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List of non marine molluscs of Mauritius

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List of non-marine molluscs of Mauritius

The non-marine molluscs of Mauritius are a part of the molluscan wildlife of Mauritius.

Contents

The Outer islands of Mauritius includes Cargados Carajos, Rodrigues and the Agalega Islands.

Freshwater gastropods

Assimineidae

  • Omphalotropis hieroglyphica Potiez & Michaud, 1838 - endemic, in salt marshes

    • Planorbidae

  • Africanogyrus rodriguezensis (Crosse, 1873) - endemic
  • Bulinus cernicus Morelet, 1867
  • Gyraulus mauritianus Morelet - endemic

    • Land gastropods

    Pomatiidae

  • Tropidophora articulata (Gray, 1834) - endemic
  • Tropidophora michaudi Grateloup, 1840 - endemic

    • Achatinellidae

  • Elasmias cernicum Benson, 1850
  • Elasmias jaurffreti Madge, 1946 - endemic

    • Euconulidae

  • Colparion madgei Laidlaw, 1938 - extinct, was endemic to Mauritius
  • Ctenophila caldwelli Benson, 1859 - endemic
  • Dancea rodriguezensis - endemic
  • Dupontia levis Godwin-Austen, 1908 - endemic
  • Dupontia perlucida Adams, 1867
  • Dupontia poweri Adams, 1868 - endemic
  • Dupontia proletaria Morelet, 1860 - extinct

    • Vertiginidae

  • Nesopupa madgei Peile, 1936
  • Nesopupa rodriguezensis Connolly, 1925 - endemic

    • Streptaxidae - genus Gibbus and genus Gonidomus were endemic to Mauritius, but they are now extinct.

  • Gibbus lyonetianus Pallas, 1780 - endemic, extinct
  • Gonidomus newtoni Adams, 1867 - endemic, extinct
  • Gonidomus sulcatus Peile, 1936 - endemic
  • Gonospira duponti Nevill, 1870 - endemic
  • Gonospira holostoma Morelet, 1875 - endemic
  • Gonospira madgei Kennard, 1943 - endemic
  • Gonospira nevilli Adams, 1867 - endemic, extinct
  • Gonospira striaticostus Morelet, 1866 - endemic
  • Gonospira teres Pfeiffer, 1856 - endemic
  • Gulella antelmeana Peile, 1936 - endemic
  • Microstrophia modesta Adams, 1867 - endemic
  • Microstrophia nana Peile, 1936 - endemic
  • Plicadomus Swainson, 1840 - endemic genus
  • Maurennea

    • Helicarionidae

  • Erepta odontina Morelet, 1851 - endemic
  • Erepta stylodon Pfeiffer, 1842 - endemic
  • Harmogenanina implicata Nevill, 1870 - endemic
  • Erepta nevilli - extinct, was endemic to Mauritius
  • Thapsia snelli Connolly, 1925 - endemic

    • References

    List of non-marine molluscs of Mauritius Wikipedia
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