The non-marine molluscs of

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are a part of the molluscan fauna of Peru (

wildlife of Peru Peru has some of the greatest biodiversity in the world. It belongs to the select group of mega diverse countries because of the presence of the Andes, Amazon rainforest, and the Pacific Ocean. It has the fourth-most tropical forests of any coun ...

). A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in

. There are 852 species of gastropods (89 species of

freshwater gastropod Freshwater snails are gastropod mollusks which live in fresh water. There are many different families. They are found throughout the world in various habitats, ranging from ephemeral pools to the largest lakes, and from small seeps and springs ...

s, 763 species of land gastropods) and 40 species of freshwater bivalves living in the wild. There is altogether 129 species of freshwater molluscs in Peru. Ramírez R., Paredes C. & Arenas J. (2003). "Moluscos del Perú". '' Revista de Biología Tropical'' 51(3): 225-284
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Freshwater gastropods

Freshwater gastropods include: Ampullariidae * ''

Pomacea haustrum ''Pomacea haustrum'', common name the titan applesnail, is a species of large freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae, the applesnails. Original description ''Pomacea haustrum'' was origin ...

'' (Reeve, 1856)Rawlings T. A., Hayes K. A., Cowie R. H. & Collins T. M. (2007). "The identity, distribution, and impacts on non-native apple snails in the continental United States". '' BMC Evolutionary Biology'' 7: 97 . Planorbidae * ''

Biomphalaria andecola ''Biomphalaria andecola'' 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 planorbids is sinistral in coiling, but is c ...

'' (Orbigny, 1835)Paraense W. L. (September 2003) "Planorbidae, Lymnaeidae and Physidae of Peru (Mollusca: Basommatophora)". ''Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz'' 98(6): 767-771
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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 ...

'' (Orbigny, 1835) * '' Biomphalaria peregrina'' (Orbigny, 1835) - synonym: ''Biomphalaria pucaraensis'' (Preston, 1909) * ''

Biomphalaria tenagophila ''Biomphalaria tenagophila'' is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails. This species is medically important pest, because of transferring the diseas ...

'' (Orbigny, 1835) * ''

Drepanotrema kermatoides ''Drepanotrema kermatoides'' is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Planorbidae. The species is found in Southern America. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3695309 Planorbidae Gastropods described in 1835 ...

'' (Orbigny, 1835) * ''

Drepanotrema limayanum ''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 Florid ...

'' (Lesson, 1830) * '' Helisoma trivolvis'' (Say, 1817) * '' Helisoma duryi'' (Wetherby, 1879)

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 ...

* '' Lymnaea viatrix'' Orbigny, 1835

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 ...

* '' Physa acuta'' Draparnaud, 1801 * seemingly '' Physa peruviana'' Gray, 1828

Land gastropods

There are other 30 genera of land gastropods, than mentioned below next to families, with 56 species. Helicinidae - 2 genera, 25 species * ...

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 Bouche ...

- 4 genera, 20 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 ...

- without Bulimulinae has 4 genera and 18 species in Peru. * ... Orthalicidae,

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 ...

- only Bulimulinae has 15 genera, 424 species in Peru * ...

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 ...

* '' Colosius pulcher'' (Colosi 1921)Thomé, José Willibaldo; Rodrigues Gomes, Suzete; Souza da Silva, Rosane (2001). "Illustrierte und kommentierte Liste der Veronicellidae von Peru (Mollusca: Gastropoda)". Archiv für Molluskenkunde 129(1-2): 69-75. DOI: 10.1127/arch.moll/129/2001/69 * '' Heterovaginina limayana'' (Lesson 1830) * '' Latipes lisei'' Thomé & Gomes 1999 * '' Montivaginulus coriaceus'' (Kraus 1954) * '' Novovaginula carinata'' (Thiele 1927) * '' Novovaginula rosaneae'' Thomé & Gomes 1999 * '' Phyllocaulis gayi'' (Fischer 1871) * '' Sarasinula marginata'' (Semper, 1885)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 ...

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Subulinidae Subulininae is a subfamily of small tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae. Distribution Worldwide.

- 5 genera, 19 species * '' Leptinaria unilamellata'' (d’Orbigny, 1837) Clausiliidae - 14 genera, 75 species * ...

Scolodontidae Scolodontidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or ...

