List Of Non-marine Molluscs Of Sri Lanka
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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 ...
of
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
are a part of the molluscan wildlife of Sri Lanka. Naggs et al. (2003) listed 246 land gastropods for Sri Lanka. Ranawana (2006) listed 18 species of non-indigenous land gastropods in Sri Lanka and he added some species to that list.Ranawana K. B. (2006) "Land Snails in Sri Lanka". In: Bambaradeniya C. N. B
The Fauna of Sri Lanka: Status of Taxonomy, Research and Conservation.
The
World Conservation Union The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...
, Colombo, Sri Lanka & Government of Sri Lanka. 84–99. .
The fauna of Sri Lanka also includes
freshwater snail 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 and freshwater bivalves.


Land Snails

Phylum:
Mollusca 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 esti ...

Class:
Gastropoda 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. ...

When considering mollusc diversity in Sri Lanka, snails are the major group that can be found within the island. About 246 land snails are known to occur in Sri Lanka, with 83% of endemism. This include 5 endemic and relict land snails. Majority of land snails are pulmonates. Endemic species are highlighted with an asterisk (*).


Subclass:

Pulmonata Pulmonata or pulmonates, is an informal group (previously an order, and before that a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group includ ...


Family:

Acavidae Acavidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Acavoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Anatomy In this family, the number o ...

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Acavus haemastoma ''Acavus haemastoma'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Acavidae. Three subspecies recognized. Description ''Acavus haemastoma'' has a shell reaching a width of 38–46 mm. Th ...
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Acavus phoenix ''Acavus phoenix'', the giant land snail, is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Acavidae. Taxonomy There are two subspecies recognized: *''Acavus phoenix phoenix'' *''Acavus phoenix c ...
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Acavus superbus ''Acavus superbus'' is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Acavidae. Three subspecies recognized. Description ''Acavus superbus'' has green colored shell and rose brown body. Distribu ...
''* * '' Oligospira polei''* * '' Oligospira skinneri''* * '' Oligospira waltoni''*


Family:

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 ''Lis ...
- Giant land snails

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Achatina fulica ''Lissachatina fulica'' is a species of large land snail that belongs in the subfamily Achatininae of the family Achatinidae. It is also known as the Giant African land snail.Ariophantidae Ariophantidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails and semi-slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicarionoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Distribution ...

* '' Cryptozona bistrialis'' * '' Cryptozona ceraria''* * '' Cryptozona chenui''* * '' Cryptozona Juliana''* * '' Cryptozona novella''* * '' Cryptozona semirugata'' * '' Euplecta acuducta'' * '' Euplecta albnonata'' * ''
Euplecta binoyaensis ''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...
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Euplecta colletti ''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...
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Euplecta concavospira ''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...
''* * '' Euplectu emiliana''* * '' Euplecta gardeneri''* * ''
Euplecta hyphasma ''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: h ...
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Euplecta indica ''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: h ...
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Euplecta isabellina ''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...
''* * '' Euplecta laevis''* * '' Euplecta lankaensis''* * '' Euplecta layardi''* * '' Euplecta neglecta''* * ''
Euplecta partita ''Euplecta'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Ariophantidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Euplecta C. Semper, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: h ...
''* * '' Euplecta phidias''* * '' Euplecta prestoni''* * '' Euplecta rosamonda''* * '' Euplecta scobinoides''* * '' Euplecta semidecussata'' * '' Euplecta subopaca''* * '' Euplecta trimeni''* * '' Euplecta turritella'' * '' Euplecta travancoricii'' = '' Euplecta praeeminens'' * '' Euplecta verrucula''* * '' Macrochlamys mdica'' * '' Macrochlamys kandiensis''* * '' Macrochlamys neaps''* * '' Macrochlamys perfucata''* * '' Macrochlamys tratanensis''* * '' Macrachlmys umbrina''* * '' Macrachlmy vilipensa'' * '' Macrochlamys woodiana'' * '' Microcystina bintennensis''* * '' Microcystina lita''* * ''
Mariaella dussumieri ''Mariaella dussumieri'' is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ariophantidae. ''Mariaella dussumieri'' is the type species of the genus ''Mariaella''. Its specific n ...
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Ratnadvipia irradians ''Ratnadvipia irradians'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ariophantidae Ariophantidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails and semi-slugs, terrestrial pulmona ...
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Ratnadvipia karui ''Ratnadvipia karui'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ariophantidae Ariophantidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails and semi-slugs, terrestrial pulmonate g ...
''* * '' Ravana politissima''* * '' Sitala operiens''* * '' Sitala phyll.ophila''* * '' Sitala pyramidalis''* * '' Satiella membranacea''*


Family:

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). ...

