List of non-marine molluscs of Martinique

The non-marine molluscs of Martinique are a part of the molluscan fauna of Martinique (wildlife of Martinique). Martinique is a Caribbean island in the Lesser Antilles. A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Martinique.

Location of Martinique in the Caribbean

There are at least ?? species of gastropods (?? native freshwater gastropods and 7[1] species of introduced freshwater gastropods, ?? species of land gastropods) and ?? species of freshwater bivalve living in the wild.

Freshwater gastropods

Planorbidae

Thiaridae

Ampullariidae

Land gastropods

Scolodontidae

Agriolimacidae

Polygyridae

Achatinidae

Amphibulimidae

See also

  • List of marine molluscs of Martinique

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

References

  1. Pointier J.-P. (2001). "Invading Freshwater Snails and Biological Control in Martinique Island, French West Indies". Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 96(1): 67–74. HTM PDF
  2. Pontier J. P., Samadi S., Jarne P. & Delay B. (1998). "Introduction and spread of Thiara granifera (Lamarck, 1822) in Martinique, French West Indies". Biodiversity and Conservation 7(10): 1277–1290. doi:10.1023/A:1008887531605.
  3. (1 January 2009). "2008 Collecting Trip in Martinique" Archived 3 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine. accessed 3 January 2011.
  4. Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (2009). "The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species". Zoologische Mededelingen 83 http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/83/nr03/a13 Archived 7 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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