List of non-marine molluscs of Latvia explained

There are 159 species of non-marine molluscs living in the wild in Latvia. In addition there are at least 9 gastropod species living only in as hothouse aliens in greenhouses, aquaria and terraria.

There are 129 species of gastropods,[1] 43 species of freshwater gastropods, 86 species of land gastropods and 30 species of bivalves[2] living in the wild.

Summary table of number of species(Summary table is based on species counted in this list and include also those ones with question marks)
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freshwater gastropods43
land gastropods86
gastropods altogether129
bivalves30
molluscs altogether159
non-indigenous gastropods in the wild?? freshwater and ?? land
non-indigenous hot-house alien gastropods9
non-indigenous bivalves in the wild?
non-indigenous hot-house alien bivalvesno
non-indigenous molluscs altogether?

Systematic list

The list is divided into freshwater and land species and then arranged in zoological order. The list is complete.

Freshwater gastropods

Species of non-marine gastropods in Latvia include:[1]

Neritidae

Viviparidae

Hydrobiidae

Lithoglyphidae

Bithyniidae

Valvatidae

Acroloxidae

Lymnaeidae

Physidae

Planorbidae

Land gastropods

Aciculidae

Ellobiidae

Cochlicopidae

Lauriidae

Pupillidae

Valloniidae

Vertiginidae

Enidae

Clausiliidae

Succineidae

Ferussaciidae

Punctidae

Discidae

Gastrodontidae

Euconulidae

Vitrinidae

Zonitidae

Oxychilidae

Limacidae

Agriolimacidae

Arionidae

Bradybaenidae

Hygromiidae

Helicidae

Bivalvia

Species of freshwater bivalves in Latvia include:[2]

Unionoida
  • Margaritiferidae
    • Unionidae
    Veneroida
  • Sphaeriidae
    • Dreissenidae

    Hothouse aliens

    "Hothouse aliens" in Latvia include:[1]

    See also

    Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

    Notes and References

    1. http://gliemji.daba.lv/EN/gliemezhi.shtml List of snail species in Latvia
    2. http://gliemji.daba.lv/EN/gliemenes.shtml List of bivalve species in Latvia
    3. Šteffek J., Stalažs A. & Dreijers E., 2008: Snail fauna of the oldest cemeteries from Riga (Latvia). – Malacologica Bohemoslovaca, 7: 79–80. 29-September-2008.

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