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Bradybaena similaris ''Bradybaena similaris'', the Asian trampsnail, is a species of small, invasive land snail. It is a pulmonate gastropod terrestrial mollusc in the family Bradybaenidae. It earned the common name based on its origins, and its habit of roosting on ...
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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 ...
* '' Succinea ceylanica''


Family: Buliminidae

* '' Mirus panos''* * '' Mirus proletaria''* * '' Mirus stalix''*


Family:

Camaenidae Camaenidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea, the typical snails and their allies. This is one of the most diverse families in the clade Stylommatophora. These ...

* '' Beddomea albizonatus''* * '' Beddomea ceylanicus''* * '' Beddomea intermedius''* * '' Beddomea frifasciatus''* * '' Trachia fallaciosa'' * '' Trachia vittata'' * '' Landouria radleyi''*


Family:

Cerastidae Cerastidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the order Stylommatophora.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cerastidae Wenz, 1923. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http ...

* '' Rachis punctatus'' * '' Rhachistia adumhratus''* * '' Rhachistia pulcher''


Family:

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 ...

* '' Ruthvenia biciliata''* * '' Ruthvenia caliginosa''* * '' Ruthvenia clathratula''* * '' Thysanota elegans''* * '' Thysanota eumita''* * '' Thysanota hispida''*


Family:

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). MolluscaBa ...
- Door snails

* '' Phaedusa ceylanica''*


Family:

Corillidae Corillidae is a family of gastropods in the order Stylommatophora. Genera *''Corilla ''Corilla'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Family (from la, familia) is a group ...

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Corilla adamsi ''Corilla'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage o ...
''* * '' Corilla beddomeae *'' * '' Corilla carabmata''* * ''
Corilla colletti ''Corilla coletti'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a 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 ...
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Corilla erronea ''Corilla erronea'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Corillidae. Variety of this species include ''Corilla erronea'' var. ''eronella'' Gude, 1896.Gude G. K. (1896). "Armature ...
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Corilla fryae ''Corilla fryae'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a 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 m ...
''* * '' Corilla giidei''* * ''
Corilla humberti ''Corilla humberti'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs o ...
''* * ''Corilla lesleyae''* * ''Corilla odontophora''*


Family: Diplommatinidae

* ''Nicida catathymia''* * ''Nicida ceylamca''* * ''Nicida delectabilis''* * ''Nicida lankaensis''* * ''Nicida pedronis''* * ''Nicida prestomi''*


Family: Endodontidae

* ''Philalanka circumsculpta''* * ''Philalanka depressa''* * ''Philalanka edithae''* * ''Philalanka lamcabensis''* * ''Philalanka liratula''* * ''Philalanka mononema''* * ''Philalanka secessa''* * ''Philalanka sinhila''* * ''Philalanka thwaitesi''* * ''Philalanka trifilosa''*


Family: Euconulidae - Hive snails

* ''Eurychlamys layardi''* * ''Eurychlamys regulala''* * ''Eurychltiniys winifredae''*


Family: Ferussaciidae

* ''Digoniaxis cingalensis''*


Family: Gastrodontidae

* ''Zonitoides arboreus''


Family: Glessulidae

* ''Glessula capillacea'' * ''Glessula ceylanica''* * ''Glessula collettae''* * ''Glessula deshayesi'' * ''Glessula fulgens''* * ''Glessula inornata''* * ''Glessula lankana''* * ''Glessula layardi''* * ''Glessula nitens''* * ''Glessula pachycheila''* * ''Glessula pullens''* * ''Glessula panaethu''* * ''Glessula pwahilis''* * ''Glessula prestoni''* * ''Glessula punctogallana''* * ''Glessula pusilla'' * ''Glessula reynelli''* * ''Glessula sattaraensis'' * ''Glessula serena''* * ''Glessula simony''* * ''Glessula sinhila''* * ''Glessula veruina''*


Family: Helicarionidae

* ''Kaliella barrakporensis'' * ''Kaliella colletti''* * ''Kaliella delectabilis''* * ''Kaliella leithiana''* * ''Kaliella salicensis''* * ''Sivella galerus''* * ''Sivella hyptiucyclos''*


Family: Agriolimacidae - Keelback slugs

* ''Deroceras reticulatum''


Family: Planorbidae - Ramshorn snails

* ''Indoplanorbis exustus''


Family: Pupillidae

* ''Microstele muscerda'' * ''Pupoides coenopictus''


