List of non-marine molluscs of New Zealand
Encyclopedia
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
are a part of the molluscan fauna of New Zealand which is a part of biodiversity of New Zealand
Biodiversity of New Zealand
The biodiversity of New Zealand, a large Pacific archipelago, is one of the most unusual on Earth, due to its long isolation from other continental landmasses. Its affinities are derived from Gondwana, from which it separated 82 million years ago, New Caledonia and Lord Howe Island, both of which...
.
There are ??? species of 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...
living in the wild in New Zealand.
There are a total of ??? 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...
, which breaks down to ?? species of freshwater gastropods, and ??? species of land gastropods (??? species of snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s and ??? species of slug
Slug
Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...
s), plus ?? 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.
Summary table of number of species
| New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... |
|
|---|---|
| freshwater gastropods | ?? |
| land gastropods | ??? (??? species of snails and ??? species of slugs) |
| gastropods altogether | ??? |
| bivalves | ?? |
| molluscs altogether | ??? |
| non-indigenous gastropods in the wild | ? freshwater and ? land |
| non-indigenous synantrop gastropods | ? |
| non-indigenous bivalves in the wild | ? |
| non-indigenous synantrop bivalves | ? |
| non-indigenous molluscs altogether | ? |
Freshwater Gastropoda
Species of freswater Gastropoda of New Zealand include:Latiidae - only one genus Latia is endemic to the North Island
- Latia climoiLatia climoiLatia climoi is a species of small freshwater snail or limpet, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Latiidae.Latia climoi is a type species of the genus Latia.- External links :* * *...
Starobogatov, 1986 - type species - Latia lateralisLatia lateralisLatia lateralis is a species of small freshwater snail or limpet, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Latiidae....
(GouldAugustus Addison GouldAugustus Addison Gould was an American conchologist and malacologist.-Biography:...
, 1852) - Latia neritoidesLatia neritoidesLatia neritoides is a species of small freshwater snail or limpet, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Latiidae.The type specimen is in the British Museum.The specific epithet "neritoides" means "like a nerite"...
Gray, 1850
Lymnaeidae
Lymnaeidae
Lymnaeidae is a taxonomic family of small to large air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks, that belong to the clade Hygrophila....
Planorbidae
Planorbidae
Planorbidae, common name the ramshorn snails or ram's horn snails, is a family of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks....
- Planorbis kahuicaPlanorbis kahuicaPlanorbis kahuica, is a species of minute freshwater air-breathing snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails, or planorbids...
Land gastropods
HydrocenidaeHydrocenidae
Hydrocenidae is a poorly-known taxonomic family of minute land snails or cave snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the clade Cycloneritimorpha....
- Omphalorissa purchasiOmphalorissa purchasiOmphalorissa purchasi is a species of small land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Hydrocenidae.The type specimen is stored in the Imperial Natural History Museum, Vienna.- Description :...
(Pfeiffer, 1862)
Orthalicidae
Orthalicidae
Orthalicidae are a family of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks are classified in the informal group Sigmurethra of the clade Stylommatophora...
- Placostylus ambagiosusPlacostylus ambagiosusPlagiostylus ambagiosus is a species of flax snail , a large air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Placostylidae, according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda ....
Pupinidae
Pupinidae
Pupinidae is a taxonomic family of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cyclophoroidea .- Taxonomy :...
- Cytora amplaCytora amplaCytora ampla is a species of small land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Pupinidae....
- Cytora annectensCytora annectensCytora annectens is a species of very small air-breathing land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae.- Distribution :This species occurs in New Zealand....
- Cytora araneaCytora araneaCytora aranea is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae.- Distribution :This species occurs in New Zealand....
- Cytora calvaCytora calvaCytora calva is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
- Cytora chiltoniCytora chiltoniCytora chiltoni is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
- Cytora cytoraCytora cytoraCytora cytora is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
- Cytora depressaCytora depressaCytora depressa is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
- Cytora fasciataCytora fasciataCytora fasciata is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
- Cytora filicostaCytora filicostaCytora filicosta is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
- Cytora hedleyiCytora hedleyiCytora hedleyi is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
- Cytora hirsutissimaCytora hirsutissimaCytora hirsutissima is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
- Cytora hispidaCytora hispidaCytora hispida is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
- Cytora kiamaCytora kiamaCytora kiama is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
- Cytora lignariaCytora lignariaCytora lignaria is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
- Cytora pallidaCytora pallidaCytora pallida is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
- Cytora pannosaCytora pannosaCytora pannosa is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
- Cytora septentrionaleCytora septentrionaleCytora septentrionale is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
- Cytora solitariaCytora solitariaCytora solitaria is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
- Cytora tekakiensisCytora tekakiensisCytora tekakiensis is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
- Cytora torquillaCytora torquillaCytora torquilla is a species of very small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Pupinidae....
- Liarea aupouria: Liarea aupouria aupouriaLiarea aupouria aupouriaLiarea aupouria aupouria is a subspecies of land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the subfamily Liareinae. This is the largest species in the genus....
and Liarea aupouria taraLiarea aupouria taraLiarea aupouria tara is a subspecies of land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the subfamily Pupinidae.- Distribution :This subspecies occurs in New Zealand.... - Liarea bicarinataLiarea bicarinataLiarea bicarinata is a species of small land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Pupinidae.- Distribution :This species occurs in New Zealand....
