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List of non-marine molluscs of Martinique

List of non-marine molluscs of Martinique

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The non-marine molluscs of Martinique are a part of the molluscan fauna of Martinique (wildlife of Martinique). Martinique is a Caribbean island in the Lesser Antilles. A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Martinique.

Location of Martinique in the Caribbean

There are at least 88 species of gastropods (10 native freshwater gastropods and 7[1] species of introduced freshwater gastropods, 60 species of land gastropods) and 3 species of freshwater bivalve living in the wild.

Freshwater gastropods

Neritinidae

Ampullariidae

Thiaridae

(Melanoides amabilis is reported as a second invasive Melanoides species,[1][5] but not mentioned in more recent check lists[2])

Cochliopidae

Lymnaeidae

Planorbidae

(Biomphalaria straminea is reported as a second invasive Biomphalaria species,[1] but not mentioned in more recent check lists[2])
(Drepanotrema aeruginosum (Morelet, 1851) and Drepanotrema depressisimum (Moricand, 1839) were reported in the 1950's, but not found in recent years[2]

Physidae

Land gastropods

Helicinidae

  • Helicina antillarum G.B. Sowerby II, 1842[2][3]
  • Helicina fasciata Lamarck, 1822[2]
    • Helicina fasciata fasciata Lamarck, 1822[2][3]
    • Helicina fasciala picturata Mazé, 1874 - endemic to Martinique[2][3]
  • Helicina guadeloupensis G.B. Sowerby 11, 1842[2][3]
  • Helicina platychila (Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1824)[2][3]
  • Helicina pudica Drouël, 1859 - not re-collected since the 19th century[2]
  • Helicina sp. 1 - probably endemic to Martinique[2]
  • Helicina sp. 2 - probably endemic to Martinique[2]
  • Lucidella striatula (Férussac, 1827)[2][3]

Neocyclotidae

  • Amphicyclotulus cinereus (Drouët, 1859) - endemic to Martinique, now globally extinct[2]
  • Amphicyclotulus martinicensis (Shuttleworth, 1857) - endemic to Martinique[2][3]
  • Amphicyclotulus rufescens (G. B. Sowerby I, 1843) - endemic to Martinique[2][3]

Annulariidae

Veronicellidae

(Several additional veronicellid species may have introduced to Martinique[2])

Succineidae

Valloniidae

Gastrocoptidae

Amphibulimidae

Bulimulidae

Urocoptidae

  • Brachypodella antiperversa(Férussac,"1832)[3]

Achatinidae

Ferussaciidae

  • Karolus consobrinus (d'Orbigny, 1841)[2][3]

Oleacinidae

  • Laevaricella semitarum (L. Pfeiffer, 1842) - endemic to Martinique[2][3]
  • Laevaricella sp. - endemic to Martinique[2]

Streptaxidae

Scolodontidae

Sagdidae

  • Lacteoluna selenina (A.A. Gould, 1848) - could be introduced[2]

Agriolimacidae

Philomycidae

Pleurodontidae

  • Discolepis desidens (Rang, 1834) - endemic to Martinique[2][3]
  • Gonostomopsis auridens (Rang, 1834) - endemic to Martinique[2][3]
  • Pleurodonte dentiens (Férussac, 1822)[2][3]
  • Pleurodonte discolor (Férussac, 1821) - endemic to Martinique[2][3]
  • Pleurodonte guadeloupensis roseolabrum (M. Smith, 1911) - endemic to Martinique[2][3]
  • Pleurodonte hippocastanum (Lamarck, 1792) - endemic to Martinique[2][3]
  • Pleurodonte nucleola (Rang, 1834) - endemic to Martinique[2][3]
  • Pleurodonte obesa (Beck, 1837) - endemic to Martinique[2][3]
  • Pleurodonte orbiculata (Férussac, 1822)[2][3]
  • Pteurodonte paritis (Férussac, 1822) - endemic to Martinique[2][3]

Polygyridae

Thysanophoridae

  • Thysanophora vortex bracteola (Férussac & Deshayes, 1850)[3]

Freshwater bivalves

Dreissenidae

Sphaeriidae

See also

  • List of marine molluscs of Martinique

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:


References

  1. Pointier J.-P. (2001). "Invading freshwater snails and biological control in Martinique Island, French West Indies". Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 96(1): 67–74. HTM PDF
  2. Delannoye, R.; Charles, L.; Pointier, J.-P.; Massemin, D. (2015). Mollusques continentaux de La Martinique - Non-marine Molluscs of Martinique, Lesser Antilles. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.
  3. Wagner, A. (2017). "Liste de référence des mollusques de la Martinique". Folia conchyliologica. 43: 8–29.
  4. Pontier J. P., Samadi S., Jarne P. & Delay B. (1998). "Introduction and spread of Thiara granifera (Lamarck, 1822) in Martinique, French West Indies". Biodiversity and Conservation 7(10): 1277–1290. doi:10.1023/A:1008887531605.
  5. Facon, B.; Pointier, J.-P.; Glaubrecht, M.; Poux, C.; Jarne, P.; David, P. (2003). "A molecular phylogeography approach to biological invasions of the New World by parthenogenetic thiarid snails". Molecular Ecology. 12: 3027–3039.
  6. Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (2009). "The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species". Zoologische Mededelingen 83 http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/83/nr03/a13 Archived 7 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Bertrand, A. (2017). "Protoglyptus luciae (Pilsbry, 1897) (Gastropoda : Stylommatophora : Bulimulidae) espèce nouvelle pour la faune de Martinique". Folia conchyliologica. 43: 4–7.
  8. (1 January 2009). "2008 Collecting Trip in Martinique" Archived 3 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine. accessed 3 January 2011.

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