List of non-marine molluscs of Argentina
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The non-marine molluscs of Argentina are a part of the molluscan fauna of Argentina.
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There are hundreds of species of molluscs living in the wild in Argentina.
There are a total of ??? species of gastropods, which breaks down to 101[1][2] species of freshwater gastropods, and ??? species of land gastropods in ?? genera, plus 65 species of bivalves living in the wild.[1]
There are ?? non-indigenous species of gastropods (4[2] freshwater and ?? land species: ?? snails and ?? slugs) and ? species of bivalves in the wild in Argentina. This is a total of ? freshwater non-indigenous species of wild molluscs.
Potamolithus is the largest genus (with highest species richness) of recent freshwater snails in Argentina.[1]
- Summary table of number of species
| Argentina | |
|---|---|
| freshwater gastropods | 101[1] |
| land gastropods | ??? |
| gastropods altogether | ??? |
| bivalves | 65[1] |
| molluscs altogether | ??? |
| non-indigenous gastropods in the wild | 4 freshwater and ?? land |
| non-indigenous synantrop gastropods | ? |
| non-indigenous bivalves in the wild | ? |
| non-indigenous synantrop bivalves | ? |
| non-indigenous molluscs altogether | 4 |
Freshwater gastropods
There are 10 families of freshwater gastropods in Argentina.[2] There are 40 species of freshwater gastropods endemic to Argentina.[2] There are about 45 endangered freshwater gastropods in Argentina.[2]
Ampullariidae – 12 species, one endemic[1]
- Asolene platae (Maton, 1809)[1]
- Asolene pulchella (Anton, 1839)[1]
- Asolene spixii (d'Orbigny, 1835)[1]
- Felipponea neritiniformis (Dall, 1919)[1]
- Felipponea elongata (Dall, 1921)[1]
- Felipponea iheringi (Pilsbry, 1933)[1]
- Marisa planogyra Pilsbry, 1933[1]
- Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck, 1822)[1]
- Pomacea insularum (d'Orbigny, 1835)[1][3]
- Pomacea scalaris (d'Orbigny, 1835)[1]
- Pomella americanista (Ihering, 1919)[1]
- Pomella megastoma (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)[1]
Thiaridae – 4 species, 3 endemic[1] but extinct in the wild
- Aylacostoma chloroticum Hylton-Scot, 1954[1] – extinct in the wild[4]
- Aylacostoma guaraniticum (Hylton-Scot, 1951)[1] – extinct in the wild[5]
- Aylacostoma stigmaticum Hylton-Scot, 1954[1] – extinct in the wild[6]
- Melanoides tuberculata (O. F. Müller, 1774)[1]
Cochliopidae – 16 species, 10 endemic[1]
- Heleobia australis (d'Orbigny, 1835)[1]
- Heleobia castellanosae (Gaillard, 1974)[1]
- Heleobia conexa (Gaillard, 1974)[1]
- Heleobia guaranitica (Doering, 1884)[1]
- Heleobia hatcheri (Pilsbry, 1911)[1]
- Heleobia isabelleana (d'Orbigny, 1835)[1]
- Heleobia kuesteri (Ströbel, 1874)[1]
- Heleobia montana (Doering, 1884)[1]
- Heleobia occidentalis (Doering, 1884)[1]
- Heleobia parchappii (d'Orbigny, 1835)[1] – but Heleobia occidentalis and Heleobia vianai may be synonyms of Heleobia parchappii[7]
- Heleobia peiranoi (Weyrauch, 1963)[1]
- Heleobia piscium (d'Orbigny, 1835)[1]
- Heleobia rionegrina (Gaillard, 1974)[1]
- Heleobia sublineata (Pilsbry, 1911)[1]
- Heleobia tucumana (Gaillard, 1974)[1]
- Heleobia vianai (Parodiz, 1960)[1]
Lithoglyphidae – 22 species[1][2]
- Potamolithus agapetus Pilsbry, 1911[1]
- Potamolithus bushii (Frauenfeld, 1865)[1]
- Potamolithus callosus Pilsbry, 1925[1]
- Potamolithus catharinae Pilsbry, 1911[1]
- Potamolithus concordianus Parodiz, 1966[1]
- Potamolithus conicus (Brot, 1867)[1]
- Potamolithus dinochilus Pilsbry, 1896[1]
