List of non-marine molluscs of Uruguay

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

Location of Uruguay

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

Summary table of number of species:
Numbers of molluscs by habitat Number of species
Freshwater gastropods 51[1]
Land gastropods ??
Total number of non-marine gastropods ??
Freshwater bivalves ??
Total number of non-marine molluscs ??

Freshwater gastropods

Freshwater gastropods in the Uruguay include:

Ampullariidae - 10 species[1]

Cochliopidae - 6 species[1]

  • Heleobia adamsi (Preston, 1912)[1]
  • Heleobia guaranitica (Doering, 1884)[1]
  • Heleobia parchappii (d’Orbigny, 1835)[1]
  • Heleobia piscium (d’Orbigny, 1835)[1]
  • Heleobia scottii (Pilsbry, 1911)[1]
  • Heleobia uruguayana (Pilsbry, 1924)[1]

Lithoglyphidae - 17 species[1]

  • Potamolithus agapetus Pilsbry, 1911[1]
  • Potamolithus bushii (Frauenfeld, 1865)[1]
  • Potamolithus carinifer Pilsbry, 1911[1]
  • Potamolithus catharinae Pilsbry, 1911[1]
  • Potamolithus doeringi Pilsbry, 1911[1]
  • Potamolithus felipponei Ihering, 1910[1]
  • Potamolithus hidalgoi Pilsbry, 1896[1]
  • Potamolithus iheringi Pilsbry, 1896[1]
  • Potamolithus lapidum (d'Orbigny, 1835)[1]
  • Potamolithus orbignyi Pilsbry, 1896[1]
  • Potamolithus peristomatus (d'Orbigny, 1835)[1]
  • Potamolithus petitianus (d'Orbigny, 1840) - subspecies Potamolithus petitianus sykesii Pilsbry, 1896[1]
  • Potamolithus philipianus Pilsbry, 1911[1]
  • Potamolithus quadratus Pilsbry & Ihering, 1911[1]
  • Potamolithus rushii Pilsbry, 1896[1]
  • Potamolithus simplex Pilsbry, 1911[1]
  • Potamolithus tricostatus (Brot, 1867)[1]

Lymnaeidae - 2 species[1]

Physidae - 1 species[1]

  • "Aplexa" minor (d’Orbigny, 1837)[1]

Planorbidae - 13 species[1]

Chilinidae - 2 species[1]

  • Chilina fluminea (Maton, 1809)[1]
  • Chilina rushii Pilsbry, 1896[1]

Land gastropods

Charopidae

See also

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

References

  1. (in Spanish) Scarabino F. (2004). "Lista sistemática de los Gastropoda dulciacuícolas vivientes de Uruguay". Comunicaciones de la Sociedad Malacológica del Uruguay 8(84–85/86–87): 347–355. PDF Archived 24 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. Mansur M. C. D. (1996). Trochogyra leptotera. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2009.
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