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List of non marine molluscs of Seychelles

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List of non-marine molluscs of Seychelles

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

Contents

Freshwater gastropods

Paludomidae

  • Paludomus ajanensis Morelet, 1860
  • Land gastropods

    Streptaxidae - There are 20 species of Streptaxidae on the Seychelles. Seven genera of Streptaxidae are endemic to the Seychelles: Stereostele, Imperturbatia, Silhouettia, Careoradula, Augustula, Priodiscus and Acanthennea.

    1. Acanthennea erinacea (Martens, 1898) - endemic
    2. Augustula braueri (Martens, 1898) - endemic
    3. Careoradula perelegans (Martens, 1898) - endemic
    4. Conturbatia crenata Gerlach, 2001 - endemic to Frégate Island, possibly extinct
    5. Edentulina dussumieri (Dufo, 1840) - subspecies: Edentulina dussumieri dussumieri (Dufo, 1840); Edentulina dussumieri reservae Gerlach & Bruggen, 1999; Edentulina dussumieri silhouettae Gerlach & Bruggen, 1999; Edentulina dussumieri praslina Gerlach & Bruggen, 1999. The subspecies praslina is only known as subfossil.
    6. Edentulina moreleti (Adams, 1868) - endemic
    7. Glabrennea gardineri (Sykes, 1909) - endemic
    8. Glabrennea silhouettensis (Verdcourt, 1994) - endemic
    9. Glabrennea thomasseti (Sykes, 1909) - endemic
    10. Gonaxis quadrilateralis Preston, 1910 / Gonaxis (Macrogonaxis) quadrilateralis (Preston, 1910) / Macrogonaxis quadrilateralis - introduced in 1958 to biological control two species of Achatina, but it has failed
    11. Huttonella bicolor (Hutton, 1834)
    12. Imperturbatia constans (Martens, 1898) - endemic
    13. Imperturbatia violescens (Martens, 1898) - endemic - Gerlach & Bruggen (1999) have spelled the specific name as Imperturbatia violascens
    14. Priodiscus costatus - endemic
    15. Priodiscus serratus (Adams, 1868) - endemic
    16. Priodiscus spinatus - endemic
    17. Seychellaxis souleyetianus (Petit, 1841) - endemic
    18. Silhouettia silhouettae (Martens, 1898) - endemic
    19. Stereostele nevilli (Adams, 1868) - endemic - subspecies: Stereostele nevilli nevilli (Adams, 1868) and Stereostele nevilli parvidentata Gerlach & Bruggen, 1999
    20. Streptostele acicula (Morelet, 1877)

    References

    List of non-marine molluscs of Seychelles Wikipedia


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