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The non-marine molluscs of Sri Lanka are a part of the molluscan wildlife of Sri Lanka.
Contents
- Land Snails
- Family Acavidae
- Family Achatinidae Giant land snails
- Family Bradybaenidae
- Family Buliminidae
- Family Camaenidae
- Family Cerastidae
- Family Charopidae
- Family Clausiliidae Door snails
- Family Diplomatinidae
- Family Euconulidae Hive snails
- Family Ferussaciidae
- Family Gastrodontidae
- Family Helicarionidae
- Family Lirnacidae Keelback slugs
- Family Pupillinae
- Family Pyramidulidae
- Family Streptaxidae
- Family Vertiginidae Whorl snails
- Family Truncatellidae Looping snails
- References
Naggs et al. (2003) listed 246 land gastropods for Sri Lanka. Ranawana (2006) listed 18 species of non-indigenous land gastropods in Sri Lanka and he added some species to that list.
The fauna of Sri Lanka also includes freshwater snails and freshwater bivalves.
Land Snails
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
When considering mollusc diversity in Sri Lanka, snails are the major group that can be found within the island. About 246 land snails are known to occur in Sri Lanka, with 83% of endemism. This include 5 endemic and relict land snails. Majority of land snails are pulmonates.
Endemic species are highlighted with an asterix (*).
Family: Acavidae
Family: Achatinidae - Giant land snails
Family: Bradybaenidae
Family: Buliminidae
Family: Camaenidae
Family: Cerastidae
Family: Charopidae
Family: Clausiliidae - Door snails
Family: Diplomatinidae
Family: Euconulidae - Hive snails
Family: Ferussaciidae
Family: Gastrodontidae
Family: Helicarionidae
Family: Lirnacidae - Keelback slugs
Family: Pupillinae
Family: Pyramidulidae
Family: Streptaxidae
Family: Vertiginidae - Whorl snails
Family: Truncatellidae - Looping snails
References
List of non-marine molluscs of Sri Lanka Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA