List of non-marine molluscs of Spain
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The non-marine molluscs of Spain
Spain
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are a part of the molluscan fauna of Spain.

Non-marine molluscs of the Canary Islands are listed separately.

There are ??? 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...

 living in the wild in Spain.

Land gastropods

Pomatiidae
Pomatiidae
The family Pomatiidae is a taxonomic family of small operculate land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks that can be found over the warmer parts of the Old World. In the older literature, this family is designated as Pomatiasidae....

  • Pomatias raricosta
    Pomatias raricosta
    Pomatias raricosta is a species of gastropod in the Pomatiidae family.It is endemic to Spain....

     Wollaston, 1878 - endemic


Gastrodontidae
Gastrodontidae
Gastrodontidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the clade Eupulmonata ....

  • Zonitoides jaccetanicus
    Zonitoides jaccetanicus
    Zonitoides jaccetanicus is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrodontidae.- Distribution :...

     (Bourguignat, 1870) - endemic


Arionidae
Arionidae
Arionidae, common name the "roundback slugs" or "round back slugs" are a taxonomic family of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Arionoidea.- Distribution :...

  • Arion vulgaris (Moquin-Tandon, 1855) - Spanish slug
  • Geomalacus maculosus Allman, 1843
  • Geomalacus anguiformis
    Geomalacus anguiformis
    Geomalacus anguiformis is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Arionidae, the round back slugs.- Distribution:This species occurs in south Portugal and central Spain....

     (Morelet, 1845)
  • Geomalacus malagensis
    Geomalacus malagensis
    Geomalacus malagensis is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Arionidae, the round back slugs.- Distribution :Distribution of Geomalacus malagensis include southern Spain and Gibraltar....

     Wiktor & Norris, 199
  • Geomalacus oliveirae
    Geomalacus oliveirae
    Geomalacus oliveirae is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Arionidae, the round back slugs.- Distribution:Distribution of Geomalacus oliveirae include:* Portugal...

     Simroth, 1891


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:...

  • Pyrenaearia cotiellae
    Pyrenaearia cotiellae
    Pyrenaearia cotiellae is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Spain....

     Fagot, 1906
  • Pyrenaearia daanidentata
    Pyrenaearia daanidentata
    Pyrenaearia daanidentata is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Spain.-References:...

  • Pyrenaearia molae
    Pyrenaearia molae
    Pyrenaearia molae is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Spain.-References:...

  • Pyrenaearia navasi
    Pyrenaearia navasi
    Pyrenaearia navasi is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Spain.-References:...

  • Pyrenaearia oberthueri
    Pyrenaearia oberthueri
    Pyrenaearia oberthueri is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Spain....

  • Pyrenaearia organiaca
    Pyrenaearia organiaca
    Pyrenaearia organiaca is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Spain.-References:...

  • Pyrenaearia parva
    Pyrenaearia parva
    Pyrenaearia parva is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Spain....

  • Pyrenaearia poncebensis
    Pyrenaearia poncebensis
    Pyrenaearia poncebensis is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Spain.-References:...

  • Pyrenaearia velascoi
    Pyrenaearia velascoi
    Pyrenaearia velascoi is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Spain.-References:...


See also



Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

Further reading

Arrebola Burgos J. R. & Alvarez Halcon R. M. (2001). "La explotación de los caracoles terrestres en España: aspectos ecológicos y socioculturales" [The exploitation of land snails in Spain: ecological and sociocultural]. Temas de Antropología Aragonesa 11: 139-172. PDF Verdú J. R. & Galante E. (eds.) (2005). Libro Rojo de los Invertebrados de España [Red Book of Invertebrates of Spain]. Dirección General de Conservación de la Naturaleza, Madrid. ISBN 978-84-8014-644-9. Verdú J. R. & Galante E. (eds.) (2009). Atlas de los Invertebrados Amenazados de España (Especies En Peligro Crítico y En Peligro). [Atlas of Threatened Invertebrates of Spain]. Dirección General para la Biodiversidad, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Madrid, 340 pp.
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