Slovakia is a land-locked country, and therefore the molluscs of Slovakia are all land and freshwater species. There are 247 species of molluscs living in the wild in Slovakia. In addition there are 9 gastropod species living only in greenhouses.
There are a total of 219 species of gastropods, which breaks down to 51 species of freshwater gastropods, and 168 species of land gastropods, plus 28 species of bivalves living in the wild.
There are 8 non-indigenous species of gastropods (3 freshwater and 5 land species) and 3 species of bivalves in the wild in Slovakia. This is a total of 6 freshwater non-indigenous species of wild molluscs.
Summary table of number of species
There are 2 extinct species in Slovakia (locally extinct): Theodoxus transversalis and Esperiana esperi.
There are endemic species of molluscs in Slovakia:
Alzoniella slovenica in Slovakia (and in Moravia in the Czech Republic too)
Alopia bielzii clathrata (Rossmässler, 1857)
Deroceras fatrense
Grid distribution maps of all species were made by Lisický (1991).
A faunal list by Čejka et al. (2007) included 245 species. A list by Horsák et al. (2010) included 247 species.
The list is in zoological order rather than alphabetical order. Freshwater gastropods in the Slovakia include:
Neritidae
Theodoxus danubialis (C. Pfeiffer, 1828)
Theodoxus fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) - non-indigenous
Theodoxus transversalis (C. Pfeiffer, 1828) - extinct
Viviparidae
Viviparus acerosus (Bourguignat, 1862)
Viviparus contectus (Millet, 1813)
Thiaridae
Esperiana daudebartii acicularis (Férussac, 1823) - syn. Microcolpia daudebartii (Prevost, 1821)
Esperiana esperi (Férussac, 1823) - extinct
Hydrobiidae
Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1843) - non-indigenous
Alzoniella slovenica (Ložek & Brtek, 1964) - endemic in Slovakia (and in Moravia in the Czech Republic too), synonyms: Belgrandiella alticola Ložek & Brtek, 1964, Belgrandiella bojnicensis Ložek & Brtek, 1964.
Amnicolidae
Bythinella austriaca (von Frauenfeld, 1857) s. lat.
Bythinella hungarica Hazay, 1881
Bythinella metarubra Falniowski, 1987
Bythinella pannonica (Frauenfeld, 1865) - synonym: Sadleriana pannonica (Frauenfeld, 1865)
Lithoglyphidae
Lithoglyphus naticoides (C. Pfeiffer, 1828)
Bithyniidae
Bithynia leachii (Sheppard, 1823)
Bithynia troschelii Paasch, 1842 - synonym: Bythinia transsilvanica (E. A. Bielz, 1853)
Bithynia tentaculata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Valvatidae
Valvata cristata O. F. Müller, 1774
Valvata macrostoma Mörch, 1864 - synonym: Valvata pulchella auct. nec Studer, 1820
Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Borysthenia naticina (Menke, 1845)
Acroloxidae
Acroloxus lacustris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lymnaeidae
Galba truncatula (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Stagnicola corvus (Gmelin, 1791)
Stagnicola palustris O. F. Müller, 1774 s. str. - synonym: Stagnicola turricula (Held, 1836)
Radix ampla (Hartmann, 1821)
Radix auricularia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Radix ovata (Draparnaud, 1805)
Radix peregra (O. F. Müller, 1774) s. str.