- 8 genera, 55 species * ... Charopidae - 3 genera, 13 species * ... Pleurodontidae - 2 genera, 13 species * ... Camaenidae - 2 genera, 12 species * ... Helminthoglyptidae - 2 genera, 33 species * ...

Freshwater bivalves

Freshwater bivalves include:

Hyriidae Hyriidae is a taxonomic family of pearly freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve molluscs in the order Unionida. This family is native to South America, Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea. Like all members of that order, they go through a larval ...

* '' Callonaia duprei'' (Recluz, 1843) * ''

Castalia ambigua Castalia ambigua is a species of bivalve of the Family (biology), family Hyriidae described by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Lamarck in 1819. References

Hyriidae Bivalves described in 1819 Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck {{bivalve-stub ...

'' Lamarck, 1819 - ''Castalia ambigua ambigua'' Lamarck, 1819 * '' Castalia multisulcata'' Hupé, 1857 * '' Castalia schombergiana'' Sowerby, 1869 * '' Castalia sulcata'' - ''Castalia sulcata orbygnyi'' Hupé & Deville, 1850 * '' Diplodon limensis'' (Kust-Chemnitz, 1851) * '' Diplodon obsolescens'' Baker, 1914 * '' Diplodon suavidicus'' (Lea, 1856) * '' Diplodontites cookei'' Kust & Chemnitz, 1851 * '' Paxyodon syrmathophorus'' Meuschen, 1781 * '' Prisodon obliquus'' Schumacher, 1817 * '' Triplodon corrugatus'' (Lamarck, 1819)

Mycetopodidae The Mycetopodidae are a family of freshwater pearly mussels in the order Unionida restricted to South America. They are named for the mushroom-like shape of their foot. Like all members of the Unionida Unionida is a monophyletic order of fr ...

* '' Anodonta solidula'' Lamarck, 1819 * '' Anodonta subsinuata'' Phillippi, 1869 * '' Anodonta subrostrata'' Phillippi, 1869 * '' Anodonta ucayalensis'' Phillippi, 1869 * '' Anodontites elongatus'' (Swainson, 1823) * '' Anodontites ensiformis'' (Spix & Wagner, 1827) * '' Anodontites incarum'' (Philippi, 1869) * '' Anodontites tenebricosa'' (Lea, 1834) * '' Anodontites trapesialis'' (Lamarck, 1819) - ''Anodontites trapesialis trapesialis'' (Lamarck, 1819) * '' Anodontites trapezeus'' (Spix, 1827) * '' Anodontites trigonus'' (Spix, 1827) - ''Anodontites trigonus trigonus'' (Spix, 1827) * '' Anodontites weirauchi'' Hass, 1930 * '' Iheringiella'' sp. * '' Leila blainvilliana'' (Lea, 1834) * '' Leila esula'' (Orbigny, 1835) * '' Monocondylaea semisulcata'' Adams, 1870 * '' Mycetopoda siliquosa'' Spix, 1827 * '' Mycetopoda soleniformis'' Orbigny, 1835 * '' Mycetopodella falcata'' (Higgins, 1868) * '' Tamsiella'' sp.

Etheriidae Etheriidae is a small family of medium-sized freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve molluscs in the order Unionida. It contains two monotypic genera. Genera Genera within the family Etheriidae include: * '' Acostaea'' d'Orbigny, 1851 ** '' Acos ...

* '' Barlettia stefanensis'' (Moricand, 1856)

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: ''Sphaeri ...

* ''

Eupera simoni ''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 ...

'' Jousseaume, 1889 * ''

Eupera primei ''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 ...

'' Klappenbach, 1967 * '' Pisidium meierbrooki'' Kuiper & Hinz, 1983 * '' Sphaerium forbesii'' Philippi, 1869 * '' Sphaerium lauricocheae'' Philippi, 1870 * '' Sphaerium titicacence'' (Pilsbry, 1924) Corbiculidae * ''

Corbicula ''Corbicula'' is a genus of freshwater and brackish water clams, Aquatic animal, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Cyrenidae, the basket clams.Gofas, S. (2015). Cyrenidae Gray, 1847. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Registe ...

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References

External links

* Paredes C., Huamán P., Cardoso F., Vivar R. & Vera V. (1999). "Estado actual del conocimiento de los moluscos acuáticos en el Perú". '' Revista Peruana de Biología'' 6(1): 5-47. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Molluscs Peru *Moll *Peru Molluscs

Freshwater gastropods

Land gastropods

Freshwater bivalves

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References

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