List of non-marine molluscs of Trinidad and Tobago

The non-marine molluscs of the republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...

(which comprises two West Indian islands) are a part of the molluscan fauna of Trinidad and Tobago, part of the Natural history of Trinidad and Tobago.

Starting in the 1860s, the terrestrial and freshwater molluscs of Trinidad and Tobago have been fairly well studied. Thomas Bland published the first paper mentioning terrestrial molluscs in 1861. Robert John Lechmere Guppy

Robert John Lechmere Guppy

Robert John Lechmere Guppy was a British-born naturalist after whom the guppy is named...

discovered and identified many more species from 1864 onwards, and along with Edgar Albert Smith

Edgar Albert Smith

Edgar Albert Smith was a British zoologist, a malacologist.His father was the Frederick Smith, a well-known entomologist, and Assistant Keeper of Zoology in the British Museum, Bloomsbury...

was responsible for the earliest comprehensive species lists.

Freshwater gastropods

Freshwater gastropods include:

Ampullariidae

Ampullariidae

Ampullariidae, common name the apple snails, is a family of large freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks with a gill and an operculum...

Marisa cornuarietis
Marisa cornuarietis
Marisa cornuarietis, common name the giant ramshorn snail, is a species of large freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snail family....

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Pomacea glauca
Pomacea glauca
Pomacea glauca is a species of freshwater gastropod in the family Ampullariidae.The species varies greatly in color, shape and size, growing to around 70 mm...

(Linné, 1758)

Pomacea urceus
Pomacea urceus
Pomacea urceus is a species of freshwater gastropod in the family Ampullariidae, native to South America. It is a particularly large species of Pomacea, some specimens of which have been measured 115mm in height....

(Müller, 1774)

Ancylidae

Ancylini is a tribe of small, freshwater, air-breathing limpets, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Planorbidae the ram's horn snails and their allies...

Hebetancylus excentricus (Morelet, 1851)

Hydrobiidae

Hydrobiidae, common name mud snails, is a large cosmopolitan taxonomic family of very small freshwater snails and brackish water snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha.- Distribution :...

Pyrgophorus parvulus (Guilding, 1828)

Physidae

Physidae, common name bladder snails, are a monophyletic taxonomic family of small freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the clade Hygrophila....

Physella cubensis (Pfeiffer, 1839)

Planorbidae

Planorbidae, common name the ramshorn snails or ram's horn snails, is a family of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks....

Tropicorbis pallidus (C.B. Adams, 1846)

Thiaridae

Thiaridae, common name thiarids, is a family of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cerithioidea....

Melanoides tuberculata (O. F. Müller, 1774)

Land gastropods

Land gastropods include:

Helicinidae

Helicinidae

Helicinidae is a family of small tropical land snails which have an operculum. They are terrestrial operculate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicinoidea....

Helicina nemoralis Guppy, 1866

Helicina dysoni (L. Pfeiffer, 1849)

Lucidella ignicoma (Guppy, 1868)

Lucidella lirata (L. Pfeiffer, 1847)

Neocyclotidae

Neocyclotidae is a family of tropical land snails with gills and an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the informal group Architaenioglossa belonging to the clade Caenogastropoda .-Subfamilies:Subfamilies within the family Neocyclotidae include:* subfamily Neocyclotinae Kobelt &...

Cyclohidalgoa translucidum - Cyclohidalgoa translucidum trinitense (Guppy, 1864)

Austrocyclotus rugatus (Guppy, 1864)

Diplommatinidae

Diplommatinidae is a family of small land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cyclophoridae.-Genera:*Subfamily Diplommatininae L...

Adelopoma occidentale (Guppy, 1872)

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....

Choanopoma aripensis (Guppy, 1864)

Truncatellidae

Truncatellidae, common name the "looping snails", is a family of small amphibious snails, with gills and an operculum, semi-marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks.-Shell description :...

Blandiella reclusa Guppy, 1871

Veronicellidae

The Veronicellidae, common name the leatherleaf slugs, are a terrestrial family of pulmonate slugs.This family has no subfamilies ....

