List of non-marine molluscs of Peru - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The non-marine molluscs of Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

are a part of the molluscan fauna of Peru (wildlife of Peru).

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 Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

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There are 852 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...

(89 species of freshwater gastropods, 763 species of land gastropods) and 40 species of 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 living in the wild.

There is altogether 129 species of freshwater molluscs in Peru.

Summary table of number of species:
Numbers of molluscs by habitat	Number of species
Freshwater gastropods	89
Land gastropods	763
Total number of non-marine gastropods	852
Freshwater bivalves	40
Total number of non-marine molluscs	892

Freshwater gastropods

Freshwater gastropods include:

Ampullariidae

Ampullariidae

Ampullariidae, common name the apple snails, is a family of large freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks with a gill and an operculum...

Pomacea haustrum
Pomacea haustrum
Pomacea haustrum, common name the titan applesnail, is a species of large freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae, the applesnails.- Original description :...

(Reeve, 1856)

Planorbidae

Planorbidae, common name the ramshorn snails or ram's horn snails, is a family of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks....

Biomphalaria andecola
Biomphalaria andecola
Biomphalaria andecola is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails....

(Orbigny, 1835)
Biomphalaria helophila (Orbigny, 1835)
Biomphalaria peregrina
Biomphalaria peregrina
Biomphalaria peregrina is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails....

(Orbigny, 1835) - synonym: Biomphalaria pucaraensis (Preston, 1909)
Biomphalaria tenagophila
Biomphalaria tenagophila
Biomphalaria tenagophila is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails....

(Orbigny, 1835)
Drepanotrema kermatoides (Orbigny, 1835)
Drepanotrema limayanum (Lesson, 1830)
Helisoma trivolvis (Say, 1817)
Helisoma duryi (Wetherby, 1879)

Lymnaeidae

Lymnaeidae is a taxonomic family of small to large air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks, that belong to the clade Hygrophila....

Lymnaea viatrix Orbigny, 1835

Physidae

Physidae, common name bladder snails, are a monophyletic taxonomic family of small freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the clade Hygrophila....

Physa acuta Draparnaud, 1801
seemingly Physa peruviana Gray, 1828

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Land gastropods

There are other 30 genera of land gastropods, than mentioned bellow next to families, with 56 species.

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....

- 2 genera, 25 species

Neocyclotidae

Neocyclotidae is a family of tropical land snails with gills and an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the informal group Architaenioglossa belonging to the clade Caenogastropoda .-Subfamilies:Subfamilies within the family Neocyclotidae include:* subfamily Neocyclotinae Kobelt &...

- 4 genera, 20 species

Orthalicidae

Orthalicidae are a family of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks are classified in the informal group Sigmurethra of the clade Stylommatophora...

- without Bulimulinae has 4 genera and 18 species in Peru.

Orthalicidae, Bulimulinae - only Bulimulinae has 15 genera, 424 species in Peru

Veronicellidae

The Veronicellidae, common name the leatherleaf slugs, are a terrestrial family of pulmonate slugs.This family has no subfamilies ....

Sarasinula marginata
Sarasinula marginata
Sarasinula marginata is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs.- Description :...

(Semper, 1885)

Subulinidae

Subulinidae is a family of small tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinoidea.- Anatomy :...

- 5 genera, 19 species

Leptinaria unilamellata
Leptinaria unilamellata
Leptinaria unilamellata is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Subulinidae.- Distribution :Leptinaria unilamellata is a widespread species throughout the Caribbean Basin....

(d’Orbigny, 1837)

Clausiliidae

Clausiliidae, common name door snails, are a taxonomic family of small, very elongate, mostly left-handed, air-breathing land snails, sinistral terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks....

- 14 genera, 75 species

Scolodontidae

Scolodontidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonategastropod mollusks in the superfamily Rhytidoidea .-Taxonomy:...

- 8 genera, 55 species

Charopidae

Charopidae is a taxonomic family of small air-breathing land snails , terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Punctoidea .- Subfamilies and genera :The family Charopidae consists of the following subfamilies:* Charopinae Hutton, 1884 - synonyms:...

