List of non-marine molluscs of France
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France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
are a part of the molluscan fauna of France (including Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
).
There are 695 species of non-marine molluscs
Mollusca
The Mollusca , common name molluscs or mollusksSpelled mollusks in the USA, see reasons given in Rosenberg's ; for the spelling mollusc see the reasons given by , is a large phylum of invertebrate animals. There are around 85,000 recognized extant species of molluscs. Mollusca is the largest...
living in the wild in continental France.
| Numbers of molluscs by habitat | Number of species |
|---|---|
| Freshwater gastropods | ?? |
| Land gastropods | ?? |
| Total number of non-marine gastropods | ?? |
| Freshwater bivalve Freshwater bivalve Freshwater bivalves are one kind of freshwater molluscs. They are bivalves which live in freshwater, as opposed to saltwater. Although the majority of species of bivalve molluscs live in the sea, a number of different families of bivalves live in freshwater... s |
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| Total number of non-marine molluscs | 695 in continental France |
Freshwater gastropods
HydrobiidaeHydrobiidae
Hydrobiidae, common name mud snails, is a large cosmopolitan taxonomic family of very small freshwater snails and brackish water snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha.- Distribution :...
- Arganiella exilisArganiella exilisArganiella exilis is a species of very small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic operculate gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to France.-References:* Bouchet, P. 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
- Belgrandia varicaBelgrandia varicaBelgrandia varica is an extinct species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Hydrobiidae.Belgrandia varica is considered to be extinct.- Distribution :...
(J. Paget, 1854) - It was endemic to France, but it is extinct. - Belgrandiella pyrenaicaBelgrandiella pyrenaicaBelgrandiella pyrenaica is a species of minute freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to France.-References:* Bouchet, P. 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
- Bythiospeum articenseBythiospeum articenseBythiospeum articense is a species of very small freshwater snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae.This species is endemic to France.-References:* Bouchet, P. 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
- Bythiospeum bourguignatiBythiospeum bourguignatiBythiospeum bourguignati is a species of very small freshwater snail that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae.This species is endemic to France.-References:* Bouchet, P. 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
- Bythiospeum bressanumBythiospeum bressanumBythiospeum bressanum is a species of very small freshwater snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae.This species is endemic to France.-References:* Bouchet, P. 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
- Bythiospeum garnieriBythiospeum garnieriBythiospeum garnieri is a species of very small freshwater snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae.This species is endemic to France.-References:* Bouchet, P. 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
- Fissuria boui
- Litthabitella ellipticaLitthabitella ellipticaLitthabitella elliptica is a species of very small freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae.This species is endemic to France.-References:...
- Palacanthilhiopsis vervieriiPalacanthilhiopsis vervieriiPalacanthilhiopsis vervierii is a species of very small or minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to France.-References:...
Lithoglyphidae
Lithoglyphidae
Lithoglyphidae is a family of small freshwater snails with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks.This family is in the superfamily Rissooidea and in the clade Littorinimorpha .- Taxonomy :Taylor , Ponder & Warén and Kabat & Hershler considered this taxon as a subfamily...
- Lithoglyphus naticoidesLithoglyphus naticoidesLithoglyphus naticoides, common name the "gravel snail", is a species of small or minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Lithoglyphidae....
Moitessieriidae
Moitessieriidae
Moitessieriidae is a family of small freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Rissooidea.According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi the family Moitessieriidae has no subfamilies....
- Moitessieria corsicaMoitessieria corsicaMoitessieria corsica is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Moitessieriidae. This species is endemic to France....
- Moitessieria juvenisanguisMoitessieria juvenisanguisMoitessieria juvenisanguis is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Moitessieriidae. This species is endemic to France....
- Moitessieria lineolataMoitessieria lineolataMoitessieria lineolata is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Moitessieriidae. This species is endemic to France....
- Moitessieria locardiMoitessieria locardiMoitessieria locardi is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Moitessieriidae. This species is endemic to France....
- Moitessieria rayiMoitessieria rayiMoitessieria rayi is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Moitessieriidae. This species is endemic to France....
- Moitessieria rolandianaMoitessieria rolandianaMoitessieria rolandiana is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Moitessieriidae. This species is endemic to France....
- Paladilhia pleurotomaPaladilhia pleurotomaPaladilhia pleurotoma is a species of gastropod in the Moitessieriidae family. It is endemic to France....