Lymnaea stagnalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Physidae
Aplexa hypnorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Physa fontinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Physella acuta (Draparnaud, 1805) - non-indigenous
Planorbidae
Planorbis carinatus O. F. Müller, 1774
Planorbis planorbis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anisus leucostoma (Millet, 1813)
Anisus septemgyratus (Rossmässler, 1835)
Anisus spirorbis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anisus vortex (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anisus vorticulus (Troschel, 1834)
Bathyomphalus contortus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gyraulus acronicus (A. Férussac, 1807)
Gyraulus albus (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Gyraulus crista (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gyraulus laevis (Alder, 1838)
Gyraulus riparius (Westerlund, 1865)
Gyraulus rossmaessleri (Auerswald, 1852)
Hippeutis complanatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Segmentina nitida (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Planorbarius corneus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ancylus fluviatilis O. F. Müller, 1774
Ferrissia fragilis (Tryon, 1863) - syn. Ferrissia clessiniana (Jickeli, 1882)
Land gastropods
Land gastropods in Slovakia include:
Aciculidae
Acicula parcelineata (Clessin, 1911)
Platyla polita (Hartmann, 1840)
Ellobiidae
Carychium minimum O. F. Müller, 1774
Carychium tridentatum (Risso, 1826)
Cochlicopidae
Cochlicopa lubrica (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Cochlicopa lubricella (Rossmässler, 1835)
Cochlicopa nitens (M. von Gallenstein, 1848)
Orculidae
Orcula dolium (Draparnaud, 1801)
Pagodulina pagodula (Des Moulins, 1830)
Sphyradium doliolum (Bruguière, 1792)
Chondrinidae
Abida secale (Draparnaud, 1801)
Granaria frumentum (Draparnaud, 1801)
Chondrina clienta (Westerlund, 1883)
Chondrina tatrica Ložek, 1948
Pupillidae
Pupilla alpicola (Charpentier, 1837)
Pupilla muscorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pupilla pratensis (Clessin, 1871)
Pupilla sterrii (Voith, 1840)
Pupilla triplicata (Studer, 1820)
Argnidae
Argna bielzi (Rossmässler, 1859)
Pyramidulidae
Pyramidula pusilla (Vallot, 1801)
Spelaeodiscidae
Spelaeodiscus tatricus Hazay, 1883
Valloniidae
Vallonia costata (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Vallonia enniensis (Gredler, 1856)
Vallonia excentrica Sterki, 1893
Vallonia pulchella (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Acanthinula aculeata (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Vertiginidae
Columella aspera Waldén, 1966
Columella columella (G. v. Martens, 1830) - only subspecies Columella columella gredleri
Columella edentula (Draparnaud, 1805)
Truncatellina claustralis (Gredler, 1856)
Truncatellina costulata (Nilsson, 1823)
Truncatellina cylindrica (A. Férussac, 1807)
Vertigo alpestris Alder, 1838
Vertigo angustior Jeffreys, 1830
Vertigo antivertigo (Draparnaud, 1801)
Vertigo geyeri Lindholm, 1925
Vertigo modesta (Say, 1824) - synonym: Vertigo arctica (Wallenberg, 1858)
Vertigo moulinsiana (Dupuy, 1849)
Vertigo pusilla O. F. Müller, 1774
Vertigo pygmaea (Draparnaud, 1801)
Vertigo substriata (Jeffreys, 1833)
Enidae
Chondrula tridens (O. F. Müller, 1774) - also subspecies Chondrula tridens eximia (Rossmässler, 1837)
Ena montana (Draparnaud, 1801)
Merdigera obscura (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Zebrina detrita (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Clausiliidae
Alopia bielzii E. A. Bielz, 1856 - only endemic subspecies Alopia bielzii clathrata (Rossmässler, 1857)
Cochlodina cerata (Rossmässler, 1836)
Cochlodina fimbriata (Rossmässler, 1835) - only subspecies Cochlodina fimbriata remota Ložek, 1952
Cochlodina laminata (Montagu, 1803)
Cochlodina orthostoma (Menke, 1828)
Ruthenica filograna (Rossmässler, 1836)
