List of non-marine molluscs of Madeira

Location of Madeira

The non-marine molluscs of Madeira are a part of the molluscan fauna of Madeira (wildlife of Madeira). This list includes whole Madeira Autonomous Region, that includes Madeira Island, Porto Santo Island, Desertas Islands and Savage Islands.

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

There are 56 species of gastropods: ?? species of freshwater gastropods, 56[1] species of land gastropods (land snails) and ?? species of bivalves living in the wild.

The degree of endemism for the area of Madeira is about 84%.[1]


Summary table of number of species

(Summary table is based on species counted in this list and include also those ones with question marks)

Madeira
freshwater gastropods ??
land gastropods 56 species of land snails[1]
gastropods altogether 56
bivalves ??
molluscs altogether 56
non-indigenous gastropods in the wild ?? freshwater and ?? land
non-indigenous hot-house alien gastropods ?
non-indigenous bivalves in the wild ?
non-indigenous hot-house alien bivalves ?
non-indigenous molluscs altogether ?

Freshwater gastropods[edit]

Land gastropods[edit]

Discidae

Ferussaciidae

Lauriidae

Hygromiidae

Helicidae

  • Leptaxis simia hyaena (R. T. Lowe, 1852) - The subspecies Leptaxis simia hyaena is globally extinct from Bugio, Madeira[9]

Bivalvia[edit]

See also[edit]

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Cameron R. A. D., Cook L. M. & Hallows J. D. (29 March 1996). "Land Snails on Porto Santo: Adaptive and Non-Adaptive Radiation". Philosophical Transactions: Biological Sciences 351(1337): 309-327. doi:10.1098/rstb.1996.0025, JSTOR.
  2. ^ Teixeira, D.; Groh, K.; Seddon, M.B.; Cameron, R. (2017). "Atlantica guerinianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T6735A86008614. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T6735A86008614.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  3. ^ Teixeira, D.; Cameron, R.; Groh, K.; Seddon, M.B. (2017). "Amphorella iridescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T1172A86016012. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T1172A86016012.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  4. ^ Abreu, C.; Cameron, R.; Seddon, M.B.; Teixeira, D. (2017). "Amphorella melampoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T1170A86016278. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T1170A86016278.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  5. ^ Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). Amphorella producta. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 August 2007.
  6. ^ Teixeira, D. (2017). "Cecilioides eulima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T4091A144805239. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T4091A144805239.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  7. ^ Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Cecilioides nyctelia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T4090A10373318. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T4090A10373318.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  8. ^ Seddon, M.B. (2017). "Cylichnidia ovuliformis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T6059A85575199. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T6059A85575199.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Fontaine B., Bouchet P., Van Achterberg K., Alonso-Zarazaga M. A., Araujo R. et al. (2007). "The European union’s 2010 target: Putting rare species in focus." Biological Conservation 139: 167-185. Table 2 on p. 173. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2007.06.012. PDF.
  10. ^ Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Caseolus commixtus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T3994A10293677. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T3994A10293677.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  11. ^ Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Callina bulverii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T6725A12800858. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T6725A12800858.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  12. ^ Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Discula cheiranthicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T6726A12801062. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T6726A12801062.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  13. ^ Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Discula tabellata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T6721A12799890. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T6721A12799890.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  14. ^ Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Geomitra moniziana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T9051A12953273. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T9051A12953273.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  15. ^ Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Geomitra tiarella". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T9052A12953468. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T9052A12953468.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  16. ^ Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Hystricella bicarinata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T6724A12800659. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T6724A12800659.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  17. ^ Neiber, M.T.; De Mattia, W.; Groh, K. (2018). "Hystricella echinulata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T6727A122351869. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T6727A122351869.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  18. ^ Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Wollastonaria oxytropis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T6728A12801442. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T6728A12801442.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  19. ^ Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Wollastonaria turricula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T6723A12800477. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T6723A12800477.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  20. ^ Seddon, M. (2011). "Serratorotula juliformis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T40044A164303245. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T40044A164303245.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

Further reading[edit]

  • Cameron R. A. D., Laurence M. Cook L. M., Goodfriend G. A. & Seddon M. B. (2006). "Fossil land snail faunas of Porto Santo, Madeiran archipelago: change and stasis in Pleistocene to recent times". Malacologia 49(1): 25–59. doi:10.4002/1543-8120-49.1.25.
  • Cameron R. A. D., da Cunha R.M.T. & Martins A. M. F. (2007). "Chance and necessity: land-snail faunas of São Miguel, Azores, compared with those of Madeira." Journal of Molluscan Studies 73(1): 11–21. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyl027
  • Cameron R. A. D., Cook L. M. & Gao G. (1996). "Variation in snail species widespread on Porto Santo, Madeiran archipelago." Journal of Molluscan Studies 62: 143–150. abstract.
  • Cockerell T. D. A. (May–June 1922). "Porto Santo and its snails". Natural History, New York. 22(3): 268-270.
  • Seddon M. B. (2008). "The landsnails of Madeira. An illustrated compendium of the landsnails and slugs of the Madeiran archipelago. Studies in Biodiversity and Systematics of Terrestrial Organisms from the National Museum of Wales". BIOTIR Reports 2: 204 pp. ISBN 978-0-7200-0585-1.
    • book review: Cameron R. A. D. (2009). Folia Malacologica 17(1): 45–47. abstract
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