List of non-marine molluscs of Sri Lanka

The non-marine molluscs of Sri Lanka are a part of the molluscan wildlife of Sri Lanka.

Location of Sri Lanka

Naggs et al. (2003) listed 246 land gastropods for Sri Lanka.[1] Ranawana (2006) listed 18 species of non-indigenous land gastropods in Sri Lanka and he added some species to that list.[2]

The fauna of Sri Lanka also includes freshwater snails and freshwater bivalves.

Land Snails edit

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 asterisk (*).

Subclass: Pulmonata edit

Family: Acavidae edit

Family: Achatinidae - Giant land snails edit

Family: Ariophantidae edit

Family: Bradybaenidae edit

Succineidae

Family: Buliminidae edit

Family: Camaenidae edit

Family: Cerastidae edit

Family: Charopidae edit

Family: Clausiliidae - Door snails edit

Family: Corillidae edit

Family: Diplommatinidae edit

Family: Endodontidae edit

Family: Euconulidae - Hive snails edit

Family: Ferussaciidae edit

Family: Gastrodontidae edit

Family: Glessulidae edit

Family: Helicarionidae edit

Family: Agriolimacidae - Keelback slugs edit

Family: Planorbidae - Ramshorn snails edit

Family: Pupillidae edit

Family: Pupinidae edit

Family: Pyramidulidae edit

Family: Streptaxidae edit

Family: Subulinidae edit

Family: Cyclophoridae edit

Family: Vertiginidae - Whorl snails edit

Family: Viviparidae - River snails edit

Family: Truncatellidae - Looping snails edit

Family: Thiaridae - Trumpet snails edit

Freshwater bivalves edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Naggs F., Raheem D. C., Mordan P. B., Grimm B., Ranawana K. B. & Kumburegama N. P. S. (2003). "Ancient relicts and contemporary exotics: faunal change and survivorship in Sri Lanka’s snail fauna". Slugs & Snails: Agricultural, Veterinary & Environmental Perspectives, British Crop Protection Council Symposium Proceedings No. 80, 103–108.
  2. ^ Ranawana K. B. (2006) "Land Snails in Sri Lanka". In: Bambaradeniya C. N. B. The Fauna of Sri Lanka: Status of Taxonomy, Research and Conservation. The World Conservation Union, Colombo, Sri Lanka & Government of Sri Lanka. 84–99. ISBN 955-8177-51-2.
  3. ^ a b Junn Kitt Foon & Mohammad Effendi Marzuki (2022). "First record and description of a new Scabrina species (Gastropoda: Cyclophoridae) from Peninsular Malaysia". Folia Malacologica 1(30): 23-35. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12657/folmal.030.003

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