List of non-marine molluscs of Switzerland
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Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
are a part of the molluscan fauna of Switzerland. Switzerland is land-locked and therefore it has no marine molluscs, only land and freshwater species.
There are ??? 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 Switzerland.
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 :...
- Bythiospeum alpinumBythiospeum alpinumBythiospeum alpinum is a species of very small freshwater snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae.This species is endemic to Switzerland.-References:...
- Neohoratia minutaNeohoratia minutaNeohoratia minuta is a species of very small freshwater snails that have an operculum, aquatic operculate gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to Switzerland.-References:...
Land gastropods
PupillidaePupillidae
Pupillidae is a family of mostly minute, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the clade Stylommatophora....
- Pupilla bigranataPupilla bigranataPupilla bigranata is a species of minute air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Pupillidae.- Description :...
(Rossmässler, 1839) - Pupilla triplicataPupilla triplicataPupilla triplicata is a species of minute air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Pupillidae.- Distribution :...
(Studer, 1820)
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:...
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:...
- Trochulus biconicus
- Trochulus caelatus
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....
Hothouse aliens
"Hothouse aliens" in Switzerland include:See also
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:- List of non-marine molluscs of Germany
- List of non-marine molluscs of France
- List of non-marine molluscs of Italy
- List of non-marine molluscs of Austria
- List of non-marine molluscs of Liechtenstein
Further reading
- Turner H., Kuiper J. G. J., Thew N., Bernasconi R., Rüetschi J. & et al. (1998). Fauna Helvetica 2: Atlas der Mollusken der Schweiz und Liechtensteins. Neuchâtel: CSCF. 527 pp. ISBN 2884140131.