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List of non marine molluscs of Trinidad and Tobago

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List of non-marine molluscs of Trinidad and Tobago

The non-marine molluscs of the republic of Trinidad and Tobago (which comprises two West Indian islands) are a part of the molluscan fauna of Trinidad and Tobago, part of the Natural history of Trinidad and Tobago.

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Starting in the 1860s, the terrestrial and freshwater molluscs of Trinidad and Tobago have been fairly well studied. Thomas Bland published the first paper mentioning terrestrial molluscs in 1861. Robert John Lechmere Guppy discovered and identified many more species from 1864 onwards, and along with Edgar Albert Smith was responsible for the earliest comprehensive species lists. The list here includes all the non-marine mollusks found in Trinidad and Tobago`s ecosystem including native, introduced and invasive species alike.

Freshwater gastropods

Freshwater gastropods include:

Ampullariidae

  • Marisa cornuarietis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Pomacea glauca (Linné, 1758)
  • Pomacea urceus (Müller, 1774)
  • Ancylidae

  • Hebetancylus excentricus (Morelet, 1851)
  • Hydrobiidae

  • Pyrgophorus parvulus (Guilding, 1828)
  • Physidae

  • Physella cubensis (Pfeiffer, 1839)
  • Planorbidae

  • Tropicorbis pallidus (C.B. Adams, 1846)
  • Thiaridae

  • Melanoides tuberculata (O. F. Müller, 1774)
  • Land gastropods

    Land gastropods include:

    Helicinidae

  • Helicina nemoralis Guppy, 1866
  • Helicina dysoni (L. Pfeiffer, 1849)
  • Lucidella ignicoma (Guppy, 1868)
  • Lucidella lirata (L. Pfeiffer, 1847)
  • Neocyclotidae

  • Cyclohidalgoa translucidum - Cyclohidalgoa translucidum trinitense (Guppy, 1864)
  • Austrocyclotus rugatus (Guppy, 1864)
  • Diplommatinidae

  • Adelopoma occidentale (Guppy, 1872)
  • Pomatiidae

  • Choanopoma aripensis (Guppy, 1864)
  • Truncatellidae

  • Blandiella reclusa Guppy, 1871
  • Veronicellidae

  • Diplosolenodea bielenbergi (Semper, 1885)
  • Sarasinula plebeia (Fischer, 1868)
  • Subulinidae

  • Allopeas gracile (Hutton, 1834)
  • Allopeas micra (d’Orbigny, 1835)
  • Beckianum beckianum (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
  • Leptinaria simplex (Guppy, 1868)
  • Leptinaria unilamellata (d’Orbigny, 1837)
  • Leptinaria urichi (E.A. Smith, 1896)
  • Obeliscus plicatellum (Guppy, 1868)
  • Subulina octona (Bruguière, 1798)
  • Ferussaciidae

  • Karolus consobrinus (d’Orbigny, 1842)
  • Streptaxidae

  • Huttonella bicolor (Hutton, 1834)
  • Streptaxis glaber (L. Pfeiffer, 1849)
  • Streptostele musaecola (Morelet, 1860)
  • Succineidae

  • Succinea candeana Lea
  • Succinea pusilla Pfeiffer
  • Omalonyx matheroni (Potiez & Michaud, 1838)
  • Vertiginidae

  • Bothriopupa tenuidens (C.B. Adams, 1845)
  • Gastrocopta barbadensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
  • Gastrocopta servilis riisei (L. Pfeiffer, 1852)
  • Gastrocopta rupicola marginalba (L. Pfeiffer, 1840)
  • Gastrocopta geminidens (Pilsbry, 1930)
  • Orthalicidae

  • Orthalicus undatus (Bruguière, 1789)
  • Bulimulus diaphanus (Pfeiffer, 1855)
  • Drymaeus broadwayi (E.A. Smith, 1896)
  • Drymaeus imperfectus (Guppy, 1866)
  • Drymaeus mossi (E.A. Smith, 1896)
  • Drymaeus rawsoni (Guppy, 1871)
  • Drymaeus vincentinus (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
  • Naesiotus pilosus (Guppy, 1871)
  • Plekocheilus glaber (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Simpulopsis corrugatus Guppy, 1866
  • Urocoptidae

  • Brachypodella trinitaria (L. Pfeiffer, 1860)
  • Brachypodella oropuchensis Spence
  • Scolodontidae

  • Happiella guildingi (Bland, 1865)
  • Miradiscops lunti (E.A. Smith, 1898)
  • Systrophia alicea (Guppy, 1871)
  • Tamayoa trinitaria (E.A. Smith, 1898)
  • Gastrodontidae

  • Striatura umbratilis (Guppy, 1868)
  • Philomycidae

  • Pallifera sp.
  • Euconulidae

  • Guppya gundlachi (L. Pfeiffer, 1840)
  • Habroconus ernsti (Jousseaume)
  • Habroconus cassiquiensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
  • Helicarionidae

  • Ovachlamys fulgens (Gude, 1900)
  • Strophocheilidae

  • Megalobulimus oblongus (Müller, 1774)
  • Megalobulimus oblongus var. tobagoensis (Pilsbry, 1895)
  • Helicodiscidae

  • Radiodiscus bactricolus (Guppy, 1868)
  • Xanthonychidae

  • Averellia coactiliata (Deshayes, 1839)
  • Thysanophoridae

  • Thysanophora plagioptycha (Shuttleworth, 1854)
  • Freshwater bivalves

    Freshwater bivalves include:

    Mycetopodidae

  • Anodontites leotaudi (Guppy, 1864)
  • Mycetopoda siliquosa (Spix, 1827)
  • Sphaeriidae (=Pisidiidae)

  • Pisidium punctiferum (Guppy, 1867)
  • Eupera cubensis (Prime, 1865)
  • References

    List of non-marine molluscs of Trinidad and Tobago Wikipedia