List of non-marine molluscs of Martinique
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Martinique
Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of . Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia, and to the southeast Barbados...
are a part of the molluscan fauna of Martinique (wildlife of Martinique). Martinique is a Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
island in the Lesser Antilles
Lesser Antilles
The Lesser Antilles are a long, partly volcanic island arc in the Western Hemisphere. Most of its islands form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, with the remainder located in the southern Caribbean just north of South America...
. 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 Martinique.
There are at least ?? species of gastropods
Gastropoda
The Gastropoda or gastropods, more commonly known as snails and slugs, are a large taxonomic class within the phylum Mollusca. The class Gastropoda includes snails and slugs of all kinds and all sizes from microscopic to quite large...
(?? native freshwater gastropods and 7 species of introduced freshwater gastropods, ?? species of land gastropods) and ?? species of freshwater bivalve
Bivalvia
Bivalvia is a taxonomic class of marine and freshwater molluscs. This class includes clams, oysters, mussels, scallops, and many other families of molluscs that have two hinged shells...
living in the wild.
Summary table of number of species
| Martinique Martinique Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of . Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia, and to the southeast Barbados... |
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| freshwater gastropods | 7 introduced |
| land gastropods | ?? |
| gastropods altogether | ?? |
| bivalves | ?? |
| molluscs altogether | ?? |
Freshwater gastropods
PlanorbidaePlanorbidae
Planorbidae, common name the ramshorn snails or ram's horn snails, is a family of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks....
- Biomphalaria stramineaBiomphalaria stramineaBiomphalaria straminea is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails....
- introduced - Helisoma duryi - introduced
- Amerianna carinata - introduced
- GyraulusGyraulusGyraulus is a genus of small, mostly air-breathing, freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails....
sp. - introduced
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 - introduced since 1980's
- Melanoides amabilis - introduced since 1997
- Tarebia graniferaTarebia graniferaTarebia granifera, common name in the aquarium industry the quilted melania, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Thiaridae...
- introduced since 1991
Ampullariidae
Ampullariidae
Ampullariidae, common name the apple snails, is a family of large freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks with a gill and an operculum...
- Marisa cornuarietisMarisa cornuarietisMarisa cornuarietis, common name the giant ramshorn snail, is a species of large freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snail family....
- introduced
Land gastropods
ScolodontidaeScolodontidae
Scolodontidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonategastropod mollusks in the superfamily Rhytidoidea .-Taxonomy:...
- Tamayoa decolorataTamayoa decolorataTamayoa decolorata is a species of air-breathing land snail,a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Scolodontidae.- Distribution :The distribution of Tamayoa decolorata includes:* Jamaica* Guadeloupe...
(Drouët, 1859) - non-indigenous
Agriolimacidae
Agriolimacidae
Agriolimacidae is a family of small and medium sized land slugs, or shell-less snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.- Distribution :Distribution of Limacidae is Holarctic, this include: Nearctic, western Palearctic and eastern Palearctic....
- Deroceras laeveDeroceras laeveDeroceras laeve, the marsh slug, is a species of small air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Agriolimacidae.-Distribution:...
(O. F. Müller, 1774) - non-indigenous
Polygyridae
Polygyridae
Polygyridae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.The Polygyridae make up a significant proportion of the land snail fauna of eastern North America, and are also found in western North America, northern Central America, and...
- Praticolella griseolaPraticolella griseolaPraticolella griseola is a species of a land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Polygyridae.- Distribution :Distribution of Praticolella griseola include Cuba....
(L. Pfeiffer, 1841) - non-indigenous
Achatinidae
Achatinidae
Achatinidae is a family of medium to large sized tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks from Africa...
- Archachatina marginataArchachatina marginataArchachatina marginata, common name the giant West African snail, is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae...
(Swainson, 1821) - non-indigenous
See also
- List of marine molluscs of Martinique
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:
- List of non-marine molluscs of Dominica, Wildlife of DominicaWildlife of DominicaThere are numerous species of plants and animals on the island of Dominica. Some of these are island endemics, while others are found on other Caribbean islands; some are found on the mainland.-Animals:...
- List of non-marine molluscs of Saint Lucia, Wildlife of Saint Lucia
- List of non-marine molluscs of Barbados, Wildlife of Barbados