Diplosolenodea bielenbergi (Semper, 1885)
Sarasinula plebeia
Sarasinula plebeia
Sarasinula plebeia, common name the bean slug, is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs.-Distribution:...

(Fischer, 1868)

Subulinidae

Subulinidae is a family of small tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinoidea.- Anatomy :...

Allopeas gracile
Allopeas gracile
Allopeas gracile, common name the graceful awlsnail, is a species of small, tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Subulinidae.- Distribution :...

(Hutton, 1834)
Allopeas micra
Allopeas micra
Allopeas micra is a species of small, tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Subulinidae.- Distribution :The distribution of Allopeas micra includes:* West Indies* from Mexico to Bolivia...

(d’Orbigny, 1835)

Beckianum beckianum
Beckianum beckianum
Beckianum beckianum is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Subulinidae.- Subspecies :Subspecies of Beckianum beckianum include:* Beckianum beckianum beckianum Beckianum beckianum is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial...

(L. Pfeiffer, 1846)

Leptinaria simplex (Guppy, 1868)

Leptinaria unilamellata
Leptinaria unilamellata
Leptinaria unilamellata is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Subulinidae.- Distribution :Leptinaria unilamellata is a widespread species throughout the Caribbean Basin....

(d’Orbigny, 1837)

Leptinaria urichi (E.A. Smith, 1896)
Obeliscus plicatellum (Guppy, 1868)

Subulina octona
Subulina octona
Subulina octona is a species of small, tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Subulinidae.- Distribution :The native distribution of this species includes:* Caribbean* Cuba...

(Bruguière, 1798)

Ferussaciidae

Ferussaciidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinoidea.This family has no subfamilies...

Karolus consobrinus (d’Orbigny, 1842)

Streptaxidae

Streptaxidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in theStylommatophora. Six Streptaxidae subfamilies are accepted in the 2005 taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi....

Huttonella bicolor
Huttonella bicolor
Huttonella bicolor is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.- Distribution :The historical area of origin of Huttonella bicolor is unknown...

(Hutton, 1834)

Streptaxis glaber (L. Pfeiffer, 1849)

Streptostele musaecola
Streptostele musaecola
Streptostele musaecola is a species of small air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.- Distribution :The indigenous distribution of Streptostele musaecola includes:* West Africa...

(Morelet, 1860)

Succineidae

Succineidae are a family of small to medium-sized, air-breathing, land snails , terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs. They are commonly called amber snails because their thin fragile shells are translucent and amber-colored...

Succinea candeana Lea
Succinea pusilla Pfeiffer
Omalonyx matheroni
Omalonyx matheroni
Omalonyx matheroni is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.-Distribution:The distribution of Omalonyx matheroni includes:The Lesser Antilles, West Indies:...

(Potiez & Michaud, 1838)

Vertiginidae

Vertiginidae is a family of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs or micromollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.- Distribution :...

Bothriopupa tenuidens (C.B. Adams, 1845)
Gastrocopta barbadensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)

Gastrocopta servilis riisei (L. Pfeiffer, 1852)
Gastrocopta rupicola marginalba (L. Pfeiffer, 1840)
Gastrocopta geminidens (Pilsbry, 1930)

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...

Orthalicus undatus
Orthalicus undatus
Orthalicus undatus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orthalicidae.- Subspecies :...

(Bruguière, 1792)

Bulimulus diaphanus
Bulimulus diaphanus
Bulimulus diaphanus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.- Distribution :Distribution of Bulimulus diaphanus fraterculus include Lesser Antilles:* Saint Martin...

(Pfeiffer, 1855)
Drymaeus broadwayi (E.A. Smith, 1896)

Drymaeus imperfectus (Guppy, 1866)
Drymaeus mossi (E.A. Smith, 1896)
Drymaeus rawsoni (Guppy, 1871)

Drymaeus vincentinus (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)

Naesiotus pilosus (Guppy, 1871)

Plekocheilus glaber (Gmelin, 1791)

Simpulopsis corrugatus Guppy, 1866

Urocoptidae

Urocoptidae is a family of land snails, gastropods in the superfamily Urocoptoidea.- 2005 taxonomy :The Urocoptidae family has been classified in the superfamily Orthalicoidea within the informal group Sigmurethra, itself belonging to the clade Stylommatophora within the clade Eupulmonata .The...

