List of non-marine molluscs of the Seychelles
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Seychelles
Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....
are a part of the molluscan wildlife of Seychelles
Wildlife of Seychelles
The Wildlife of Seychelles, the flora and fauna of the Seychelles islands off the eastern coast of Africa in the western Indian Ocean.-Human history and fauna:...
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Freshwater gastropods
PaludomidaePaludomidae
Paludomidae, common name paludomids, is a family of freshwater snails, gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.- Taxonomy :The following three subfamilies have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi :...
- Paludomus ajanensisPaludomus ajanensisPaludomus ajanensis is a species of tropical freshwater snail with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Thiaridae.The natural habitat of this species is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.It lives in Seychelles....
Morelet, 1860
Land gastropods
StreptaxidaeStreptaxidae
Streptaxidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in theStylommatophora. Six Streptaxidae subfamilies are accepted in the 2005 taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi....
- There are 20 species of Streptaxidae on the Seychelles. Seven genera of Streptaxidae are endemic to the Seychelles: Stereostele, Imperturbatia
Imperturbatia
Imperturbatia is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.- Distribution :Distribution of the genus include:* the Seychelles-Species:...
, Silhouettia, Careoradula, Augustula, Priodiscus
Priodiscus
Priodiscus is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.- Distribution :The genus Priodiscus is endemic to the Seychelles.-Species:...
and Acanthennea.
- Acanthennea erinaceaAcanthennea erinaceaAcanthennea erinacea is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.Acanthennea erinacea is the only species within the genus Acanthennea.- Distribution :...
(Martens, 1898) - endemic - Augustula braueriAugustula braueriAugustula braueri is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.Augustula braueri is the only species within the genus Augustula.- Distribution :...
(Martens, 1898) - endemic - Careoradula perelegansCareoradula perelegansCareoradula perelegans is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.Careoradula perelegans is the only species in the genus Careoradula....
(Martens, 1898) - endemic - Conturbatia crenataConturbatia crenatais a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae. It is the only species in the genus Conturbatia....
Gerlach, 2001 - endemic to Frégate IslandFregate IslandFrégate Island or sometimes Frigate Island is a private island and is the easternmost of the granitic Inner Islands of the Seychelles. It is only and is primarily known as a secluded, private luxury resort and its Anse Victorin beach was voted "The World's Best Beach" by The Times. It was named...
, possibly extinct - Edentulina dussumieri (Dufo, 1840) - subspecies: Edentulina dussumieri dussumieri (Dufo, 1840); Edentulina dussumieri reservae Gerlach & Bruggen, 1999; Edentulina dussumieri silhouettae Gerlach & Bruggen, 1999; Edentulina dussumieri praslina Gerlach & Bruggen, 1999. The subspecies praslina is only known as subfossilSubfossilSubfossil refers to remains whose fossilization process is not complete, either for lack of time or because the conditions in which they were buried were not optimal for fossilization....
. - Edentulina moreletiEdentulina moreletiEdentulina moreleti is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.- Distribution :Edentulina moreleti is endemic to the Seychelles....
(Adams, 1868) - endemic - Glabrennea gardineriGlabrennea gardineriGlabrennea gardineri is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.- Distribution :Glabrennea gardineri is endemic to the Mahé Island and Silhouette Island in the Seychelles....
(Sykes, 1909) - endemic - Glabrennea silhouettensisGlabrennea silhouettensisGlabrennea silhouettensis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.- Distribution :...
(Verdcourt, 1994) - endemic - Glabrennea thomasseti (Sykes, 1909) - endemic
- Gonaxis quadrilateralis Preston, 1910 / Gonaxis (Macrogonaxis) quadrilateralis (Preston, 1910) / Macrogonaxis quadrilateralis - introduced in 1958 to biological control two species of Achatina, but it has failed
- Huttonella bicolorHuttonella bicolorHuttonella bicolor is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.- Distribution :The historical area of origin of Huttonella bicolor is unknown...
(Hutton, 1834) - Imperturbatia constans (Martens, 1898) - endemic
- Imperturbatia violescensImperturbatia violescensImperturbatia violescens is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.Gerlach & Bruggen have spelled the specific name as Imperturbatia violascens....
(Martens, 1898) - endemic - Gerlach & Bruggen (1999) have spelled the specific name as Imperturbatia violascens - Priodiscus costatus - endemic
- Priodiscus serratusPriodiscus serratusPriodiscus serratus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.- Distribution :The distribution of Priodiscus serratus includes:* Seychelles...
(Adams, 1868) - endemic - Priodiscus spinatus - endemic
- Seychellaxis souleyetianusSeychellaxis souleyetianusSeychellaxis souleyetianus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.- Distribution :Seychellaxis souleyetianus is endemic to the Seychelles....
(Petit, 1841) - endemic - Silhouettia silhouettaeSilhouettia silhouettaeSilhouettia silhouettae is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.Silhouettia silhouettae is the only species within the genus Silhouettia.- Distribution :...
(Martens, 1898) - endemic - Stereostele nevilliStereostele nevilliStereostele nevilli is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.Stereostele nevilli is the only species in the genus Stereostele.- Subspecies :...
(Adams, 1868) - endemic - subspecies: Stereostele nevilli nevilli (Adams, 1868) and Stereostele nevilli parvidentata Gerlach & Bruggen, 1999 - Streptostele acicula (Morelet, 1877)
See also
- List of marine molluscs of Seychelles
- List of non-marine molluscs of Zanzibar
- List of non-marine molluscs of Mauritius
- List of non-marine molluscs of Réunion
- List of non-marine molluscs of Comoros
- List of non-marine molluscs of Mayotte
- List of non-marine molluscs of Madagascar
Further reading
- Gerlach J. (1998). "The shell-less slugs of Seychelles (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Veronicellidae and Urocyclidae)". Argonauta 11: 56-64.
- Gerlach J. (2007) Terrestrial and Freshwater Mollusca of Seychelles. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden.
- Martens E.Eduard von MartensEduard von Martens sometimes known as Carl or Karl Eduard von Martens, was a German zoologist.Born in Stuttgart in 1831, von Martens attended universities in Tübingen, Stuttgart and Munich, graduating from the University of Tübingen in 1855. In 1860, he set off as part of an expedition to the Far...
& Wiegmann F. (1898). "Land und Süsswasser mollusken der Seychellen". Mitteilugen aus dem Zoologischen, Sammlung des Museums Naturkunde, Berlin 1: 1-94.