List of non-marine molluscs of Venezuela

Shells of non marine molluscs from Venezuela. Bivalves: Anodontites trapesalis; Paxyodon syrmatophorus; Mycetopoda pittieri. Gastropods: Pomacea doliodes; Megalobulimus oblongus.
Location of Venezuela

The non-marine molluscs of Venezuela are a part of the molluscan fauna of Venezuela (which is part of the wildlife of Venezuela). Non-marine molluscs are the snails, clams and mussels that live in freshwater habitats, and the snails and slugs that live on land. Sea-dwelling molluscs are not included in this list.

A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Venezuela.

Historical background

Studies on the knowledge of the Venezuelan malacofauna begin in the nineteenth century with the work of German malacologist Eduard von Martens around 1873 who published the first list of the mollusks Venezuela.[1] Three years later the German-Venezuelan Adolfo Ernst, taking as its starting point and extending Martens list, published a second list in 1876.[2] Subsequent to these two pioneering nineteenth century works, only sporadic descriptions were published in foreign publications. It took about half a century for new listings of malacofauna of Venezuela to be published, this time by American H. B. Baker in the mid-1920s.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Following Baker's work is beginning to make as many Venezuelan species descriptions and numerous national and regional listings including listings include: Adolfo Lutz, who in 1928 lists and makes observations on malacofauna Valencia lake and surrounding areas,[9] H. Richards G. Hummelinck & P. W. Malacofauna 1940 describing the island of Margarita,[10] Arias in 1952 and 1953 in which he describes the fauna of the regions of Baruta, El Hatillo and Perija region;[11][12] Thompson, who in 1957 described the shellfish National Park Henri Pittier and surrounding areas;[13] Martinez and Miranda in 1968 described pulmonate molluscs of Caracas and surrounding areas,[14] Fernández in 1982, which describes sitecueros of slugs and Venezuela,[15] Martinez et al. in 2004 which states bivalve fauna Venezuela freshwater,[16] Lasso and collaborators in 2009 which describes the fauna of the basin of the Orinoco.[17]

Diversity

Pomacea urceus family Ampullariidae member, one of the most diverse

The Venezuelan malacofauna not marine mollusks is composed of classes Gastropoda and Bivalvia, presenting a greater diversity of species in the gastropod.

In the freshwater gastropod families with more species are Ampullariidae (35 spp.) And Planorbidae (15 spp.).[8][14][17] In terrestrial gastropods include Ortalicidae (35 spp.) and Subulinidae (16 spp.).[6][7][11][12][13]

Among the bivalve families with more species are Mycetopodidade (17 spp.) and Hyriidae (10 spp.)[16][17]

Regarding the introduced species, the largest number of species is between terrestrial mollusks, primarily on families Subulinidae (6 spp.), Limacidae (4 spp.) And Helicidae (3 spp.)[14][15][18][19]

Distribution

The Venezuelan malacofauna marina not primarily distributed throughout the entire Venezuelan territory, but the greatest number of species and greater distribution has been reported for the river basin Orinoco.[16][17] The vast majority of species usually live in areas calm water pipes or flooding of rivers and lakes. Many of the species usually have local distributions such as slugs and seven of leathers that often live primarily in the areas of cultivation in the north and the Andean region,[14][15] However extend very widely distributed species that are can be located throughout the country as in the case of molluscs Ampullariidae amphibians and within the family which include Marisa cornuarietis,[8][20] Pomacea urceus (Guarura),[8][21][22][20] Pomacea glauca,[8][20] Pomacea dolioides.[8][20][23] Among the highlights landshells Megalobulimus oblongus (Guacara).[7][11][12][13][20]

In relation to introduced species is noteworthy that some of it was spread widely by middle natural environment among them are: Achatina fulica (Giant African Snail),[24][25] Arion subfuscus[15] Subulina octona,[7][10][26] and Thiara granifera[17][18][20] Melanoides tuberculata.[17][18][20]

List of non-marine molluscs of Venezuela

The list of non-marine molluscs of Venezuela consists of:

In total 30 families are listed, 88 genera and 229 species.

Freshwater gastropods

A shell of Pomacea glauca
A shell of Pomacea glauca orinocensis

Freshwater gastropods include:

Ampullariidae

Ancylidae

Hydrobiidae

Over 30 individuals of Pyrgophorus coronatus

Lymnaeidae
There are two native and four introduced species of Lymnaeidae in Venezuela:[35]

Two shells of Neritina puncticulata

Neritidae

Pachychilidae

Two shells of Aplexa rivalis

Physidae

Two views of a shell of Planorbella duryi

Planorbidae

Two shells of Melanoides tuberculata

Thiaridae

A shell of Achatina fulica

Land gastropods

Land gastropods include:

Achatinidae

Arionidae

An active individual of Arion subfuscus

Bradybaenidae

Clausiliidae

Euconulidae

Ferussaciidae

Helicidae

Two shells of Helix pomatia

Helicinidae

Limacidae

Strophocheilidae

Neocyclotidae

Three views of a shell of Poteria translucida

Amphibulimidae

Orthalicidae

A shell of Oxistila maracaibensis

Bulimulidae

Simpulopsidae

Odontostomidae

Pleurodontidae

Two shells of Labyrinthus leucodon
Two shells of Labyrinthus plicatus
Two shells of Labyrinthus umbrus

Pupillidae

Sagdidae

Scolodontidae

Systrophiidae

Spiraxidae

Streptaxidae

Subulinidae

An empty shell and a whole but retracted individual of Subulina octona

Succineidae

Thysanophoridae

Urocoptidae

A preserved specimen of Diplosolenodes occidentalis

Veronicellidae

A live individual of Sarasinula plebeia

Vertiginidae

Xanthonychidae

Freshwater bivalves

A whole shell of Castalia schombergiana
A whole shell of Diplodon granosus
Two whole shells of Paxydon syrmatophorus
A whole shell of Tamsiella tamsiana

Corbiculidae

Corbulidae

Hyriidae

Mycetopodidae

Pisidiidae

See also

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

Overseas:

References

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  65. Martínez E, Rafael. 1983: Contribución al conocimiento de la gloquidia de Castalia ambigua multisulcata Hupé 1857, “Guacuco de río” (Mollusca: Lamellibranquia: Hyriidae). Acta Biologica Venezuelica, 11(4):197–213.
  66. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cummings, Kevin S. & Mayer, Christine A. 1997: The Freshwater Mussels (Bivalvia: Etherioidea) of Venezuela Illinois Natural History Survey. http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/animals_plants/mollusk/SA/Ven.html
  67. Wikispecies: Castalia ambigua http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Castalia_ambigua
  68. Wikispecies: Castalia orinocensis http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Castalia_orinocensis
  69. Wikispecies: Castalia Schombergiana http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Castalia_schombergiana
  70. Wikispecies: Castalia stevensi http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Castalia_stevensi
  71. Wikispecies: Dilodon granosus http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Diplodon_granosus
  72. Dilodon losadae http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Diplodon_losadae
  73. Wikispecies: Dilodon flucki http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Diplodon_flucki
  74. Wikispecies: Paxyodon syrmatophorus http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Paxydon_syrmatophorus
  75. Wikispecies: Prisodon obliquus http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Prisodon_obliquus
  76. Wikispecies: Triplodon stevensii http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Triplodon_stevensii
  77. Wikispecies: Anodontites trapesialis. http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Anodontites_trapesialis
  78. Wikispecies: Mycetopoda pittieri http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mycetopoda_pittieri
  79. Wikispecies: Tamsiella tamsiana http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tamsiella_tamsiana

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