Family: Pupinidae

* ''Tortulosa aurea''* * ''Tortulosa austeniana''* * ''Tortulosa barnaclei''* * ''Tortulosa blanfordi''* * ''Tortulosa colletti''* * ''Tortulosa congener''* * ''Tortulosa connectens''* * ''Tortulosa cumingi''* * ''Tortulosa decora''* * ''Tortulosa duplicate''* * ''Tortulosa eurytrema''* * ''Tortulosa greeni''* * ''Tortulosa haemastoma''* * ''Tortulosa hartleyi''* * ''Tortulosa layardi''* * ''Tortulosa leucocheilus''* * ''Tortulosa marginata''* * ''Tortulosa nevilli''* * ''Tortulosa metneri''* * ''Tortulosa prestoni''* * ''Tortulosa pyramidata''* * ''Tortulosa rugosa''* * ''Tortulosa smithi''* * ''Tortulosa sykesi''* * ''Tortulosa templemani''* * ''Tortulosa thwaitesi''*


Family: Pyramidulidae

* ''Pyramidula halyi''*


Family: Streptaxidae

* ''Indoartemon cingalensis''* * ''Indoartemon gracilis''* * ''Indoartemon layardianus''* * ''Perrottetia peroteti'' * ''Perrottetia ravanae''* * ''Gulella bicolor'' * ''Sinoennea planguncula''


Family: Subulinidae

* ''Subulina octona'' * ''Allopeas gracile'' * ''Allopeas layardi''* * ''Allopeas marine''* * ''Allopeas prestoni''* * ''Allopeas pussilus'' * ''Allopeas sykesi'' * ''Paropeas achatinaceum'' * ''Zootecus insularis''


Family: Cyclophoridae

* ''Cyclophorus alabastrimis''* * ''Cyclophorus ceylanicus*''* * ''Cyclophorus involvulus'' * ''Cyclophorus menkeanus'' * ''Aulopoma grande*''* * ''Aulopoma helicinum*''* * ''Aulopoma itieri*''* * ''Aulopoma sphaeroideum*''* * ''Cyathopoma album'' * ''Cyathopoma artatum*''* * ''Cyathopoma ceylanicum*''* * ''Cyathopoma colletti*''* * ''Cyathopoma conoideum*''* * ''Cyathopoma innocens*''* * ''Cyathopoma leptomita''* * ''Cyathopoma mariae''* * ''Cyathopoma ogdenianum''* * ''Cyathopoma perconoideum''* * ''Cyathopoma prestoni''* * ''Cyathopoma serendibense''* * ''Cyathopoma turbinatum''* * ''Cyathopoma uvaense''* * ''Japonia binoyae''* * ''Japonia occulta''* * ''Japonia vesca''* * ''Leptopoma apicatum''* * ''Leptopoma elatum''* * ''Leptopoma semiclausum''* * ''Leptopomoides conulus''* * ''Leptopomoides flammeus''* * ''Leptopomoides halophilus''* * ''Leptopomoides orophilus''* * ''Leptopomoides poecilus''* * ''Leptopomoides taprobanensis''* * ''Micraulax coeloconus'' * ''Scabrina brounae'' (Sykes, 1898)Junn Kitt Foon & Mohammad Effendi Marzuki (2022). "First record and description of a new Scabrina species (Gastropoda: Cyclophoridae) from Peninsular Malaysia". Folia Malacologica 1(30): 23-35. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12657/folmal.030.003 * ''Scabrina liratula'' (Preston, 1909) * ''Theobaldius annulatus''* * ''Theobaldius bairdi''* * ''Theobaldius cadiscus''* * ''Theobaldius cratera''* * ''Theobaldius cytopoma''* * ''Theobaldius layardi''* * ''Theobaldius liliputianus''* * ''Theobaldius loxostoma''* * ''Theobaldius parapsis''* * ''Theobaldius parma''* * ''Theobaldius subplicatulus''* * ''Theobaldius thwaitesi''* * ''Pterocyclus bifrons''* * ''Pterocyclus bilabialus'' * ''Pterocyclus cingalensis''* * ''Pterocyclus cumingi'' * ''Pterocyclus troscheli''*


Family: Vertiginidae - Whorl snails

* ''Gastrocopta mimula''* * ''Nesopupa cinghalensis''* * ''Pupisoma longstaffae''* * ''Pupisoma miccyla''*


Family: Viviparidae - River snails

* ''Bellamya bengalensis'' * ''Bellamya dissimilis''


Family: Truncatellidae - Looping snails

* ''Truncatella ceylanica''


Family: Thiaridae - Trumpet snails

* ''Thiara lineata''


Freshwater bivalves


See also

* List of marine molluscs of Sri Lanka * List of non-marine molluscs of India


References


External links


Biological diversity of Sri Lanka
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