List of non-marine molluscs of the Canary Islands
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Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
are a part of the molluscan fauna of Canary Islands (wildlife of Canary Islands).
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 Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
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Land gastropods
Land gastropods in Canary Islands include:Vertiginidae
Vertiginidae
Vertiginidae is a family of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs or micromollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.- Distribution :...
- Truncatellina atomusTruncatellina atomusTruncatellina atomus is a species of minute air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial animal pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Vertiginidae.This species is endemic to the Canary Islands....
Shuttlewort, 1852
Ferussaciidae
Ferussaciidae
Ferussaciidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinoidea.This family has no subfamilies...
- Sculptiferussacia clausiliaeformisSculptiferussacia clausiliaeformisSculptiferussacia clausiliaeformis is a species of gastropod in the Ferussaciidae family.It is endemic to Canary Islands....
Alonso & Ibanez, 1992
Testacellidae
- Testacella scutulumTestacella scutulumTestacella scutulum is an air-breathing, carnivorous land slug, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Testacellidae, the shelled slugs....
G. B. Sowerby, 1821 - Testacella maugeiTestacella maugeiTestacella maugei is a species of air-breathing, carnivorous land slug, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Testacellidae, the shelled slugs....
- non-indigenous on Tenerife
Parmacellidae
Parmacellidae
Parmacellidae is a family of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks within the superfamily Parmacelloidea ....
- Cryptella canariensisCryptella canariensisCryptella canariensis is a species of air-breathing land slug with a small shell, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Parmacellidae...
Webb & Berthelot, 1833 - synonym: Parmacella canariensis (Webb & Berthelot, 1833) - endemic - Parmacella tenerifensisParmacella tenerifensisParmacella tenerifensis is a species of air-breathing land slug, a shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Parmacellidae....
Alonso, Ibanez & Diaz, 1985 - endemic to TenerifeTenerifeTenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the...
, vulnerable or endangered
Milacidae
Milacidae
Milacidae is a family of air-breathing, keeled, land slugs. These are shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Parmacelloidea.This family has no subfamilies ....
- Milax nigricans - non-indigenous on Tenerife since 2009
Limacidae
Limacidae
Limacidae, common name the keelback slugs, are a taxonomic family of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Limacoidea.- Distribution :...
- Lehmannia valentianaLehmannia valentianaLehmannia valentiana is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Limacidae.- Distribution :This species is known to occur in a number of countries and islands including:...
- non-indigenous on Tenerife and widely distributed - Malacolimax wiktoriMalacolimax wiktoriMalacolimax wiktori is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Limacidae, the keelback slugs.This species is endemic to the Canary Islands....
Alonso & Ibanez, 1989 - endemic
Oxychilidae
Oxychilidae
Oxychilidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Gastrodontoidea.- Distribution :...
- Oxychilus alliariusOxychilus alliariusOxychilus alliarius, common name the "garlic snail" or "garlic glass-snail", is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Oxychilidae, the glass snails....
(Miller, 1822) - non-indigenous on Tenerife since 2009
Gastrodontidae
Gastrodontidae
Gastrodontidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the clade Eupulmonata ....
- Janulus pompyliusJanulus pompyliusJanulus pompylius was a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrodontidae. This species is now considered to be extinct.- Distribution :...
(Shuttleworth, 1852) - globally extinct, it was endemic to La PalmaLa PalmaLa Palma is the most north-westerly of the Canary Islands. La Palma has an area of 706 km2 making it the fifth largest of the seven main Canary Islands...
Streptaxidae
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....
- GibbulinellaGibbulinellais a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.- Distribution :The distribution of the genus includes:* the Canary Islands-Species:Species within the genus include...
Wenz, 1920 - endemic
Discidae
Discidae
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...
or Endodontidae
Endodontidae
Endodontidae is a taxonomic family of very small air-breathing land snails and slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Punctoidea....
- Keraea garachicoensisKeraea garachicoensisKeraea garachicoensis is an extinct species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Discidae or Endodontidae.Keraea garachicoensis is considered to be extinct.- Distribution :...
(Wollaston, 1878) - globally extinct, it was endemic to TenerifeTenerifeTenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the...
Discidae
Discidae
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 engonatusDiscus engonatusDiscus engonatus is an extinct species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Discidae, the disk snails....
