Location of Uruguay 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 [ edit ] 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]
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] Charopidae
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Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries: