List of non-marine molluscs of Japan

The non-marine molluscs of Japan are a part of the molluscan fauna of Japan (wildlife of Japan).

Location of Japan

A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Japan.

Extinct gastropods in Japan include: Vitrinula chaunax, Vitrinula chichijimana, Vitrinula hahajimana.

Freshwater gastropods

Pomatiopsidae

• Oncomelania hupensis Gredler, 1881[1]

Thiaridae

• Melanoides tuberculata (O. F. Müller, 1774)[2]

Land gastropods

Land gastropods in Japan include:

Helicinidae

• Ogasawarana discrepans – endemic

Achatinellidae

• Elasmias kitaiwojimanum – endemic[3]

Enidae

• Boninena callistoderma – endemic[4]
• Boninena hiraseana – endemic[5]
• Boninena ogasawarae – endemic[6]
• Luchuena hachijoensis Kuroda, 1945 – endemic[7]

Vertiginidae

• Hypselostoma insularum Pilsbry, 1908 – Ryukyu Islands

Ariophantidae

• Vitrinula chaunax – extinct
• Vitrinula chichijimana – extinct
• Vitrinula hahajimana – extinct

Bradybaenidae

• All 22 species in the genus Euhadra are endemic to Japan.
• Aegista inexpectata – endemic
• Aegista intonsa – endemic

Diapheridae

• Sinoennea Kobelt, 1904[8]

Hothouse aliens

"Hothouse aliens" in Japan include:

See also

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

• List of non-marine molluscs of Russia, Wildlife of Russia
• List of non-marine molluscs of North Korea, Wildlife of North Korea
• List of non-marine molluscs of South Korea, Wildlife of South Korea
• List of non-marine molluscs of China, Wildlife of China

References

1. Zhao Q. P., Jiang M. S., Littlewood D. T. J. & Nie P. (2010). "Distinct Genetic Diversity of Oncomelania hupensis, Intermediate Host of Schistosoma japonicum in Mainland China as Revealed by ITS Sequences". PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 4(3): e611. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000611.
2. Madhyastha A. (2010). Melanoides tuberculatus. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
3. Tomiyama K. (1996). Elasmias kitaiwojimanum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 August 2007.
4. Tomiyama K. (1996). Boninena callistoderma. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 August 2007.
5. Tomiyama K. (1996). Boninena hiraseana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 August 2007.
6. Tomiyama K. (1996). Boninena ogasawarae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 August 2007.
7. Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). Luchuena hachijoensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 7 August 2007.
8. Sutcharit C., Naggs F., Wade C. M., Fontanilla I. & Panha S. (2010). "The new family Diapheridae, a new species of Diaphera Albers from Thailand, and the position of the Diapheridae within a molecular phylogeny of the Streptaxoidea (Pulmonata: Stylommatophora)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160: 1–16. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00598.x.

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