- 3 genera, 13 species

Pleurodontidae

Pleurodontidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.This family is classified within the clade Stylommatophora within the clade Eupulmonata...

- 2 genera, 13 species

Camaenidae

Camaenidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.This is one of the most diverse families in the clade Stylommatophora....

- 2 genera, 12 species

Helminthoglyptidae

The Helminthoglyptidae are a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.This is a large and diverse group of new world snails, ranging in distribution from Alaska through North America to the West Indies, Central America, and as far...

- 2 genera, 33 species

Freshwater bivalves

Freshwater bivalves include:

Hyriidae

Hyriidae

Hyriidae is a family of pearly freshwater mussels in the order Unionoida native to South America, Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea. Like all members of that order, they go through a larval stage that is parasitic on fish. The classification recognized by Banarescu uses three subfamilies...

Callonaia duprei (Recluz, 1843)
Castalia ambigua Lamarck, 1819 - Castalia ambigua ambigua Lamarck, 1819
Castalia multisulcata Hupé, 1857
Castalia schombergiana Sowerby, 1869
Castalia sulcata - Castalia sulcata orbygnyi Hupé & Deville, 1850
Diplodon limensis (Kust-Chemnitz, 1851)
Diplodon obsolescens Baker, 1914
Diplodon suavidicus (Lea, 1856)
Diplodontites cookei Kust & Chemnitz, 1851
Paxyodon syrmathophorus Meuschen, 1781
Prisodon obliquus Schumacher, 1817
Triplodon corrugatus (Lamarck, 1819)

Mycetopodidae

The Mycetopodidae are a family of freshwater pearly mussels restricted to South America. They are named for the mushroom-like shape of their foot. Like all members of the Unionoida they reproduce via a larval stage that temporarily parasitizes fish...

Anodonta solidula Lamarck, 1819
Anodonta subsinuata Phillippi, 1869
Anodonta subrostrata Phillippi, 1869
Anodonta ucayalensis Phillippi, 1869
Anodontites elongatus (Swainson, 1823)
Anodontites ensiformis (Spix & Wagner, 1827)
Anodontites incarum (Philippi, 1869)
Anodontites tenebricosa (Lea, 1834)
Anodontites trapesialis (Lamarck, 1819) - Anodontites trapesialis trapesialis (Lamarck, 1819)
Anodontites trapezeus (Spix, 1827)
Anodontites trigonus (Spix, 1827) - Anodontites trigonus trigonus (Spix, 1827)
Anodontites weirauchi Hass, 1930
Iheringiella sp.
Leila blainvilliana (Lea, 1834)
Leila esula (Orbigny, 1835)
Monocondylaea semisulcata Adams, 1870
Mycetopoda siliquosa Spix, 1827
Mycetopoda soleniformis Orbigny, 1835
Mycetopodella falcata (Higgins, 1868)
Tamsiella sp.

Etheriidae

Etheriidae is a family of medium-sized freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the order Unionoida.-Genera within the family Etheriidae:* Acostaea d'Orbigny, 1851** Acostaea rivolii * Etheria Lamarck, 1807...

Barlettia stefanensis (Moricand, 1856)

Sphaeriidae

The Sphaeriidae are a family of small to minute freshwater bivalve molluscs, in the order Veneroida. In the USA they are commonly known as the pea clams and the fingernail clams.-Genera:Genera in the family Sphaeriidae include:* Musculium...

Eupera simoni Jousseaume, 1889
Eupera primei Klappenbach, 1967
Pisidium meierbrooki Kuiper & Hinz, 1983
Sphaerium forbesii Philippi, 1869
Sphaerium lauricocheae Philippi, 1870
Sphaerium titicacence (Pilsbry, 1924)

Corbiculidae

The Corbiculidae, common name "basket clams", are a family of aquatic bivalve molluscs in the order Veneroida.Clams in this family release many juveniles into the surrounding waters that have hatched inside the clams . Fertilization is internal...

Corbicula
Corbicula
Corbicula is a genus of freshwater and brackish water clams, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Corbiculidae, the basket clams.The genus name is derived from Latin corbis "basket", referring to the shape and ribs of the shell....

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Freshwater gastropods

Land gastropods

Freshwater bivalves

See also