List of non-marine molluscs of Nicaragua

The non-marine molluscs of Nicaragua are a part of the molluscan wildlife of Nicaragua. A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Nicaragua.

Location of Nicaragua

There are ?? species of gastropods (?? species of freshwater gastropods, at least 79[1] species of land gastropods) and ?? species of freshwater bivalves living in the wild.

A field study by Pérez & Aburto (2008)[2] has shown that the primary forest had highest biodiversity of molluscs in comparison to other land use types.

Freshwater gastropods

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Land gastropods

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Pomatiidae

Cyclophoridae

 
Five shells of Helicina rostrata

Helicinidae

Neocyclotidae

Strobilopsidae

 
Drawing of the shell of Vertigo milium

Vertiginidae

Pupillidae

Succineidae

Ferussaciidae

 
A shell of Subulina octona
 
A shell of Huttonella bicolor

Subulinidae

Streptaxidae

Spiraxidae

Agriolimacidae

Euconulidae

 
Five shells of Hawaiia minuscula

Pristilomatidae

Zonitidae

Helminthoglyptidae

Polygyridae

Thysanophoridae

Sagdidae

 
Drymaeus multilineatus

Orthalicidae

Systrophiidae

Punctidae

Charopidae

 
A drawing of Leidyula floridana

Veronicellidae

Bivalvia

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb (in Spanish) Pérez A. M., Sotelo M., Arana I. & López A. (2008). "Diversidad de moluscos gasterópodos terrestres en la región del Pacífico de Nicaragua y sus preferencias de hábitat". Rev. Biol. Trop. 56(1): 317–332,. PDF
  2. ^ (in Spanish) Pérez A. M. & Aburto L. (2008). "Desarrollo de modelos basados en especies para la evaluación de la biodiversidad en un paisaje agrícola de Nicaragua". Revista Nicaragüense de Biodiversidad (Edición 2008): 27–42. [http://www.sinia.net.ni/biodiversidad/articulo_desarrollo_modelos.pdf PDF.
  3. ^ Perez A. M. (1996). Chondropoma callipeplum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 August 2007.
  4. ^ Perez A. M. (1996). Adelopoma stolli. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 August 2007.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Pérez A. M., Sotelo M. & Arana I. (2004). "Altitudinal variation of diversity in landsnail communities from Maderas Volcano, Ometepe Island, Nicaragua. Variación altitudinal de la diversidad en comunidades de gasterópodos del Volcán Maderas, Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua". Iberus 22(1): 133–145. PDF.
  6. ^ Perez A. M. (1996). Beckianum sinistrum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 August 2007.
  7. ^ Perez A. M. (1996). Leptinaria strebeliana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
  8. ^ Thompson F. G. (16 June 2008). "AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE LAND AND FRESHWATER SNAILS OF MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA" Archived 12 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. "PART 4 PULMONATA (ACHATINOIDEA-SAGDOIDEA)" Archived 2 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine. accessed 18 January 2011.
  9. ^ Perez A. M. (1996). Streptostyla wani. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
  10. ^ Perez A. M. (1996). Streptostyla turgidula. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.

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