List of non-marine molluscs of the Cook Islands
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Cook Islands
The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand...
are a part of the molluscan fauna of the Cook Islands.
There are 14 species of land snails listed as extinct in 2009 IUCN Red List
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There is a high degree of endemism of these species.
Summary table of number of species
| Cook Islands Cook Islands The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand... |
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|---|---|
| freshwater gastropods | ?? |
| land gastropods | 48 |
| gastropods altogether | ??? |
| bivalves | ?? |
| molluscs altogether | ??? |
| non-indigenous gastropods in the wild | ? freshwater and ?? land |
| non-indigenous synantrop gastropods | ? |
| non-indigenous bivalves in the wild | ? |
| non-indigenous synantrop bivalves | ? |
| non-indigenous molluscs altogether | ? |
Land gastropods
AssimineidaeAssimineidae
Assimineidae is a family of minute snails with an operculum that live in saltwater, freshwater or on the land; they are mostly aquatic gastropod mollusks or micromollusks, in the clade Littorinimorpha.- Ecology :...
- Atropis rarotongana Brook, 2010 - endemic
Endodontidae
Endodontidae
Endodontidae is a taxonomic family of very small air-breathing land snails and slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Punctoidea....
- Minidonta aroa Brook, 2010 - endemic
- Minidonta arorangi Brook, 2010 - endemic
- Minidonta iota Brook, 2010 - endemic
- Minidonta kavera Brook, 2010 - endemic
- Minidonta matavera Brook, 2010 - endemic
- Minidonta ngatangiia Brook, 2010 - endemic
- Minidonta pue Brook, 2010 - endemic
- Minidonta rutaki Brook, 2010 - endemic
- Thaumatodon multilamellataThaumatodon multilamellataThaumatodon multilamellata was a species of minute air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Endodontidae.This species was found only in the Cook Islands. It now appears to be extinct.-Source:...
Garrett, 1887 - extinct
Charopidae
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:...
- Libera fratercula fratercula (Pease)
- Libera subcavernulaLibera subcavernulaLibera subcavernula was a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Endodontidae.This species was endemic to the Cook Islands. It is now extinct.-References:...
Tryon, 1887 - extinct - Libera tumuloidesLibera tumuloides†Libera tumuloides was a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Endodontidae.This species was endemic to the Cook Islands. It is now extinct.-References:...
Garrett, 1872 - extinct - Mautodontha unilamellataMautodontha unilamellata†Mautodontha unilamellata was a species of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae.This species was endemic to the Cook Islands. It is now extinct....
Garrett, 1884 - extinct - Mautodontha zebrinaMautodontha zebrina†Mautodontha zebrina was a species of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae.This species was endemic to the Cook Islands. It is now extinct.-References:...
- extinct - Sinployea atiensis
- Sinployea andrewi
- Sinployea avanaensis
- Sinployea canalisSinployea canalisSinployea canalis was a species of gastropod in the Charopidae family. It was endemic to the Cook Islands.-References:* Seddon, M.B. & Solem, A. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
Garrett, 1872 - extinct - Sinployea decorticataSinployea decorticataSinployea decorticata was a species of land snail, a gastropod mollusk in the Charopidae family. It was endemic to the Cook Islands.- Shell description :...
(Garrett, 1872) - extinct - Sinployea harveyensisSinployea harveyensisSinployea harveyensis was a species of gastropod in the Charopidae family. It was endemic to the Cook Islands.-References:* Seddon, M.B. & Solem, A. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
Garrett, 1872 - extinct - Sinployea muri Brook, 2010 - endemic
- Sinployea otareaeSinployea otareaeSinployea otareae was a species of gastropod in the Charopidae family. It was endemic to the Cook Islands.-Source:* Seddon, M.B. & Solem, A. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
Garrett, 1872 - extinct - Sinployea planospiraSinployea planospiraSinployea planospira was a species of gastropod in the Charopidae family. It was endemic to the Cook Islands.-References:* Seddon, M.B. & Solem, A. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
Garrett, 1872 - extinct - Sinployea proximaSinployea proximaSinployea proxima was a species of gastropod in the Charopidae family. It was endemic to the Cook Islands.-Source:* Seddon, M.B. & Solem, A. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
Garrett, 1872 - extinct - Sinployea rudisSinployea rudisSinployea rudis was a species of gastropod in the Charopidae family. It was endemic to the Cook Islands.-Source:* Seddon, M.B. & Solem, A. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
Garrett, 1872 - extinct - Sinployea taipara Brook, 2010 - endemic
- Sinployea tenuicostataSinployea tenuicostataSinployea tenuicostata was a species of gastropod in the Charopidae family. It was endemic to the Cook Islands.-Source:* Seddon, M.B. & Solem, A. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
Garrett, 1872 - extinct - Sinployea titikaveka Brook, 2010 - endemic
- Sinployea tupapa Brook, 2010 - endemic
- Sinployea youngiSinployea youngiSinployea youngi was a species of gastropod in the Charopidae family. It was endemic to the Cook Islands.-References:* Seddon, M.B. & Solem, A. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
Garrett, 1872 - extinct
Vertiginidae
Vertiginidae
Vertiginidae is a family of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs or micromollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.- Distribution :...
- Nesopupa rarotonga Brook, 2010 - endemic
See also
- List of marine molluscs of the Cook Islands
- List of non-marine molluscs of New Zealand
- List of non-marine molluscs of French Polynesia
- List of non-marine molluscs of American Samoa