- Liarea egea: Liarea egea egeaLiarea egea egeaLiarea egea egea is a subspecies of small land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Pupinidae.- Distribution :This subspecies occurs in New Zealand....
and Liarea egea tessellataLiarea egea tessellataLiarea egea tessellata is a subspecies of small land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the familyPupinidae.- Distribution :This subspecies occurs in New Zealand.... - Liarea hochstetteri: Liarea hochstetteri altaLiarea hochstetteri altaLiarea hochstetteri alta is a subspecies of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Pupinidae.- Distribution :This subspecies occurs in New Zealand....
, Liarea hochstetteri carinellaLiarea hochstetteri carinellaLiarea hochstetteri carinella is a subspecies of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Pupinidae.- Distribution :This subspecies occurs in New Zealand....
and Liarea hochstetteri hochstetteriLiarea hochstetteri hochstetteriLiarea hochstetteri hochstetteri is a subspecies of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Pupinidae.-Distribution:This subspecies occurs in New Zealand.... - Liarea lepidaLiarea lepidaLiarea lepida is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Pupinidae.- Distribution :This species occurs in New Zealand....
- Liarea ornataLiarea ornataLiarea ornata is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Pupinidae.- Distribution :This species occurs in New Zealand....
- Liarea turriculata: Liarea turriculata partulaLiarea turriculata partulaLiarea turriculata partula is a subspecies of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Pupinidae.- Distribution :This subspecies occurs in New Zealand....
, Liarea turriculata turriculataLiarea turriculata turriculataLiarea turriculata turriculata is a subspecies of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Pupinidae.- Distribution :This subspecies occurs in New Zealand....
and Liarea turriculata waipouaLiarea turriculata waipouaLiarea turriculata waipoua is a subspecies of small land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the subfamily Liareinae of the family Pupinidae within the superfamily Cyclophoroidea.- Distribution :...
Rhytididae
Rhytididae
Rhytididae is a taxonomic family of medium-sized predatory air-breathing land snails, carnivorous terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Rhytidoidea.This family has no subfamilies.-Anatomy:...
- Paryphanta busbyiParyphanta busbyiParyphanta busbyi is a species of large predatory land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Rhytididae.- Distribution :...
- Paryphanta wattiParyphanta wattiParyphanta watti is a species of large predatory land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Rhytididae.- Ecology :...
- PowelliphantaPowelliphantaPowelliphanta, common name amber snails, is a genus of large, carnivorous land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs. As a group their survival status is endangered.- Taxonomy :...
spp. - all species of the genus Powelliphanta are endemic to New Zealand - RhytidaRhytidaRhytida is a genus of small to medium-large, air-breathing, predatory land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Rhytididae.This is the type genus of the family.- Distribution :This genus is endemic to New Zealand-Species:...
spp. - all species of the genus Rhytida are endemic to New Zealand - SchizoglossaSchizoglossaSchizoglossa, common name Paua slug, is a genus of medium-sized to large predatory, air-breathing, land slugs, carnivorous terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Rhytididae.-Species and subspecies:...
spp. - all species of the genus Schizoglossa are endemic to New Zealand - WainuiaWainuiaWainuia is a genus of air-breathing predatory land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Rhytididae.-Species:Species within the genus Wainuia include:* Wainuia clarki , North Island...
spp. - all species of the genus Wainuia are endemic to New Zealand
Charopidae
Charopidae
Charopidae is a taxonomic family of small air-breathing land snails , terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Punctoidea .- Subfamilies and genera :The family Charopidae consists of the following subfamilies:* Charopinae Hutton, 1884 - synonyms:...
, Otoconchinae
- Otoconcha dimidiataOtoconcha dimidiataOtoconcha dimidiata is a species of small air-breathing semi-slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Charopidae.Otoconcha dimidiata is the type species of the genus Otoconcha.- Ecology :...
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....
Bivalvia
HyriidaeHyriidae
Hyriidae is a family of pearly freshwater mussels in the order Unionoida native to South America, Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea. Like all members of that order, they go through a larval stage that is parasitic on fish. The classification recognized by Banarescu uses three subfamilies...
- Cucumerunio websteri (Simpson, 1902)
See also
- List of non-marine molluscs of Australia
- and others
Further reading
- Hutton F. W.Frederick Wollaston HuttonCaptain Frederick Wollaston Hutton, FRS, was an English scientist who applied the theory of natural selection to explain the origins and nature of the natural history of New Zealand.- Biography :...
(1880). Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca. A systematic and descriptive catalogue of the marine and land shells, and of the soft mollusks and Polyzoa of New Zealand and the adjacent islands. - Suter H.Henry SuterHenry Suter was a New Zealand zoologist, naturalist, palaeontologist, and malacologist.- Biography :...
(1913). Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca Wellington. - Powell A. W. B.Arthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
(1979). New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers LtdHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
, Auckland, New Zealand, ISBN 0-00-216906-1.
External links
- Invertebrates. Department of Conservation.
- New Zealand Mollusca website
- Hamish G. Spencer, Richard C. Willan,
- Bruce A. Marshall & Tara J. Murray. 2004. Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Described from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone. - See also: Exclusive Economic Zone#New Zealand
- Sykes R. E. (1893) "On a new helicoid land-shell from New Zealand". Proceedings of the malacological society 1(3): 218. - Endodonta (Charopa) prestoni Murdoch.
- Land snail posters