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List of non marine molluscs of Japan

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List of non-marine molluscs of Japan

The non-marine molluscs of Japan are a part of the molluscan fauna of Japan (wildlife of Japan).

Contents

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

Extinct gastropods in Japan include: Vitrinula chaunax, Vitrinula chichijimana, Vitrinula hahajimana.

Freshwater gastropods

Pomatiopsidae

  • Oncomelania hupensis Gredler, 1881

    • Thiaridae

  • Melanoides tuberculata (O. F. Müller, 1774)

    • Land gastropods

    Land gastropods in Japan include:

    Helicinidae

  • Ogasawarana discrepans - endemic

    • Achatinellidae

  • Elasmias kitaiwojimanum - endemic

    • Enidae

  • Boninena callistoderma - endemic
  • Boninena hiraseana - endemic
  • Boninena ogasawarae - endemic
  • Luchuena hachijoensis Kuroda, 1945 - endemic

    • Vertiginidae

  • Hypselostoma insularum Pilsbry, 1908 - Ryukyu Islands

    • Ariophantidae

  • Vitrinula chaunax - extinct
  • Vitrinula chichijimana - extinct
  • Vitrinula hahajimana - extinct

    • Bradybaenidae

  • All 22 species in the genus Euhadra are endemic to Japan.
  • Aegista inexpectata - endemic
  • Aegista intonsa - endemic

    • Diapheridae

  • Sinoennea Kobelt, 1904

    • Hothouse aliens

    "Hothouse aliens" in Japan include:

    References

    List of non-marine molluscs of Japan Wikipedia
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