List of non-marine molluscs of Martinique

Location of Martinique in the Caribbean

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.

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

Freshwater gastropods

Planorbidae

Thiaridae

Ampullariidae

Land gastropods

Scolodontidae

Agriolimacidae

Polygyridae

Achatinidae

Amphibulimidae

See also

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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. 1 2 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.
  3. 1 2 3 4 (1 January 2009). "2008 Collecting Trip in Martinique". accessed 3 January 2011.
  4. 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
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