List of non-marine molluscs of Japan
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Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
are a part of the molluscan fauna of Japan (wildlife of Japan
Wildlife of Japan
The Wildlife of Japan includes its flora, fauna and natural habitats. The islands of Japan stretch a long distance from north to south and cover a wide range of climatic zones. This results in a high diversity of wildlife despite Japan's isolation from the mainland of Asia. In the north of the...
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A 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...
are found in the wild in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Extinct gastropods in Japan include: Vitrinula chaunax
Vitrinula chaunax
Vitrinula chaunax is an extinct species of gastropod in the Ariophantidae family. It was endemic to Japan....
, Vitrinula chichijimana
Vitrinula chichijimana
Vitrinula chichijimana is an extinct species of gastropod in the Ariophantidae family. It was endemic to Japan....
, Vitrinula hahajimana
Vitrinula hahajimana
Vitrinula hahajimana is an extinct species of gastropod in the Ariophantidae family. It was endemic to Japan....
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Freshwater gastropods
PomatiopsidaePomatiopsidae
Pomatiopsidae is a family of small mainly freshwater snails with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Rissooidea ....
- Oncomelania hupensisOncomelania hupensisOncomelania hupensis is a species of very small tropical freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiopsidae.- Distribution :...
Gredler, 1881
Thiaridae
Thiaridae
Thiaridae, common name thiarids, is a family of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cerithioidea....
- Melanoides tuberculata (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Land gastropods
Land gastropods in Japan include:Helicinidae
Helicinidae
Helicinidae is a family of small tropical land snails which have an operculum. They are terrestrial operculate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicinoidea....
- Ogasawarana discrepansOgasawarana discrepansOgasawarana discrepans is a species of land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae, the helicinids.-Distribution:This species is endemic to Japan....
- endemic
Achatinellidae
Achatinellidae
Achatinellidae is a family of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinelloidea.- Taxonomy :...
- Elasmias kitaiwojimanumElasmias kitaiwojimanumElasmias kitaiwojimanum is a species of tropical, tree-living, air-breathing, land snails, arboreal pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Japan....
- endemic
Enidae
Enidae
Enidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.- Anatomy :In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 21 and 25 .- 1998 taxonomy :...
- Boninena callistodermaBoninena callistodermaBoninena callistoderma is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Enidae.This species is currently only endemic to Haha-jima and Ane-jima in the Ogasawara Islands , having been extirpated from other parts of this archipelago....
- endemic - Boninena hiraseanaBoninena hiraseanaBoninena hiraseana is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Enidae.This species is endemic to Japan....
- endemic - Boninena ogasawaraeBoninena ogasawaraeBoninena ogasawarae is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Enidae.This species is endemic to Japan....
- endemic - Luchuena hachijoensisLuchuena hachijoensisLuchuena hachijoensis is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Enidae.This species is endemic to Hachijōjima, Japan....
Kuroda, 1945 - endemic
Vertiginidae
Vertiginidae
Vertiginidae is a family of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs or micromollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.- Distribution :...
- Hypselostoma insularumHypselostoma insularumHypselostoma insularum is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Vertiginidae, the vertigo snails.- Distribution :The type locality is Yonaguni, Ryukyu Islands, Japan....
Pilsbry, 1908 - Ryukyu Islands
Ariophantidae
Ariophantidae
Ariophantidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails and semi-slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicarionoidea .- Distribution :...
- Vitrinula chaunaxVitrinula chaunaxVitrinula chaunax is an extinct species of gastropod in the Ariophantidae family. It was endemic to Japan....
- extinct - Vitrinula chichijimanaVitrinula chichijimanaVitrinula chichijimana is an extinct species of gastropod in the Ariophantidae family. It was endemic to Japan....
- extinct - Vitrinula hahajimanaVitrinula hahajimanaVitrinula hahajimana is an extinct species of gastropod in the Ariophantidae family. It was endemic to Japan....
- extinct
Bradybaenidae
Bradybaenidae
Bradybaenidae is a taxonomic family of medium-sized to small land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea....
- All 22 species in the genus EuhadraEuhadraEuhadra is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Bradybaenidae. ....
are endemic to Japan. - Aegista inexpectataAegista inexpectataAegista inexpectata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Bradybaenidae. This species is endemic to Japan.-References:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
- endemic - Aegista intonsaAegista intonsaAegista intonsa is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Bradybaenidae. This species is endemic to Japan.-References:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
- endemic
Diapheridae
Diapheridae
Streptaxidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Streptaxoidea.Sutcharit et al. established the new family Diapheridae within the superfamily Streptaxoidea in 2010.- Genera:...
- SinoenneaSinoenneaSinoennea is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diapheridae.-Distribution:The distribution of Sinoennea includes India, Indochina, China, Malaysian Peninsula in Malaysia, Sumatra, Japan and South Korea.-Species:Species in the genus Sinoennea...
Kobelt, 1904
See also
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:- List of non-marine molluscs of Russia, Wildlife of Russia
- List of non-marine molluscs of North Korea, Wildlife of North Korea
- List of non-marine molluscs of South Korea, Wildlife of South Korea
- List of non-marine molluscs of China, Wildlife of ChinaWildlife of ChinaWildlife of China includes its flora and fauna and their natural habitats. Many of the animals in China are endangered, such as the Giant Panda and the Siberian Tiger, because of habitat loss and deforestation.-Fauna:Animals native to China:...