List of non-marine molluscs of Madeira
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Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
are a part of the molluscan fauna of Madeira (wildlife of Madeira). This list includes whole Madeira Autonomous Region, that includes Madeira Island, Porto Santo Island
Porto Santo Island
Porto Santo Island is a Portuguese island northeast of Madeira Island in the North Atlantic Ocean; it is the northernmost and easternmost island of the archipelago of Madeira, located in the Atlantic Ocean west of Europe and Africa.- History :...
, Desertas Islands
Desertas Islands
The Desertas Islands are a small Portuguese archipelago, located about 25 km to the southeast of Ponta de São Lourenço, the eastern tip of the island of Madeira, the whole chain located roughly between Madeira and the Canary Islands.-Geography:...
and Savage Islands
Savage Islands
The Savage Islands, also referred to as the Salvage Islands or the Selvagens Islands, of Sé. They are designated a Nature Reserve, comprising two areas: one on Selvagem Grande Island and the second on Selvagem Pequena Island.-Geography:...
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A number of species of non-marine molluscs
Mollusca
The Mollusca , common name molluscs or mollusksSpelled mollusks in the USA, see reasons given in Rosenberg's ; for the spelling mollusc see the reasons given by , is a large phylum of invertebrate animals. There are around 85,000 recognized extant species of molluscs. Mollusca is the largest...
are found in the wild in Madeira.
There are 56 species of gastropods
Gastropoda
The Gastropoda or gastropods, more commonly known as snails and slugs, are a large taxonomic class within the phylum Mollusca. The class Gastropoda includes snails and slugs of all kinds and all sizes from microscopic to quite large...
: ?? species of freshwater gastropods, 56 species of land gastropods (land snails) and ?? species of bivalves
Bivalvia
Bivalvia is a taxonomic class of marine and freshwater molluscs. This class includes clams, oysters, mussels, scallops, and many other families of molluscs that have two hinged shells...
living in the wild.
The degree of endemism for the area of Madeira is about 84%.
Summary table of number of species
(Summary table is based on species counted in this list and include also those ones with question marks)
| Madeira Madeira Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union... |
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| freshwater gastropods | ?? |
| land gastropods | 56 species of land snails |
| gastropods altogether | 56 |
| bivalves | ?? |
| molluscs altogether | 56 |
| non-indigenous gastropods in the wild | ?? freshwater and ?? land |
| non-indigenous hot-house alien gastropods | ? |
| non-indigenous bivalves in the wild | ? |
| non-indigenous hot-house alien bivalves | ? |
| non-indigenous molluscs altogether | ? |
Land gastropods
DiscidaeDiscidae
Discidae is a taxonomic family of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Punctoidea.-Genera:The family Discidae has no subfamilies...
- Discus guerinianusDiscus guerinianusDiscus guerinianus is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Discidae, the disk snails.-Distribution:This species is endemic to in Madeira, Portugal.-Shell description:...
(R. T. Lowe, 1852) - endemic to Madeira
Ferussaciidae
Ferussaciidae
Ferussaciidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinoidea.This family has no subfamilies...
- Amphorella iridescensAmphorella iridescensAmphorella iridescens is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ferussaciidae.This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal....
- Amphorella melampoidesAmphorella melampoidesAmphorella melampoides is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ferussaciidae.This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal....
- Amphorella productaAmphorella productaAmphorella producta is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Ferussaciidae.This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal....
- Cecilioides eulimaCecilioides eulimaCecilioides eulima is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ferussaciidae.This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal....
(Lowe, 1854) - Cecilioides nycteliaCecilioides nycteliaCecilioides nyctelia is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ferussaciidae.-Distribution:This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal....
- Cylichnidia ovuliformisCylichnidia ovuliformisCylichnidia ovuliformis is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ferussaciidae.This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal....
Lauriidae
Lauriidae
Lauriidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.- Taxonomy :The Lauriidae family is classified within the informal group Orthurethra, itself belonging to the clade Stylommatophora within the clade Eupulmonata .The family Lauriidae has no...
- Leiostyla abbreviataLeiostyla abbreviataLeiostyla abbreviata is an extinct species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae...
(R. T. Lowe, 1852) - globally extinct from Madeira - Leiostyla gibbaLeiostyla gibbaLeiostyla gibba is an extinct species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae.It is mentioned in annexes II and IV of Habitats Directive.It is sometimes referred as madeiran land snail....
(R. T. Lowe, 1852) - globally extinct from Madeira - Leiostyla lamellosaLeiostyla lamellosaLeiostyla lamellosa is an extinct species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae.This species is mentioned in annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive.-Distribution:...
(R. T. Lowe, 1852) - globally extinct from Madeira
Hygromiidae
Hygromiidae
Hygromiidae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.-Anatomy:...
- Caseolus calvusCaseolus calvusCaseolus calvus is a species of small air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.- Subspecies :* Caseolus calvus calvus...
galeatus (R. T. Lowe, 1862) - The subspecies Caseolus calvus galeatus is globally extinct. - Caseolus commixtusCaseolus commixtusCaseolus commixtus is a species of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies....
R. T. Lowe, 1852 - Discula bulweriDiscula bulweriDiscula bulweri is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal....
