The non-marine molluscs of Peru are a part of the molluscan fauna of Peru (wildlife of Peru).
A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Peru.
There are 852 species of gastropods (89 species of freshwater gastropods, 763 species of land gastropods) and 40 species of freshwater bivalves living in the wild.
There is altogether 129 species of freshwater molluscs in Peru.
Freshwater gastropods
Freshwater gastropods include:
Ampullariidae
Pomacea haustrum (Reeve, 1856)
Planorbidae
Biomphalaria andecola (Orbigny, 1835) Biomphalaria helophila (Orbigny, 1835) Biomphalaria peregrina (Orbigny, 1835) - synonym: Biomphalaria pucaraensis (Preston, 1909) Biomphalaria tenagophila (Orbigny, 1835) Drepanotrema kermatoides (Orbigny, 1835) Drepanotrema limayanum (Lesson, 1830) Helisoma trivolvis (Say, 1817) Helisoma duryi (Wetherby, 1879)
Lymnaeidae
Lymnaea viatrix Orbigny, 1835
Physidae
Physa acuta Draparnaud, 1801
seemingly Physa peruviana Gray, 1828
Land gastropods
There are other 30 genera of land gastropods, than mentioned below next to families, with 56 species.
Helicinidae - 2 genera, 25 species
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Neocyclotidae - 4 genera, 20 species
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Orthalicidae - without Bulimulinae has 4 genera and 18 species in Peru. ...
Orthalicidae, Bulimulinae - only Bulimulinae has 15 genera, 424 species in Peru
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Veronicellidae
Colosius pulcher (Colosi 1921) Heterovaginina limayana (Lesson 1830) Latipes lisei Thomé & Gomes 1999 Montivaginulus coriaceus (Kraus 1954) Novovaginula carinata (Thiele 1927) Novovaginula rosaneae Thomé & Gomes 1999 Phyllocaulis gayi (Fischer 1871) Sarasinula marginata (Semper, 1885)
Subulinidae - 5 genera, 19 species
Leptinaria unilamellata (d’Orbigny, 1837)
Clausiliidae - 14 genera, 75 species
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Scolodontidae - 8 genera, 55 species
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Charopidae - 3 genera, 13 species
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Pleurodontidae - 2 genera, 13 species
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Camaenidae - 2 genera, 12 species
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Helminthoglyptidae - 2 genera, 33 species
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Freshwater bivalves
Freshwater bivalves include:
Hyriidae
Callonaia duprei (Recluz, 1843) Castalia ambigua Lamarck, 1819 - Castalia ambigua ambigua Lamarck, 1819 Castalia multisulcata Hupé, 1857 Castalia schombergiana Sowerby, 1869 Castalia sulcata - Castalia sulcata orbygnyi Hupé & Deville, 1850 Diplodon limensis (Kust-Chemnitz, 1851) Diplodon obsolescens Baker, 1914 Diplodon suavidicus (Lea, 1856) Diplodontites cookei Kust & Chemnitz, 1851 Paxyodon syrmathophorus Meuschen, 1781 Prisodon obliquus Schumacher, 1817 Triplodon corrugatus (Lamarck, 1819)
Mycetopodidae
Anodonta solidula Lamarck, 1819
Anodonta subsinuata Phillippi, 1869
Anodonta subrostrata Phillippi, 1869
Anodonta ucayalensis Phillippi, 1869
Anodontites elongatus (Swainson, 1823) Anodontites ensiformis (Spix & Wagner, 1827) Anodontites incarum (Philippi, 1869) Anodontites tenebricosa (Lea, 1834) Anodontites trapesialis (Lamarck, 1819) - Anodontites trapesialis trapesialis (Lamarck, 1819) Anodontites trapezeus (Spix, 1827) Anodontites trigonus (Spix, 1827) - Anodontites trigonus trigonus (Spix, 1827) Anodontites weirauchi Hass, 1930 Iheringiella sp. Leila blainvilliana (Lea, 1834) Leila esula (Orbigny, 1835) Monocondylaea semisulcata Adams, 1870 Mycetopoda siliquosa Spix, 1827 Mycetopoda soleniformis Orbigny, 1835 Mycetopodella falcata (Higgins, 1868) Tamsiella sp.
Etheriidae
Barlettia stefanensis (Moricand, 1856)
Sphaeriidae
Eupera simoni Jousseaume, 1889
Eupera primei Klappenbach, 1967
Pisidium meierbrooki Kuiper & Hinz, 1983
Sphaerium forbesii Philippi, 1869
Sphaerium lauricocheae Philippi, 1870
Sphaerium titicacence (Pilsbry, 1924)
Corbiculidae
Corbicula sp.
See also
List of marine molluscs of Peru
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries: List of non-marine molluscs of Ecuador, Wildlife of Ecuador List of non-marine molluscs of Colombia, Wildlife of Colombia List of non-marine molluscs of Brazil, Wildlife of Brazil List of non-marine molluscs of Bolivia, Wildlife of Bolivia List of non-marine molluscs of Chile, Wildlife of Chile
References
External links
Paredes C., Huamán P., Cardoso F., Vivar R. & Vera V. (1999). "Estado actual del conocimiento de los moluscos acuáticos en el Perú". Revista Peruana de Biología 6(1): 5-47. .