- Potamolithus doeringi Pilsbry, 1911[1]
- Potamolithus hidalgoi Pilsbry, 1896[1]
- Potamolithus iheringi Pilsbry, 1896[1]
- Potamolithus lapidum (d'Orbigny, 1835)[1]
- Potamolithus microthauma Pilsbry, 1896[1]
- Potamolithus orbignyi Pilsbry, 1896[1]
- Potamolithus paranensis Pilsbry, 1911[1]
- Potamolithus peristomatus (d'Orbigny, 1835)[1]
- Potamolithus petitianus (d'Orbigny, 1840)[1]
- Potamolithus philipianus Pilsbry, 1911[1]
- Potamolithus quadratus Pilsbry & Ihering, 1911[1]
- Potamolithus rushii Pilsbry, 1896[1]
- Potamolithus simplex Pilsbry, 1911[1]
- Potamolithus tricostatus (Brot, 1867)[1]
- Potamolithus valchetensis Miquel, 1998[1]
Glacidorbidae – 1 species[1]
- Gondwanorbis magallanicus (Meier-Brook & Smith, 1976)[1]
Chilinidae – 17 species,[1][8] 12 endemic[1][8]
- Chilina aurantia Marshall, 1924[1]
- Chilina dombeiana (Bruguière, 1789)[1]
- Chilina fluminea (Maton, 1809)[1]
- Chilina fulgurata Pilsbry, 1911[1]
- Chilina gallardoi Castellanos & Gaillard, 1981[1]
- Chilina gibbosa G. B. Sowerby I, 1841[1]
- Chilina guaraniana Castellanos & Miquel, 1980[1]
- Chilina iguazuensis Gregoric & Rumi, 2008[8]
- Chilina megastoma Hylton Scott, 1958[1]
- Chilina mendozana Ströbel, 1874[1]
- Chilina neuquenensis Marshall, 1933[1]
- Chilina parchappii (d'Orbigny, 1835)[1]
- Chilina patagonica Sowerby II, 1874[1]
- Chilina perrieri Mabille, 1833[1]
- Chilina portillensis Hidalgo, 1880[1]
- Chilina rushii Pilsbry, 1911[1]
- Chilina strebeli Pilsbry, 1911[1]
Lymnaeidae – 5 species, 2 endemic[1]
- Pseudosuccinea columella (Say, 1817)[1]
- Lymnaea diaphana King, 1830[1]
- Lymnaea pictonica Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885[1]
- Lymnaea plicata Hylton Scott, 1953[1]
- Lymnaea viatrix (d´Orbigny, 1835)[1]
Planorbidae – 20 species[1]
- Antillorbis nordestensis (Lucena, 1954)[1]
- Acrorbis petricola Odhner, 1937[1]
- Biomphalaria intermedia (Paraense & Deslandes, 1962)[1]
- Biomphalaria occidentalis Paraense, 1981[1]
- Biomphalaria oligoza Paraense, 1974[1]
- Biomphalaria orbignyi Paraense, 1975[1]
- Biomphalaria peregrina (d´Orbigny, 1835)[1]
- Biomphalaria straminea (Dunker, 1848)[1]
- Biomphalaria tenagophila (d´Orbigny, 1835)[1]
- Drepanotrema anatinum (d´Orbigny, 1835)[1]
- Drepanotrema cimex (Moricand, 1839)[1]
- Drepanotrema depressissimun (Moricand, 1839)[1]
- Drepanotrema heloicum (d'Orbigny, 1835)[1]
- Drepanotrema kermatoides (d'Orbigny, 1835)[1]
- Drepanotrema lucidum (Pfeiffer, 1839)[1]
- Anisancylus obliquus (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)[1]
- Gundlachia ticaga (Marcus & Marcus, 1962)[1]
- Hebetancylus moricandi (d´Orbigny, 1837)[1]
- Laevapex sp.[1]
- Uncancylus concentricus (d´Orbigny, 1835)[1]
Land gastropods
- Adelopoma tucma[9]
- Lilloiconcha tucumana[9]
- Radiodiscus iheringi
- Trochogyra leptotera Rochebrune & Mabille, 1882[10]
- Omalonyx unguis (d'Orbigny, 1837)[11]
Scolodontidae (Systrophiidae is a synonym for Scolodontidae)
- Wayampia trochilioneides[9]
- Scolodonta Doering, 1875[12]
- Milax gagates (Draparnaud, 1801) – non-indigenous[16]
- Epiphragmophora Doering, 1874 – (see also Cuezzo 2006)
Freshwater bivalves
Etheriidae – 1? endemic[1]
Sphaeriidae – 25 species, 10 endemic[1]
- Corbicula fluminea – invasive species[1]
- Limnoperna fortunei – invasive species[1]
See also
- List of marine molluscs of Argentina
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:
- List of non-marine molluscs of Chile
- List of non-marine molluscs of Bolivia
- List of non-marine molluscs of Paraguay
- List of non-marine molluscs of Brazil
- List of non-marine molluscs of Uruguay