(Wood, 1828) - Discula cheiranthicolaDiscula cheiranthicolaDiscula cheiranthicola is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal....
- Discula lyellianaDiscula lyellianaDiscula lyelliana is an extinct species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies....
(R. T. Lowe, 1852) - globally extinct from Deserta Grande IslandDeserta Grande IslandThe Deserta Grande Island is the main island of the Desertas Islands, a small chain of islands in the archipelago of Madeira, located to the southeast of the island of Madeira. The island is a nature reserve with a manned base halfway along the western side... - Discula rotulaDiscula rotulaDiscula rotula is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.- Habitat :...
(R. T. Lowe, 1831) - on Porto Santo IslandPorto Santo IslandPorto Santo Island is a Portuguese island northeast of Madeira Island in the North Atlantic Ocean; it is the northernmost and easternmost island of the archipelago of Madeira, located in the Atlantic Ocean west of Europe and Africa.- History :... - Discula tabellataDiscula tabellataDiscula tabellata is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.-Distribution:This species occurs in Madeira, Portugal.-Shell description:...
(R. T. Lowe, 1852) - Discula tetricaDiscula tetricaDiscula tetrica is an extinct species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.This species was endemic to Bugio, Madeira, Portugal....
(R. T. Lowe, 1862) - globally extinct from Bugio - Geomitra delphinuloidesGeomitra delphinuloidesGeomitra delphinuloides is an extinct species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies....
(R. T. Lowe, 1860) - globally extinct from MadeiraMadeiraMadeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union... - Geomitra grabhamiGeomitra grabhamiGeomitra grabhami is an extinct species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.Geomitra grabhami is considered to be extinct.- Distribution :...
(Wollaston, 1878) - globally extinct from Deserta Grande IslandDeserta Grande IslandThe Deserta Grande Island is the main island of the Desertas Islands, a small chain of islands in the archipelago of Madeira, located to the southeast of the island of Madeira. The island is a nature reserve with a manned base halfway along the western side... - Geomitra monizianaGeomitra monizianaGeomitra moniziana is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal...
Paiva, 1867 - Geomitra tiarellaGeomitra tiarellaGeomitra tiarella is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal....
Webb & Berthelot, 1833 - Hystricella bicarinata (Sowerby, 1824)
- Hystricella echinulata
- Hystricella oxytropis
- Hystricella turricula (R. T. Lowe, 1831)
- Pseudocampylaea loweiiPseudocampylaea loweiiPseudocampylaea loweii is an extinct species of air-breathing land snail, a terretrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.-Distribution:This species was endemic to Madeira, Portugal....
(A. Férussac, 1835) - globally extinct from Madeira - Serratorotula coronata (Deshayes, 1850) - synonym: Geomitra coronata
Helicidae
Helicidae
The Helicidae, sometimes known as the typical snails, are a taxonomic family of small to large, air-breathing, land snails. In other words, they are terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks....
- Leptaxis simiaLeptaxis simiaCaseolus calvus is a species of small air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.- Subspecies :* Leptaxis simia simia...
hyaena (R. T. Lowe, 1852) - The subspecies Leptaxis simia hyaena is globally extinct from Bugio, Madeira
See also
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:
Further reading
- Cameron R. A. D., Laurence M. Cook L. M., Goodfriend G. A. & Seddon M. B. (2006). "Fossil land snail faunas of Porto Santo, Madeiran archipelago: change and stasis in Pleistocene to recent times". MalacologiaMalacologiaMalacologia is a peer-reviewed scientific journal in the field of malacology, the study of mollusks. The journal publishes articles in the fields of molluscan systematics, ecology, population ecology, genetics, molecular genetics, evolution, and phylogenetics.The journal specializes in publishing...
49(1): 25-59. doi:10.4002/1543-8120-49.1.25. - Cameron R. A. D., da Cunha R.M.T. & Martins A. M. F. (2007). "Chance and necessity: land-snail faunas of São Miguel, Azores, compared with those of Madeira." Journal of Molluscan Studies 73(1): 11-21. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyl027
- Cameron R. A. D., Cook L. M. & Gao G. (1996). "Variation in snail species widespread on Porto Santo, Madeiran archipelago." Journal of Molluscan Studies 62: 143-150. abstract.
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Cockerell T. D. A.Theodore Dru Alison CockerellTheodore Dru Alison Cockerell was an American zoologist, born at Norwood, England, and brother of Sydney Cockerell. He was educated at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School, and then studied botany in the field in Colorado in 1887-90...
(May-June 1922). "Porto Santo and its snails". Natural HistoryNatural History (magazine)Natural History is an American natural history magazine. The stated mission of the magazine is to promote public understanding and appreciation of nature and science.- History :...
, New York. 22(3): 268-270. - Seddon M. B. (2008). "The landsnails of Madeira. An illustrated compendium of the landsnails and slugs of the Madeiran archipelago. Studies in Biodiversity and Systematics of Terrestrial Organisms from the National Museum of Wales". BIOTIR Reports 2: 204 pp. ISBN 978-0-7200-0585-1.
- book review: Cameron R. A. D. (2009). Folia Malacologica 17(1): 45-47. abstract