List of non-marine molluscs of Jamaica explained

The non-marine molluscs of Jamaica are a part of the molluscan fauna of Jamaica. A large number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in the Caribbean island of Jamaica.

Land gastropods have a large degree of endemism in 90% of the species.^[1] 505 species of land gastropods are endemic to Jamaica.^[1]

Land gastropods

Pleurodontidae

• Pleurodonte amabilis
• Pleurodonte catadupae
• Pleurodonte candescens

See also

• List of marine molluscs of Jamaica

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

• List of non-marine molluscs of Cuba
• List of non-marine molluscs of Haiti
• List of non-marine molluscs of the Dominican Republic

External links

• Rosenberg G. & Muratov I. V. (11 August 2005). "Recent terrestrial molluscs of Jamaica".

Notes and References

1. Rosenberg G. & Muratov I. V. (2006). "Status Report on the Terrestrial Mollusca of Jamaica" Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 155(1): 117–161. .