- Plagigeyeria conilisPlagigeyeria conilisPlagigeyeria conilis is a species of very small or minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to France.-References:* Bouchet, P. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Pseudamnicola anteisensisPseudamnicola anteisensisPseudamnicola anteisensis is a species of small brackish water snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to France.- References :* Bouchet, P. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Pseudamnicola klemmiPseudamnicola klemmiPseudamnicola klemmi is a species of gastropod in the Hydrobiidae family. It is endemic to France.-Source:* Bouchet, P. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
Amnicolidae
Amnicolidae
Amnicolidae is a family of small freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks.This family is in the superfamily Rissooidea and in the clade Littorinimorpha...
- Bythinella boulotiBythinella boulotiBythinella bouloti is a species of very small freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Amnicolidae.As of 2002, no living animals had been found. Empty shells were used as the basis for the species description.- Distribution :...
Girardi, Bichain & Wienin, 2002 - Bythinella galeraeBythinella galeraeBythinella galerae is a species of very small freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Amnicolidae.As of 2002, no living animals had been found. Empty shells were used as the basis for the species description.- Distribution :...
Girardi, Bichain & Wienin, 2002
Land gastropods
AciculidaeAciculidae
The Aciculidae are a family of minute land snails which have opercula. In other words, Aciculidae are terrestrial operculate gastropods....
- Renea gormontiRenea gormontiRenea gormonti is a species of gastropod in the Aciculidae family. It is endemic to France....
- Renea moutoniRenea moutoniRenea moutoni is a species of gastropod in the Aciculidae family. It is endemic to France....
- Renea paillonaRenea paillonaRenea paillona is a species of gastropod in the Aciculidae family. It is endemic to France....
- Renea singularisRenea singularisRenea singularis is a species of gastropod in the Aciculidae family. It is endemic to France....
Cochlicopidae
Cochlicopidae
Cochlicopidae is a taxonomic family of small, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cochlicopoidea.-Anatomy:...
- Cryptazeca subcylindricaCryptazeca subcylindricaCryptazeca subcylindrica is a species of gastropod in the Cochlicopidae family. It is endemic to France.-Source:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
- Hypnophila remyiHypnophila remyiHypnophila remyi is a species of small air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlicopidae. This species is endemic to France....
Vertiginidae
Vertiginidae
Vertiginidae is a family of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs or micromollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.- Distribution :...
- Truncatellina arcyensisTruncatellina arcyensisTruncatellina arcyensis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Vertiginidae.This species is endemic to France....
Pristilomatidae
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 clade", and Vitreinae is a synonym for Pristilomatidae,...
- Vitrea pseudotrolliVitrea pseudotrolliVitrea pseudotrolli is a species of gastropod in the Pristilomatidae family.It is found in France and Italy....
Parmacellidae
Parmacellidae
Parmacellidae is a family of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks within the superfamily Parmacelloidea ....
- Parmacella gervaisiiParmacella gervaisiiParmacella gervaisii is an extinct species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Parmacellidae.Parmacella gervaisii is considered to be extinct.- Distribution :...
Moquin-Tandon, 1850 - It was endemic to France, but it is extinct.
Helicidae
Helicidae
The Helicidae, sometimes known as the typical snails, are a taxonomic family of small to large, air-breathing, land snails. In other words, they are terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks....
- Cyrnotheba corsicaCyrnotheba corsicaCyrnotheba corsica is a species of air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae.This species is endemic to France.-References:* Bouchet, P. & Ripken, T. 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
- Tacheocampylaea raspailiTacheocampylaea raspailiTacheocampylaea raspaili is a species of air-breathing, land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae. It is endemic to France.-Source:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Tyrrhenaria ceratina - in Corsica
- Helix melanostomaHelix melanostomaHelix melanostoma is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.-External links:* http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/home/species?id=1602...
Draparnaud, 1801
See also
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:- List of non-marine molluscs of Belgium
- List of non-marine molluscs of Luxembourg
- List of non-marine molluscs of Germany
- List of non-marine molluscs of Switzerland
- List of non-marine molluscs of Italy
- List of non-marine molluscs of Monaco
- List of non-marine molluscs of Andorra
- List of non-marine molluscs of Spain
- List of non-marine molluscs of Great Britain