bio.wikisort.org - Animal

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

• Asolene platae (Maton, 1809)[1]
• Asolene pulchella (Anton, 1839)[1]
• Asolene spixii (d’Orbigny, 1837)[1]
• Felipponea elongata (Dall, 1921)[1]
• Felipponea iheringi (Pilsbry, 1933)[1]
• Felipponea neritiniformis (Dall, 1919)[1]
• Pomella megastoma (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)[1]
• Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck, 1822)[1]
• Pomacea insularum (d’Orbigny, 1835)[1]
• Pomacea scalaris (d’Orbigny, 1835)[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]

• Lymnaea viator (d’Orbigny, 1835)[1]
• Pseudosuccinea columella (Say, 1817)[1]

Physidae - 1 species[1]

• "Aplexa" minor (d’Orbigny, 1837)[1]

Planorbidae - 13 species[1]

• Biomphalaria tenagophila (d’Orbigny, 1835) - Biomphalaria tenagophila tenagophila (d’Orbigny, 1835) and Biomphalaria tenagophila guaibensis Paraense, 1984[1]
• Biomphalaria peregrina (d’Orbigny, 1835)[1]
• Biomphalaria straminea (Dunker, 1848)[1]
• Drepanotrema anatinum (d’Orbigny, 1835)[1]
• Drepanotrema cimex (Moricand, 1839)[1]
• Drepanotrema depressissimum (Moricand, 1839)[1]
• Drepanotrema heloicum (d’Orbigny, 1835)[1]
• Drepanotrema kermatoides (d’Orbigny, 1835)[1]
• Drepanotrema lucidum (Pfeiffer, 1839)[1]
• Antillorbis nordestensis (Lucena, 1954)[1]
• Uncancylus concentricus (d’Orbigny, 1835)[1]
• Hebetancylus moricandi (d’Orbigny, 1837)[1]
• Anisancylus obliquus (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)[1]

Chilinidae - 2 species[1]

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

Land gastropods

Charopidae

• Radiodiscus iheringi
• Trochogyra leptotera Rochebrune & Mabille, 1882[2]

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (December 2009)

Freshwater bivalves

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (December 2009)

See also

• List of marine molluscs of Uruguay
• Fauna of Uruguay

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

• List of non-marine molluscs of Argentina, Wildlife of Argentina
• List of non-marine molluscs of Brazil, Wildlife of Brazil

References

---