Pseudofusulus varians (C. Pfeiffer, 1828)
Macrogastra borealis (O. Boettger, 1878) - synonym: Macrogastra latestriata (A. Schmidt, 1857)
Macrogastra plicatula (Draparnaud, 1801)
Macrogastra tumida (Rossmässler, 1836)
Macrogastra ventricosa (Draparnaud, 1801)
Clausilia cruciata (Studer, 1820)
Clausilia dubia Draparnaud, 1805
Clausilia parvula Férussac, 1807 - synonym: Clausilia rugosa parvula Férussac, 1807
Clausilia pumila C. Pfeiffer, 1828
Laciniaria plicata (Draparnaud, 1801)
Balea biplicata (Montagu, 1803) - synonym: Alinda biplicata
Pseudalinda stabilis (L. Pfeiffer, 1847)
Balea perversa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Vestia elata (Rossmässler, 1836)
Vestia gulo (E. A. Bielz, 1859)
Vestia turgida (Rossmässler, 1836)
Bulgarica cana (Held, 1836)
Succineidae
Succinella oblonga (Draparnaud, 1801)
Succinea putris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Oxyloma elegans (Risso, 1826)
Quickella arenaria (Bouchard-Chantereaux, 1837)
Ferussaciidae
Cecilioides acicula (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Cecilioides petitiana (Benoit, 1862)
Punctidae
Punctum pygmaeum (Draparnaud, 1801)
Helicodiscidae
Lucilla scintilla (Lowe, 1852) - non-indigenous
Lucilla singleyana (H. B. Baker, 1929) - non-indigenous
Discidae
Discus perspectivus (Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1816)
Discus rotundatus (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Discus ruderatus (Férussac, 1821)
Gastrodontidae
Zonitoides nitidus (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Euconulidae
Euconulus praticola (Reinhardt, 1883)
Euconulus fulvus (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Oxychilidae
Aegopinella epipedostoma (Fagot, 1879)
Aegopinella minor (Stabile, 1864)
Aegopinella nitens (Michaud, 1831)
Aegopinella pura (Alder, 1830)
Perpolita hammonis (Ström, 1765)
Perpolita petronella (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
Oxychilus cellarius (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Oxychilus depressus (Sterki, 1880)
Oxychilus draparnaudi (Beck, 1837)
Oxychilus glaber (Rossmässler, 1835)
Oxychilus hydatinus (Rossmässler 1838)
Oxychilus inopinatus (Uličný, 1887)
Oxychilus orientalis (Clessin, 1877)
Daudebardia brevipes (Draparnaud, 1805)
Daudebardia rufa (Draparnaud, 1805)
Carpathica calophana (Westerlund, 1881)
Pristilomatidae
Vitrea contracta (Westerlund, 1871)
Vitrea crystallina (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Vitrea diaphana (Studer, 1820)
Vitrea subrimata (Reinhardt, 1871)
Vitrea transsylvanica (Clessin, 1877)
Vitrinidae
Vitrina pellucida (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Eucobresia nivalis (Dumont & Mortillet, 1854)
Semilimax kotulae Westerlund, 1883)
Semilimax semilimax (J. Férussac, 1802)
Milacidae
Tandonia budapestensis (Hazay, 1881)
Tandonia kusceri (Wagner, 1931) - non-indigenous
Limacidae
Bielzia coerulans (M. Bielz, 1851)
Limax cinereoniger Wolf, 1803
Limax maximus Linnaeus, 1758
Limacus flavus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Malacolimax tenellus (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Lehmannia macroflagellata Grossu & Lupu, 1962
Lehmannia marginata (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Lehmannia nyctelia (Bourguignat, 1861)
Agriolimacidae
Deroceras agreste (Linnaeus, 1758)
Deroceras fatrense Mácha, 1981
Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Deroceras praecox Wiktor, 1966
Deroceras reticulatum (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Deroceras rodnae Grossu & Lupu, 1965
Deroceras sturanyi (Simroth, 1894)
Deroceras turcicum (Simroth, 1894) - non-indigenous
Boettgerillidae
Boettgerilla pallens Simroth, 1912 - non-indigenous
Arionidae
Arion circumscriptus Johnston, 1828
Arion distinctus Mabille, 1868
Arion fasciatus (Nilsson,1823)
Arion fuscus (O. F. Müller, 1774) - synonym: Arion subfuscus (Draparnaud, 1805) part.
