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List of non marine molluscs of the Canary Islands

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List of non-marine molluscs of the Canary Islands

The non-marine molluscs of the Canary Islands are a part of the molluscan fauna of Canary Islands (wildlife of Canary Islands).

A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Canary Islands.

Land gastropods

Land gastropods in Canary Islands include:

Vertiginidae

  • Truncatellina atomus Shuttlewort, 1852

    • Ferussaciidae

  • Sculptiferussacia clausiliaeformis Alonso & Ibanez, 1992

    • Testacellidae

  • Testacella scutulum G. B. Sowerby, 1821
  • Testacella maugei - non-indigenous on Tenerife

    • Parmacellidae

  • Cryptella canariensis Webb & Berthelot, 1833 - synonym: Parmacella canariensis (Webb & Berthelot, 1833) - endemic
  • Parmacella tenerifensis Alonso, Ibanez & Diaz, 1985 - endemic to Tenerife, vulnerable or endangered

    • Milacidae

  • Milax nigricans - non-indigenous on Tenerife since 2009

    • Limacidae

  • Lehmannia valentiana - non-indigenous on Tenerife and widely distributed
  • Malacolimax wiktori Alonso & Ibanez, 1989 - endemic

    • Oxychilidae

  • Oxychilus alliarius (Miller, 1822) - non-indigenous on Tenerife since 2009

    • Gastrodontidae

  • Janulus pompylius (Shuttleworth, 1852) - globally extinct, it was endemic to La Palma

    • Streptaxidae

  • Gibbulinella Wenz, 1920 - endemic

    • Discidae or Endodontidae

  • Keraea garachicoensis (Wollaston, 1878) - globally extinct, it was endemic to Tenerife

    • Discidae

  • Discus engonatus (Shuttleworth, 1852) - extinct
  • Discus retextus (Shuttleworth, 1852) - extinct
  • Discus textilis (Shuttleworth, 1852) - extinct

    • Enidae numerous Napaeus species

  • Napaeus alucensis Santana & Yanes, 2011- on La Gomera
  • Napaeus gomerensis G. A. Holyoak & D. T. Holyoak, 2011 - on La Gomera
  • Napaeus moroi Martín, Alonso & Ibáñez, 2011 - La Gomera
  • Napaeus torilensis Artiles & Deniz, 2011 - on La Gomera

    • Hygromiidae

  • Canariella spp. (all 11 species are endemic to Canary Islands)
  • Canariella eutropis - endemic to Fuerteventura
  • Canariella giustii Ibáñez & Alonso, 2006 - endemic to Tenerife
  • Canariella jandiaensis Ibáñez & Ponte-Lira, 2006 - endemic to Fuerteventura
  • Canariella hispidula (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Canariella leprosa Shuttleworth, 1852
  • Canariella pontelirae Hutterer, 1994 - endemic to Tenerife, critically endangered
  • Canariella pthonera Mabille, 1883

    • Helicidae

  • Hemicycla eurythyra O. Boettger 1908 - endemic to Tenerife
  • Hemicycla inutilis Mousson, 1872
  • Theba arinagae Gittenberger & Ripken, 1987

    • References

    List of non-marine molluscs of the Canary Islands Wikipedia
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