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are a part of the molluscan

wildlife of Nicaragua The fauna of Nicaragua is characterized by a very high level of biodiversity. Much of Nicaragua's wildlife lives in protected areas. There are currently 78 protected areas in Nicaragua, covering more than , or about 17% of its landmass. These pro ...

. 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 Nicaragua. There are ?? species of

gastropods The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. Ther ...

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bivalve Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...

s living in the wild. A field study by Pérez & Aburto (2008) has shown that the

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had highest biodiversity of molluscs in comparison to other land use types.

Freshwater gastropods

Land gastropods

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 family ...

* '' Chondropoma callipeplum'' Solem, 1961

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 Gastropoda ...

* '' Adelopoma stolli'' Martens, 1890 Helicina_rostrata

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 ...

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Helicina rostrata ''Helicina rostrata'' is a species of tropical land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae. This is an endangered species. Distribution This land snail is found in Guatemala and Nicaragua ...

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Helicina tenuis ''Helicina'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks. This is the type genus of its family (Helicinidae) and subfamily ( Helicinae), as well as the superfamily Helicinoidea. This ...

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Lucidella lirata ''Lucidella lirata'' 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 slugs ...

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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 ...

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Neocyclotus dysoni ''Neocyclotus'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Neocyclotidae Neocyclotidae is a family of tropical land snails with gills and an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the informal group Architaenioglossa belonging ...

'', subspecies '' Neocyclotus dysoni nicaraguense'' Bartsch & Morrison, 1942 is endemic subspecies of Nicaragua

Strobilopsidae Strobilopsidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea. Taxonomy The family Strobilopsidae is classified within the informal group Orthurethra, itself belonging to the ...

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Strobilops ''Strobilops'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Strobilopsidae. Species The genus ''Strobilops'' includes the following species: * '' Strobilops aeneus'' Pilsbry - Bronze pinecone ...

'' sp. – an endemic species of the genus ''Strobilops'' Vertigo milium shell 2

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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Bothriopupa conoidea ''Bothriopupa'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Vertiginidae. The species of this genus are found in Central and Southern America. Species: *'' Bothriopupa breviconus'' *'' Bothriopupa conoidea'' *'' Bothriopupa leucodon'' * ...

'' (Newcomb, 1853) * ''

Bothriopupa tenuidens ''Bothriopupa tenuidens'' is a species of gastropod belonging to the family Vertiginidae. The species is found in Central America. References

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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 ...

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Pupisoma minus ''Pupisoma'' is a genus of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs or micromollusks in the family Valloniidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pupisoma Stoliczka, 1873. Accessed through: World Reg ...

'' Pilsbry, 1920 * ''

Pupisoma mediomericana ''Pupisoma'' is a genus of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs or micromollusks in the family Valloniidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pupisoma Stoliczka, 1873. Accessed through: World Reg ...

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Sterkia antillensis ''Sterkia'' is a genus of minute, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks which were formerly classified in the family Pupillidae now in the family Vertiginidae instead. Species Species within the genus ''Sterki ...

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Vertigo milium ''Vertigo milium'', common name the blade vertigo, is a species of minute air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Vertiginidae, the whorl snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vertigo milium ...

'' (Gould, 1840)

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: ...

* '' Gastrocopta geminidens'' (Pilsbry, 1917) * '' Gastrocopta gularis'' Thompson & López, 1996 * '' Gastrocopta servilis'' (Gould, 1843) * ''

Gastrocopta pellucida ''Gastrocopta pellucida'' is a species of minute air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk A micromollusk is a shelled mollusk which is extremely small, even at full adult size. The word is usua ...

'' (Pfeiffer, 1841) * '' Gastrocopta pentodon'' (Say, 1821)

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 ...

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Succinea guatemalensis ''Succinea'', common name the amber snails, is a large genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Succineidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Succinea Draparnaud, 1801. Access ...

'' Morelet, 1849 * '' Succinea recisa'' (Morelet, 1851)

Ferussaciidae Ferussaciidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinoidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Ferussaciidae Bourguignat, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

* '' Caeciliodes consobrinus'' (Orbigny, 1849) or '' Cecilioides consobrinus'' Orbigny, 1855 * ''

Cecilioides gundlachi ''Cecilioides'' is a genus of very small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ferussaciidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cecilioides A. Férussac, 1814. Accessed through: World Registe ...

'' (Pfeiffer, 1850) Subulina octona

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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Beckianum beckianum ''Beckianum beckianum'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Achatinidae. Subspecies Subspecies of ''Beckianum beckianum'' include: * ''Beckianum beckianum beckianum'' (L. Pfeif ...

'' (Pfeiffer, 1846) * '' Beckianum sinistrum'' (Martens, 1898) – Near Threatened * ''

Beckianum ''Beckianum'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks. This genus in the family Achatinidae. Species Species within the genus ''Beckianum'' include: * ''Beckianum beckianum'' (Pfeiffer, 1846) Reference ...

'' sp. – endemic * '' Lamellaxis gracilis'' (Hutton, 1834) * '' Lamellaxis micra'' (Orbigny, 1835) * '' Leptinaria guatemalensis'' (Crosse & Fischer, 1877) * '' Leptinaria insignis'' (Smith, 1898) * '' Leptinaria interstriata'' (Tate, 1870) * '' Leptinaria lamellata'' (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) * '' Leptinaria strebeliana'' Pilsbry, 1907Perez A. M. (1996)
''Leptinaria strebeliana''2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Downloaded on 7 August 2007. * '' Leptinaria tamaulipensis'' Pilsbry, 1903 * '' Leptinaria'' sp. – endemic * '' Opeas pumillum'' (Pfeiffer, 1840) * '' Pseudopeas'' sp. – endemic * '' Subulina octona'' (Bruguière, 1792)

Streptaxidae Streptaxidae is a family of carnivorous air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the clade Stylommatophora. Six Streptaxidae subfamilies are accepted in the 2005 taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi. Stre ...

