List of non-marine molluscs of the Pitcairn Islands
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The non-marine molluscs of Pitcairn Islands
are a part of the molluscan fauna of the Pitcairn Islands.
There is a high degree of endemism of these species.
Achatinellidae
Charopidae
Helicarionidae
Pitcairn Islands
The Pitcairn Islands , officially named the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, form a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. The islands are a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the Pacific...
are a part of the molluscan fauna of the Pitcairn Islands.
- Pitcairn Island: 24 species of land snails and one semi-terrestrial gastropod
- Henderson IslandHenderson Island (Pitcairn Islands)Henderson Island is an uninhabited raised coral atoll in the south Pacific Ocean, that in 1902 was annexed to the Pitcairn Islands colony, a South Pacific Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom. Measuring long and wide, it has an area of and is located northeast of Pitcairn Island at . The...
: 16 species (7 families) of land snails and two semi-terrestrial molluscs - Ducie IslandDucie IslandDucie Island is an uninhabited atoll in the Pitcairn Islands. It lies east of Pitcairn and has a total area of , which includes the lagoon. It is long, measured northeast to southwest, and about wide. The island is composed of four islets: Acadia, Pandora, Westward and Edwards.Despite its...
: less than six species of land snails - Oeno IslandOeno IslandOeno Island or Holiday Island is a coral atoll in the South Pacific Ocean, part of the Pitcairn Islands overseas territory.-Geography:...
: less than six species of land snails
There is a high degree of endemism of these species.
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....
- Georissa hendersoni Preece, 1995 - Henderson Island
Achatinellidae
Achatinellidae
Achatinellidae is a family of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinelloidea.- Taxonomy :...
- Pacificella filica Preece, 1995 - Pitcairn
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:...
- Sinployea pitcairnensisSinployea pitcairnensisSinployea pitcairnensis is a species of gastropod in the Charopidae family. It is endemic to Pitcairn....
Preece, 1995 - Pitcairn
Helicarionidae
Helicarionidae
Helicarionidae is a family of air-breathing land snails or semi-slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicarionoidea.- Distribution :...
- Diastole tenuistriataDiastole tenuistriataDiastole tenuistriata is a species of air-breathing land snails or semi-slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicarionidae. This species is endemic to the Pitcairn Islands, a British territory in the southern Pacific Ocean....
Preece, 1995 - Pitcairn - Philonesia filicetiPhilonesia filicetiPhilonesia filiceti is a species of air-breathing land snail or semislug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicarionidae. This species is endemic to Pitcairn....
Baker - Philonesia pitcairnensisPhilonesia pitcairnensisPhilonesia pitcairnensis is a species of air-breathing land snail or semislug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicarionidae. This species is endemic to Pitcairn....
Baker - Tubuaia fosbergiTubuaia fosbergiTubuaia fosbergi is a species of gastropod in the Helicarionidae family. It is endemic to Pitcairn....
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Further reading
- Preece R. C. (1995) Systematic review of the land snails of the Pitcairn Islands. In: The Pitcairn Islands: biogeography, ecology and prehistory. Benton T. G. & Spencer T. (eds.) London, Academic Press.
- 12: "The Pitcairn Islands" The Pitcairn Islands. pages 88–95.