List of non-marine molluscs of the Cook Islands explained
The non-marine molluscs of Cook Islands are a part of the molluscan fauna of the Cook Islands. There are 14 species of land snails listed as extinct in 2009 IUCN Red List,[1] and 48 species of land gastropods.[2]
Gastropoda
Land gastropods
Assimineidae
- Atropis rarotongana Brook, 2010 - endemic[2]
Endodontidae
- Minidonta aroa Brook, 2010 - endemic[2]
- Minidonta arorangi Brook, 2010 - endemic[2]
- Minidonta iota Brook, 2010 - endemic[2]
- Minidonta kavera Brook, 2010 - endemic[2]
- Minidonta matavera Brook, 2010 - endemic[2]
- Minidonta ngatangiia Brook, 2010 - endemic[2]
- Minidonta pue Brook, 2010 - endemic[2]
- Minidonta rutaki Brook, 2010 - endemic[2]
- Thaumatodon multilamellata Garrett, 1887 - extinct
Charopidae[3]
- Libera fratercula fratercula (Pease)
- Libera subcavernula Tryon, 1887 - extinct
- Libera tumuloides Garrett, 1872 - extinct
- Mautodontha unilamellata Garrett, 1884 - extinct
- Mautodontha zebrina - extinct
- Sinployea atiensis
- Sinployea andrewi
- Sinployea avanaensis
- Sinployea canalis Garrett, 1872 - extinct
- Sinployea decorticata (Garrett, 1872) - extinct
- Sinployea harveyensis Garrett, 1872 - extinct
- Sinployea muri Brook, 2010 - endemic[2]
- Sinployea otareae Garrett, 1872 - extinct
- Sinployea planospira Garrett, 1872 - extinct
- Sinployea proxima Garrett, 1872 - extinct
- Sinployea rudis Garrett, 1872 - extinct
- Sinployea taipara Brook, 2010 - endemic[2]
- Sinployea tenuicostata Garrett, 1872 - extinct
- Sinployea titikaveka Brook, 2010 - endemic[2]
- Sinployea tupapa Brook, 2010 - endemic[2]
- Sinployea youngi Garrett, 1872 - extinct
Vertiginidae
- Nesopupa rarotonga Brook, 2010 - endemic[2]
Freshwater bivalves
The status of freshwater bivalves in this area is currently unknown.
See also
Notes and References
- IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. . Downloaded on 7 November 2009.
- Brook F. J. (2010). "Coastal landsnail fauna of Rarotonga, Cook Islands: systematics, diversity, biogeography, faunal history, and environmental influences". Tuhinga: records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa 21: 161-252. abstract.
- [Alan Solem|Solem A.]