* '' Huttonella bicolor'' (Hutton, 1834)

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 ...

* '' Euglandina cumingii'' (Beck, 1837) * '' Euglandina obtusa'' (Pfeiffer, 1844) – endemic * '' Euglandina wani'' (Jaconson, 1968)Thompson F. G. (16 June 2008)
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. accessed 18 January 2011. – synonym: ''Streptostyla wani'' Jaconson, 1968 – endemic * '' Pittieria underwoodi'' (Fulton, 1897) * '' Salasiella guatemalensis'' Pilsbry, 1919 * '' Salasiella hinkleyi'' Pilsbry, 1919 * '' Salasiella perpusilla'' (Pfeiffer, 1880) * '' Spiraxis'' sp. – endemic * '' Streptostyla turgidula'' Pfeiffer, 1856Perez A. M. (1996)
''Streptostyla turgidula''2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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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)

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 snails. ...

* '' Euconulus pittieri'' (Martens, 1892) * ''

Guppya gundlachi ''Guppya gundlachi'' is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Euconulidae Euconulidae is a taxonomic family of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the superfamily Troc ...

'' (Pfeiffer, 1880) * '' Habroconus championi'' (Martens, 1892) * '' Habroconus selenkai'' (Pfeiffer, 1866) * '' Habroconus trochulinus'' (Morelet, 1851) Hawaiia minuscula shell

Pristilomatidae Pristilomatidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Gastrodontoidea. According to the 2005 taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi these snails belong to the "limacoid ...

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Hawaiia minuscula ''Hawaiia minuscula'', common name the minute gem or minute gem snail, is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Pristilomatidae. Distribution The indigen ...

'' (Binney, 1840)

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. Th ...

* '' Glyphyalinia indentata'' (Say, 1822) * '' Glyphyalinia'' sp. – endemic * '' Striatura meridionalis'' (Pilsbry & Ferriss, 1906)

Helminthoglyptidae The Helminthoglyptinae are a subfamily of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks within the family Xanthonychidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helminthoglyptinae Pilsbry, 1939. Accessed through: World Regi ...

* '' Trichodiscina coactiliata'' (Deshayes, 1838)

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 ...

* '' Praticollela griseola'' (Pfeiffer, 1841)

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 caecoides'' (Tate, 1870) * '' Thysanophora costaricensis'' Rehder, 1942 * '' Thysanophora crinita'' (Fulton, 1917) * '' Thysanophora hornii'' (Gabb, 1866) * '' Thysanophora plagioptycha'' (Shuttleworth, 1854)

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. So ...

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Xenodiscula taintori ''Xenodiscula taintori'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a gastropod in the family Sagdidae. This species is found in Guatemala and Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Centr ...

'' (Goodrich & Schalie, 1937) Drymaeus multilineatus

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 ...

* '' Orthalicus ferussaci'' Martens, 1863 * ''

Orthalicus princeps ''Orthalicus'' is a genus of land snails in the family Orthalicidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Orthalicus H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=9954 ...

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Bulimulus corneus ''Bulimulus'' is a genus of small to medium-sized tropical or sub-tropical, air-breathing land snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Bulimulinae within the family Bulimulidae.Breure A. S. H. & Romero P. (2012). "Support and su ...

'' (Sowerby, 1833) * '' Drymaeus alternans'' (Beck, 1837) * '' Drymaeus attenuatus'' (Pfeiffer, 1851) * '' Drymaeus discrepans'' (Sowerby, 1833) * ''

Drymaeus dominicus ''Drymaeus'' is a large genus of medium-sized air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Peltellinae of the family Bulimulidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Drymaeus Albers, 1850. Ac ...

'' Reeve, 1850 * ''

Drymaeus multilineatus ''Drymaeus multilineatus'', common name the lined treesnail, is a species of medium-sized air-breathing, tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Bulimulidae. Distribution This species occurs in Florida ...

'' (Say, 1825) * ''

Drymaeus translucens ''Drymaeus'' is a large genus of medium-sized air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Peltellinae of the family Bulimulidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Drymaeus Albers, 1850. Ac ...

'' (Broderip, 1832) Systrophiidae * '' Drepanostomella pinchoti'' Pilsbry, 1930 * '' Miradiscops opal'' (Pilsbry, 1916) – endemic * '' Miradiscops panamensis'' Pilsbry, 1930

Punctidae Punctidae, common name the "dot snails" or "pinhead snails", is a family of minute air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the informal group Sigmurethra (according to the taxonomy of the Ga ...

* '' Punctum burringtoni'' Pilsbry, 1930

Charopidae Charopidae is a taxonomic family of small air-breathing land snails (and semi-slugs such as ''Otoconcha dimidiata''), terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Punctoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Charopidae Hutt ...

* '' Chanomphalus pilsbryi'' (Baker, 1922) * '' Radiodiscus millecostatus'' Pilsbry & Ferris, 1906 * '' Radiodiscus'' sp. – endemic LFloridana1

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) * ''

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, 1851)

Freshwater gastropods

Land gastropods

Bivalvia

See also

References

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