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The 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 ...
of
Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, V ...
are a part of the molluscan wildlife of Seychelles.


Freshwater gastropods

Paludomidae Paludomidae, common name paludomids, is a family of freshwater snails, gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha. Distribution The distribution of the Paludomidae includes Asia and Africa. Taxonomy The following three subfamilies have be ...
* '' Paludomus ajanensis'' Morelet, 1860


Land gastropods

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 ...
- There are 20 species of Streptaxidae on the Seychelles.Gerlach J. & Bruggen A. C. van (1999). "Streptaxidae Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pulmonata) of the Seychelles Islands, western Indian Ocean". ''
Zoologische Verhandelingen ''Zoologische Verhandelingen'' was a Dutch scientific journal covering research in zoology. It was published between 1948 and 2002 by the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie in Leiden Leiden (; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is ...
'' 328: 1-60
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 Seven genera of Streptaxidae are endemic to the Seychelles: '' Stereostele'', '' Imperturbatia'', ''
Silhouettia ''Silhouettia silhouettae'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae. ''Silhouettia silhouettae'' is the only species within the genus ''Silhouettia''. Distribution ''S ...
'', '' Careoradula'', '' Augustula'', '' Priodiscus'' and ''
Acanthennea ''Acanthennea erinacea'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae. ''Acanthennea erinacea'' is the only species within the genus ''Acanthennea''.Gerlach J. & Bruggen A. C. ...
''. # '' Acanthennea erinacea'' (Martens, 1898) - endemic # '' Augustula braueri'' (Martens, 1898) - endemic # ''
Careoradula perelegans ''Careoradula perelegans'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae. ''Careoradula perelegans'' is the only species in the genus ''Careoradula''. The generic name ''Careoradu ...
'' (Martens, 1898) - endemic # ''
Conturbatia crenata ''Conturbatia'' is a genus of air-breathing land snail in the family Streptaxidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species ''Conturbatia crenata'' in the family Streptaxidae. It is a species of air-breathing land snail, a te ...
'' Gerlach, 2001 - endemic to
Frégate Island Frégate Island (french: île de Frégate, link=no) is an island in Seychelles. The island is the easternmost of the granitic Inner Islands of the Seychelles (55 km (34 mi) east of Mahé). It is 2.07 square kilometres (0.80 square ...
,Gerlach J. (2001). "''Conturbatia'', a new genus of Streptaxidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pulmonata)". ''
Zoosystematics and Evolution ''Zoosystematics and Evolution'' is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal covering zoological systematics and evolution. It was established in 1898 as ''Mitteilungen aus der Zoologischen Sammlung des Museums für Naturkunde in Berlin'' () ...
'' 77(2): 297-302. . possibly extinctGerlach J. (2006)
''Conturbatia crenata''
In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. . Downloaded on 1 October 2010. # ''
Edentulina dussumieri ''Edentulina'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Edentulina L. Pfeiffer, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spe ...
'' (Dufo, 1840) - subspecies: ''Edentulina dussumieri dussumieri'' (Dufo, 1840); ''Edentulina dussumieri reservae'' Gerlach & Bruggen, 1999; ''Edentulina dussumieri silhouettae'' Gerlach & Bruggen, 1999; ''Edentulina dussumieri praslina'' Gerlach & Bruggen, 1999. The subspecies ''praslina'' is only known as
subfossil A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved in ...
. # ''
Edentulina moreleti ''Edentulina moreleti'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae. Distribution ''Edentulina moreleti'' is endemic to the Seychelles.Gerlach J. & Bruggen A. C. van (1999). "S ...
'' (Adams, 1868) - endemic # ''
Glabrennea gardineri ''Glabrennea gardineri'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae. Distribution ''Glabrennea gardineri'' is endemic to the Mahé Island and Silhouette Island in the Sey ...
'' (Sykes, 1909) - endemic # ''
Glabrennea silhouettensis ''Glabrennea silhouettensis'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae. Distribution ''Glabrennea silhouettensis'' is endemic to the Mt. Dauban on the Silhouette Islan ...
'' (Verdcourt, 1994) - endemic # ''
Glabrennea thomasseti ''Glabrennea thomasseti'' is a species of the air-breathing land snail, a Terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threat ...
'' (Sykes, 1909) - endemic # ''
Gonaxis quadrilateralis ''Gonaxis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastr opod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Gonaxis J. W. Taylor, 1877. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...
'' Preston, 1910Sutcharit C., Naggs F., Wade C. M., Fontanilla I. & Panha S. (2010). "The new family Diapheridae, a new species of ''Diaphera'' Albers from Thailand, and the position of the Diapheridae within a molecular phylogeny of the Streptaxoidea (Pulmonata: Stylommatophora)". ''
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society The ''Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society'' is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering zoology published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Linnean Society. The editor-in-chief is Maarten Christenhusz (Linnean Society). ...
'' 160: 1-16. . / ''Gonaxis'' (''Macrogonaxis'') ''quadrilateralis'' (Preston, 1910) / '' Macrogonaxis quadrilateralis'' - introduced in 1958 to biological control two species of ''Achatina'', but it has failed # '' Huttonella bicolor'' (Hutton, 1834) # '' Imperturbatia constans'' (Martens, 1898) - endemic # '' Imperturbatia violescens'' (Martens, 1898) - endemic - Gerlach & Bruggen (1999) have spelled the specific name as '' Imperturbatia violascens'' # '' Priodiscus costatus'' - endemic # '' Priodiscus serratus'' (Adams, 1868) - endemicGerlach J. (2006)
''Priodiscus serratus''
In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. . Downloaded on 6 September 2010. # '' Priodiscus spinatus'' - endemic # ''
Seychellaxis souleyetianus ''Seychellaxis souleyetianus'' is a species of land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae. Distribution ''Seychellaxis souleyetianus'' is endemic to the Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officiall ...
'' (Petit, 1841) - endemic # '' Silhouettia silhouettae'' (Martens, 1898) - endemic # '' Stereostele nevilli'' (Adams, 1868) - endemic - subspecies: ''Stereostele nevilli nevilli'' (Adams, 1868) and ''Stereostele nevilli parvidentata'' Gerlach & Bruggen, 1999 # '' Streptostele acicula'' (Morelet, 1877)