Brachypodella trinitaria (L. Pfeiffer, 1860)

Brachypodella oropuchensis Spence

Scolodontidae

Scolodontidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonategastropod mollusks in the superfamily Rhytidoidea .-Taxonomy:...

Happiella guildingi (Bland, 1865)

Miradiscops lunti (E.A. Smith, 1898)
Systrophia alicea (Guppy, 1871)

Tamayoa trinitaria (E.A. Smith, 1898)

Gastrodontidae

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

Striatura umbratilis (Guppy, 1868)

Philomycidae

Philomycidae are a family of air-breathing land slugs . They are terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Arionoidea ....

Pallifera sp.

Euconulidae

Euconulidae is a taxonomic family of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks or micromollusks. This land snail family is closely allied to the Zonitidae, the glass snails.- Distribution :...

Guppya gundlachi (L. Pfeiffer, 1840)
Habroconus ernsti (Jousseaume)
Habroconus cassiquiensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)

Helicarionidae

Helicarionidae is a family of air-breathing land snails or semi-slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicarionoidea.- Distribution :...

Ovachlamys fulgens
Ovachlamys fulgens
Ovachlamys fulgens is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicarionidae.Ovachlamys fulgens was originally discovered and described as Macrochlamys fulgens by the British malacologist Gerard Pierre Laurent Kalshoven Gude in...

(Gude, 1900)

Strophocheilidae

Strophocheilidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Acavoidea .- Subfamilies and genera :...

Megalobulimus oblongus
Megalobulimus oblongus
Megalobulimus oblongus, also known as Strophocheilus oblongus, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Strophocheilidae.- Distribution :This species occurs in:* Brazil...

(Müller, 1774)
Megalobulimus oblongus var. tobagoensis (Pilsbry, 1895)

Helicodiscidae

Helicodiscidae is a family of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrialpulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Punctoidea .- Genera :...

Radiodiscus bactricolus (Guppy, 1868)

Xanthonychidae

Xanthonychidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.This family is within the clade Eupulmonata ....

Averellia coactiliata (Deshayes, 1839)

Thysanophoridae

Thysanophoridae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea .These are common woodland snails of North America...

Thysanophora plagioptycha (Shuttleworth, 1854)

Freshwater bivalves

Freshwater bivalves include:

Mycetopodidae

Mycetopodidae

The Mycetopodidae are a family of freshwater pearly mussels restricted to South America. They are named for the mushroom-like shape of their foot. Like all members of the Unionoida they reproduce via a larval stage that temporarily parasitizes fish...

Anodontites leotaudi (Guppy, 1864)
Mycetopoda siliquosa (Spix, 1827)

Sphaeriidae

The Sphaeriidae are a family of small to minute freshwater bivalve molluscs, in the order Veneroida. In the USA they are commonly known as the pea clams and the fingernail clams.-Genera:Genera in the family Sphaeriidae include:* Musculium...

(=Pisidiidae

Pisidiidae

-Taphonomic implications:In large enough quantities, gastropod shells can have enough of an impact on environmental conditions to effect the ability of organic remains in the local environment to fossilize. For example, in the Dinosaur Park Formation, fossil hadrosaur eggshell is rare...

)

Pisidium punctiferum
Pisidium punctiferum
Pisidium punctiferum, common name Striate Peaclam, is a freshwater bivalve of the family Sphaeriidae.- Distribution :The type locality is a pond at Saint Ann's River, near Port of Spain, Trinidad. They were collected by the government botanist Mr. H...

(Guppy, 1867)
Eupera cubensis (Prime, 1865)

Freshwater gastropods

Land gastropods

Freshwater bivalves

See also