(Shuttleworth, 1852) - extinct - Discus retextusDiscus retextusDiscus retextus is an extinct species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Discidae, the disk snails.Discus retextus is considered to be extinct.- Distribution :...
(Shuttleworth, 1852) - extinct - Discus textilisDiscus textilisDiscus textilis is an extinct species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Discidae, the disk snails.Discus textilis is considered to be extinct.- Distribution :...
(Shuttleworth, 1852) - extinct
Enidae
Enidae
Enidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.- Anatomy :In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 21 and 25 .- 1998 taxonomy :...
numerous Napaeus species
- Napaeus alucensis Santana & Yanes, 2011- on La Gomera
- Napaeus gomerensis G. A. Holyoak & D. T. Holyoak, 2011 - on La Gomera
- Napaeus moroi Martín, Alonso & Ibáñez, 2011 - La Gomera
- Napaeus torilensis Artiles & Deniz, 2011 - on La Gomera
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:...
- CanariellaCanariellaCanariella is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.-Species:Species within the genus Canariella include 11 species:...
spp. (all 11 species are endemic to Canary Islands) - Canariella eutropis - endemic to FuerteventuraFuerteventuraFuerteventura , a Spanish island, is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. It is situated at 28°20' north, 14°00' west. At 1,660 km² it is the second largest of the Canary Islands, after Tenerife...
- Canariella giustii Ibáñez & Alonso, 2006 - endemic to Tenerife
- Canariella jandiaensis Ibáñez & Ponte-Lira, 2006 - endemic to Fuerteventura
- Canariella hispidulaCanariella hispidulaCanariella hispidula is a species of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.Canariella hispidula is the type species of the genus Canariella....
(Lamarck, 1822) - Canariella leprosaCanariella leprosaCanariella leprosa is a species of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Spain.-References:...
Shuttleworth, 1852 - Canariella pontelirae Hutterer, 1994 - endemic to Tenerife, critically endangered
- Canariella pthoneraCanariella pthoneraCanariella pthonera is a species of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Spain.-References:...
Mabille, 1883
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....
- Hemicycla eurythyra O. Boettger 1908 - endemic to Tenerife
- Theba arinagaeTheba arinagaeTheba arinagae is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae. It is endemic to Canary Islands ....
Gittenberger & Ripken, 1987
See also
- MacaronesiaMacaronesiaMacaronesia is a modern collective name for several groups of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean near Europe and North Africa belonging to three countries: Portugal, Spain, and Cape Verde...
ecoregion
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:
- List of non-marine molluscs of Madeira
- List of non-marine molluscs of Spain, Wildlife of Spain
- List of non-marine molluscs of Portugal, Wildlife of Portugal
- List of non-marine molluscs of Morocco, Wildlife of MoroccoWildlife of MoroccoThe wildlife of Morocco is composed of its flora and fauna. The country has 454 species of birds.-Fauna:...
- List of non-marine molluscs of Western Sahara, Wildlife of Western SaharaWildlife of Western SaharaThe wildlife of Western Sahara is composed of its flora and fauna. It has 40 species of mammals and 207 species of birds....
Further reading
- Alonso M. R. & Ibáñez M. (24 May 2007) "Anatomy and function of the penial twin papillae system of the Helicinae (Gastropoda: Helicoidea: Helicidae) and description of two new, small HemicyclaHemicyclaHemicycla is a genus of medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropods in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.-Species:Species within the genus Hemicycla include:* Hemicycla adansoni* Hemicycla berkeleyi...
species from the laurel forest of the Canary Islands". Zootaxa 1482: 1-23. 41 plates. abstract. - Alonso M. R., Ibáñez M., Valido M. J., Ponte-Lira C. E. & Henriquez F. C. (1991) (1988). "Catalogación de la malacofauna terrestre endémica de Canarias, con vistas a su protección. Isla de Tenerife". Iberus 8(2): 121-128.
- Diaz J. A., Alonso M. R. & Ibáñez M. (1986). "Los pulmonados desnudos de las Islas Canarias. I. Superfamilias Testacelloidea Gray 1840 y Zonitoidea Morch 1864". Vieraea 16: 81-96. La Laguna.