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List of non marine molluscs of Taiwan

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List of non-marine molluscs of Taiwan

The non-marine mollusks of Taiwan are a part of the molluscan fauna of Taiwan. A number of species of non-marine mollusks are found in the wild in Taiwan.

Contents

Summary table of number of species

Land gastropods

Assimineidae

  • Assiminea nitida (Pease, 1864) — on Pratas Islands

    • Truncatellidae

  • Truncatella guerinii A. & J. B. Villa, 1841 — on Pratas Islands
  • Truncatella pfeifferi Martens, 1860 — on Pratas Islands

    • Ellobiidae

  • Melampus castanea (Mühlfeld, 1818) — on Pratas Islands
  • Melampus nuxeastaneus Kuroda, 1949 — on Pratas Islands
  • Melampus flavus (Gmelin, 1791) — on Pratas Islands
  • Melampus sculptus (Pfeiffer, 1855) — on Pratas Islands
  • Melampus taeniolatus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854) — on Pratas Islands
  • Tralia malanastoma Garrett, 1873 — on Pratas Islands

    • Veronicelloidae

  • Laevicaulis alte (Férussac, 1821) — on Pratas Islands

    • Pupillidae

  • Gastrocopta pediculus (Shuttleworth, 1852) — on Pratas Islands
  • Gastrocopta pediculus ovatula (Moellendorff, 1890)
  • Gastrocopta servilis (Gould, 1843) — on Pratas Islands

    • Vertiginidae

  • Nesopupa yamagutii Kuroda, 1941 — on Pratas Islands, endemic to Taiwan
  • Vertigo sp. — on Pratas Islands

    • Succineidae

  • Succinea erythrophana Ancey, 1883 — on Pratas Islands

    • Subulinidae

  • Lamellaxis gracilis (Hutton, 1834) — on Pratas Islands
  • Lamellaxis turgidulum (Heude, 1841) — on Pratas Islands
  • Paropeas achatinaceum (Pfeiffer, 1846) — on Pratas Islands
  • Subulina octona (Bruguière, 1792) — on Pratas Islands

    • Achatinidae

  • Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822 — exotic species, on Pratas Islands

    • Streptaxidae

  • Indoennea bicolor (Hutton, 1834) — on Pratas Islands
  • Elma Adams, 1866

    • Helicarionidae

  • Liardetia yaeyamensis (Pilsbry, 1901) — on Pratas Islands

    • Gastrodontidae

  • Zonitoides arboreus (Say, 1816) — on Pratas Islands

    • Philomycidae

  • Meghimatium burchi Tsai & Wu, 2008
  • Meghimatium bilineatum
  • Meghimatium fruhstorferi (Collinge, 1901)
  • Meghimatium pictum
  • Meghimatium rugosum

    • Arionidae

  • Arion distinctus Mabille, 1868

    • Agriolimacidae

  • Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774)

    • Bradybaenidae

  • Acusta tourannensis (Souleyet, 1842) — on Pratas Islands
  • Bradybaena similaris (Férussac, 1822) — on Pratas Islands
  • Aegista subchinensis
  • Aegista mackensii
  • Aegista impexa

    • Bivalvia

    Unionidae

  • Unio douglasiae taiwanicus (Pilsbry, 1905)
  • Cristaria tenuis (Gray, 1833) [=Cristaria discoidea (Lea, 1834)]
  • Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834)

    • References

    List of non-marine molluscs of Taiwan Wikipedia
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