Drepanotrema (Fossulorbis)'' Pilsbry, 1934,Pilsbry, H. A. (1934). Review of the Planorbidae of Florida, ...
'' (Moricand, 1839)
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Drepanotrema kermatoides
''Drepanotrema kermatoides'' 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 mollu ...
'' (d'Orbigny, 1835)
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Drepanotrema lucidum
''Drepanotrema lucidum'' 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. ...
Gyraulus circumstriatus
''Gyraulus circumstriatus'' 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 mo ...
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 frequently ...
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, des ...
- 72 species
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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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Leidyula floridana
''Leidyula floridana'', common name the Florida leatherleaf, is a species of tropical air-breathing land slug, shell-less terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Veronicellidae.
Distribution
This slug is native to the Caribb ...
'' (Leidy & Binney in Binney, 1851) - needs confirmationNaranjo-García E., Thomé J. W. & Castillejo J. (2007). "A review of the Veronicellidae from Mexico (Gastropoda: Soleolifera). Revisión de los Veronicellidae de México (Gastropoda: Soleolifera)". '' Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad'' 78: 41-50."
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Leidyula moreleti
''Leidyula moreleti'' is a species of air-breathing land slug, shell-less terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Veronicellidae.
Distribution
Distribution of ''Leidyula moreleti'' include:
* MexicoNaranjo-García E., Thomé J. W ...
Sarasinula dubia
''Sarasinula dubia'' is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs.
Distribution
Distribution of ''Sarasinula dubia'' include:
* MexicoNaranjo-García E., ...
'' (Semper, 1885)
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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)
Subulinidae
Subulininae is a subfamily of small tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.
Distribution
Worldwide.
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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)Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (July 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 appeared ...
Allopeas micra
''Allopeas micra'' is a species of small, tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae.
Distribution
The distribution of ''Allopeas micra'' includes:
* West Indies
* from Mexico to Bo ...
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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 ...
- 265 species
Spiraxidae
Spiraxidae is a family of predatory air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropods in the superfamily Testacelloidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
Distribution
The distribution of th ...
- 246 species
Orthalicidae
Orthalicidae (orthalicid land snails) are a family of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks are classified in the subfamily Orthalicoidea of the order Stylommatophora. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase ...
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Bulimulinae
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 ...
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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 Tryon, ...
- 140 species
Agriolimacidae
''Agriolimacidae'' is a family of small and medium-sized land slugs, or shell-less snails, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc, mollusks.
Distribution
Distribution of Limacidae is Holarctic, this include: Nearctic, wes ...
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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 ...
'' (Müller, 1774)Victoria Araiza Gómez, Edna Naranjo-García & Gerardo Zúñiga (2017). "The Exotic Slugs of the Genus Deroceras (Agriolimacidae) in Mexico: Morphological and Molecular Characterization, and New Data on Their Distribution". American Malacological Bulletin 35(2): 126-133. DOI: 10.4003/006.035.0205
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Deroceras invadens
''Deroceras invadens'' is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Agriolimacidae. Until 2011, this widely distributed species was known as ''Deroceras panormitanum'', and earlier as ''Derocera ...
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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 ...
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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: ...
- 47 species
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 a ...
- 65 species
Xanthonychidae
Xanthonychidae is a family (biology), family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Xanthonychidae Strebel & Pfeffer, 187 ...
- 58 species
* '' Semiconchula custepecana'' Naranjo-García, Polaco & Pearce, 2000Naranjo-García, Edna; Polaco, Oscar J.; Pearce, Timothy A. (2000). "A new genus and species of semi-slug from southern Chiapas, Mexico (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Xanthonychidae)".
Archiv für Molluskenkunde
''Archiv für Molluskenkunde'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Senckenberg Nature Research Society, covering research in malacology.
Coverage
''Archiv für Molluskenkunde'' publishes original research on all aspects of mo ...
Humboldtianidae
Humboldtianidae is an American 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).
Anatomy
The anatomy of this fam ...
List of non-marine molluscs of the United States
The non-marine mollusks of the United States are a part of the molluscan fauna of the United States.
Freshwater gastropods
;Amnicolidae
* ''Amnicola cora'' Hubricht 1979 - Foushee Cavesnail
* ''Amnicola dalli'' Pilsbry and Beecher 1892 - Peninsula ...
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List of non-marine molluscs of Guatemala
The non-marine molluscs of Guatemala are a part of the molluscan wildlife of Guatemala. A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Guatemala.
Land gastropods
Helicinidae
* ''Helicina rostrata'' Morelet, 1851
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List of non-marine molluscs of Belize
The non-marine molluscs of Belize are a part of the molluscan fauna of Belize (wildlife of Belize). A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Belize.
Freshwater gastropods
Land gastropods
Cyclophoridae
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List of non-marine molluscs of Cuba
The non-marine molluscs of Cuba are a part of the molluscan wildlife of Cuba. Numerous species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Cuba, which is in fact one of the richest places for the malacological fauna in the world, especially ...
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 ...
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...