See also

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List of marine molluscs of Seychelles A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
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List of non-marine molluscs of Zanzibar A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
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List of non-marine molluscs of Mauritius The non-marine molluscs of Mauritius are a part of the molluscan wildlife of Mauritius. The Outer islands of Mauritius includes Cargados Carajos, Rodrigues and the Agalega Islands. Freshwater gastropods Assimineidae * ''Omphalotropis hie ...
*
List of non-marine molluscs of Réunion The non-marine molluscs of Réunion are a part of the molluscan wildlife of Réunion, an island in the Indian Ocean. Freshwater gastropods Ampullariidae * ''Pomacea canaliculata'' (Lamarck, 1819) Assimineidae * '' Paludinella hidalgoi'' ( ...
*
List of non-marine molluscs of Comoros A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
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List of non-marine molluscs of Mayotte The non-marine molluscs of Mayotte are a part of the molluscan fauna of Mayotte. Freshwater gastropods Land gastropods Pomatiidae * '' Tropidophora semilineata'' - extinct Cyclophoridae * '' Cyclophorus horridulum'' - extinct * '' Cycl ...
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List of non-marine molluscs of Madagascar The non-marine molluscs of Madagascar are a part of the molluscan fauna of Madagascar (wildlife of Madagascar). In tropical rainforests of Madagascar, there is high diversity of species of terrestrial gastropods and many species has low populati ...


References


Further reading

* Gerlach J. (1998). "The shell-less slugs of Seychelles (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Veronicellidae and Urocyclidae)". ''Argonauta'' 11: 56–64. * Gerlach J. (2007) ''Terrestrial and Freshwater Mollusca of Seychelles''. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. * Martens E. & Wiegmann F. (1898)
"Land und Süsswasser mollusken der Seychellen"
''Mitteilugen aus dem Zoologischen, Sammlung des Museums Naturkunde, Berlin'' 1: 1-94.


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Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, V ...
Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, V ...