List of non-marine molluscs of Italy
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Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
are a part of the molluscan fauna of Italy
Fauna of Italy
Italy has one of the highest levels of faunal biodiversity in Europe with over 57,000 species recorded .This is due to Italy’s*Southerly geographical position, surrounded by the Mediterranean and Aegean seas...
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There are number of 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 Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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Freshwater gastropods
HygromiidaeHygromiidae
Hygromiidae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.-Anatomy:...
- Falkneri cameraniFalkneri cameraniFalkneria camerani is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies....
- Ichnosomunda sacchiiIchnosomunda sacchiiIchnusomunda sacchii is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies....
Melanopsidae
Melanopsidae
Melanopsidae, common name melanopsids, is a family of freshwater gastropods in the clade Sorbeoconcha. Species in this family are native to southern and eastern Europe, northern Africa, parts of the Middle East, New Zealand, and freshwater streams of some large South Pacific islands.These snails...
- Melanopsis etruscaMelanopsis etruscaMelanopsis etrusca is a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Melanopsidae. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.- Distribution :This species is endemic to Italy....
Land gastropods
ChondrinidaeChondrinidae
Chondrinidae is a family of mostly minute air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the order Pulmonata.-Anatomy:In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 30 ....
- Chondrina oligodontaChondrina oligodontaChondrina oligodonta is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Chondrinidae.This species is endemic to Italy. Its natural habitat is rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss....
Diplommatinidae
Diplommatinidae
Diplommatinidae is a family of small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cyclophoridae.-Genera:*Subfamily Diplommatininae L...
- Cochlostoma canestriniiCochlostoma canestriniiCochlostoma canestrinii is a species of small land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Diplommatinidae.-Distribution and habitat:This species is endemic to Italy. It lives in rocky limestone areas....
Oxychilidae
Oxychilidae
Oxychilidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Gastrodontoidea.- Distribution :...
- Oxychilus oglasicolaOxychilus oglasicolaOxychilus oglasicola is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Oxychilidae, the glass snails.This species is endemic to Italy, and is threatened by habitat loss....
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....
Zonitidae
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....
- Retinella stabileiRetinella stabileiRetinella stabilei is a species of gastropod in the Zonitidae family. It is endemic to Italy. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.-Source:* Seddon, M.B. 2000. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
Testacellidae
- Testacella scutulumTestacella scutulumTestacella scutulum is an air-breathing, carnivorous land slug, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Testacellidae, the shelled slugs....
Sowerby, 1821
Limacidae
Limacidae
Limacidae, common name the keelback slugs, are a taxonomic family of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Limacoidea.- Distribution :...
- Lehmannia melitensisLehmannia melitensisLehmannia melitensis is a species of air-breathing land slug, a shell-less pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Limacidae.-Distribution:...
- Limax brandstetteri Falkner, 2008
Milacidae
Milacidae
Milacidae is a family of air-breathing, keeled, land slugs. These are shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Parmacelloidea.This family has no subfamilies ....
- Tandonia nigraTandonia nigraTandonia nigra is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Milacidae.-Distribution:...
(C. Pfeiffer, 1894)
Sphincterochilidae
Sphincterochilidae
Sphincterochilidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea ....
- Sphincterochila candidissimaSphincterochila candidissimaSphincterochila candidissima is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Sphincterochilidae.- Subspecies :* Sphincterochila candidissima crassa -Distribution :...
Hygromiidae
Hygromiidae
Hygromiidae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.-Anatomy:...
- Ciliellopsis oglasaeCiliellopsis oglasaeCiliellopsis oglasae is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies....
- Tyrrheniella josephiTyrrheniella josephiTyrrheniella josephi is a species of land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Hygromiidae. It is endemic to Italy.-Source:* Palazzi, S. & Ripken, T. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Xeromunda durieuiXeromunda durieuiXeromunda durieui is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae.This snail is native to south Italy, North Africa and possibly to Cyprus....
- Xerosecta cespitumXerosecta cespitumXerosecta cespitum is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae.This snail is native to south Spain, Mallorca, southern France, northwestern Italy, Corsica, Sardinia, Elba, and Morocco to Tunisia.This species of snail makes and...
- Xerosecta giustiiXerosecta giustiiXerosecta giustii is a species of gastropod in the Hygromiidae family. It is endemic to Italy.-Source:* Manganelli, G. 2000. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
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....
- Marmorana platychelaMarmorana platychelaMarmorana platychela is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae.-Distribution:This species lives in north-western Sicilia . It is confined to limestone rock faces.-Description:...
- Helix mazzullii
- Tacheocampylaea tacheoidesTacheocampylaea tacheoidesTacheocampylaea tacheoides is a species of air-breathing, land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae. It is endemic to Italy. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rocky areas.-References:...
- TyrrheniberusTyrrheniberusMarmorana is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae.-Species :Species within the genus Tyrrheniberus include:* Tyrrheniberus ridens...
See also
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:- List of non-marine molluscs of France
- List of non-marine molluscs of Switzerland
- List of non-marine molluscs of Austria
- List of non-marine molluscs of Slovenia
- List of non-marine molluscs of Malta
External links
- http://www.faunaitalia.it/checklist/
- http://www.planetposter.de/molluscs/italia.htm
- Pezzoli E. (2010). "Notes on new or rare taxa of Crustaceans and Molluscs from a “fontanile” in Arzago d'Adda, Bergamo, Italy (Crustacea, Mollusca)". Biodiversity Journal 1: 45-55. PDF.