Arion rufus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Arion silvaticus Lohmander, 1937
Arion vulgaris Moquin-Tandon, 1855 - non-indigenous
Bradybaenidae
Fruticicola fruticum (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Helicodontidae
Helicodonta obvoluta (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Hygromiidae
Euomphalia strigella (Draparnaud, 1801)
Monacha cartusiana (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Trochulus hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Trochulus striolatus (C. Pfeiffer, 1828)
Trochulus villosulus (Rossmässler, 1838)
Trochulus lubomirskii (Slósarskii, 1881)
Petasina bakowskii (Polinski, 1929)
Petasina bielzi (A. Schmidt, 1860)
Petasina filicina (L. Pfeiffer, 1841)
Petasina unidentata (Draparnaud, 1805)
Helicopsis striata (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Candidula unifasciata (Poiret, 1801) - synonym: Candidula soosiana (J. Wagner, 1933)
Xerolenta obvia (Menke, 1828) - synonym: Helicella candicans (L. Pfeiffer, 1841)
Perforatella bidentata (Gmelin, 1791)
Perforatella dibothrion (M. V. Kimakowicz, 1884)
Monachoides incarnatus (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Monachoides vicinus (Rossmässler, 1842)
Pseudotrichia rubiginosa (Rossmässler, 1838)
Urticicola umbrosus (C. Pfeiffer, 1828)
Hygromia transsylvanica (Westerlund, 1876)
Helicidae
Arianta arbustorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Faustina faustina (Rossmässler, 1835)
Faustina rossmässleri (L. Pfeiffer, 1842) - synonym: Chilostoma rossmaessleri (L. Pfeiffer, 1842)
Chilostoma cingulella (Rossmässler, 1837)
Isognomostoma isognomostomos (Schröter, 1784)
Causa holosericea (Studer, 1820)
Cepaea hortensis (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Cepaea vindobonensis (Férussac, 1821)
Helix lutescens Rossmässler, 1837
Helix pomatia Linnaeus, 1758
Freshwater bivalves in Slovakia include:
Unionidae
Unio crassus Philipsson, 1788
Unio pictorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Unio tumidus Philipsson, 1788
Anodonta anatina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anodonta cygnea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pseudanodonta complanata (Rossmässler, 1835)
Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834) - non-indigenous
Corbiculidae
Corbicula fluminea (O. F. Müller, 1774) - non-indigenous
Sphaeriidae
Sphaerium corneum (Linnaeus, 1758) s. lat.
Sphaerium rivicola (Lamarck, 1818)
Sphaerium solidum (Normand, 1844)
Sphaerium nucleus (Studer, 1820)
Musculium lacustre (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Pisidium amnicum (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Pisidium casertanum (Poli, 1791)
Pisidium henslowanum (Sheppard, 1823)
Pisidium hibernicum Westerlund, 1894
Pisidium globulare (Clessin, 1873)
Pisidium milium Held, 1836
Pisidium moitessierianum Paladilhe, 1866
Pisidium nitidum Jenyns, 1832
Pisidium obtusale (Lamarck, 1818)
Pisidium personatum Malm, 1855
Pisidium pseudosphaerium Favre, 1927
Pisidium subtruncatum Malm, 1855
Pisidium supinum A. Schmidt, 1851
Pisidium tenuilineatum Stelfox, 1918
Dreissenidae
Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771)
These 9 species do not live in the wild or are not recorded in the wild yet, but they live in greenhouses and similar biotopes as "hothouse alien" species. All 9 of them are gastropods.
List (alphabetically according scientific name):
Deroceras panormitanum (Lessona et Pollonera, 1882)
Gulella io
Lehmannia valentiana
Melanoides tuberculata
Opeas pumilum
Planorbella duryi
Pomacea bridgesii
Pseudosuccinea columella
Zonitoides arboreus
