There are 159 species of non-marine molluscs living in the wild in Latvia. In addition there are at least 9 gastropod species living only in as hothouse aliens in greenhouses, aquaria and terraria.
There are 129 species of gastropods,[1] 43 species of freshwater gastropods, 86 species of land gastropods and 30 species of bivalves[2] living in the wild.
- Summary table of number of species
(Summary table is based on species counted in this list and include also those ones with question marks)
| Latvia | |
|---|---|
| freshwater gastropods | 43 |
| land gastropods | 86 |
| gastropods altogether | 129 |
| bivalves | 30 |
| molluscs altogether | 159 |
| non-indigenous gastropods in the wild | ?? freshwater and ?? land |
| non-indigenous hot-house alien gastropods | 9 |
| non-indigenous bivalves in the wild | ? |
| non-indigenous hot-house alien bivalves | no |
| non-indigenous molluscs altogether | ? |
Systematic list
editThe list is divided into freshwater and land species and then arranged in zoological order. The list is complete.
Freshwater gastropods
editSpecies of non-marine gastropods in Latvia include:[1]
- Theodoxus fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Viviparus viviparus (Millet, 1813)
- Viviparus contectus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Hydrobia ulvae (Pennant, 1777)
- Hydrobia stagnalis (Baster, 1765)
- Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1843)
- Marstoniopsis scholtzi (A. Schmidt, 1856)
- Lithoglyphus naticoides C. Pfeiffer, 1828
- Bithynia tentaculata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Bithynia leachii (Sheppard, 1823)
- Valvata cristata O. F. Müller, 1774
- Valvata pulchella Studer, 1820
- Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Acroloxus lacustris (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Galba truncatula (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Stagnicola palustris (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Stagnicola fuscus (C. Pfeiffer, 1821)
- Stagnicola corvus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Radix auricularia (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Radix ampla (Hartmann, 1821)
- Radix peregra (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Radix balthica (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Myxas glutinosa (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Lymnaea stagnalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Aplexa hypnorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Physa fontinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Planorbarius corneus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Planorbis planorbis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Planorbis carinatus O. F. Müller, 1774
- Anisus spirorbis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Anisus leucostoma (Millet, 1813)
- Anisus vortex (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Anisus vorticulus (Troschel, 1834)
- Bathyomphalus contortus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Gyraulus albus (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Gyraulus acronicus (A. Fėrussak, 1807)
- Gyraulus laevis (Alder, 1838)
- Gyraulus riparius (Westerlund, 1865)
- Gyraulus rossmaessleri (Auerswald, 1851)
- Gyraulus crista (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Hippeutis complanatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Segmentina nitida (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Ancylus fluviatilis O. F. Müller, 1774
Land gastropods
edit- Platyla polita (Hartmann, 1840)
- Carychium minimum (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Carychium tridentatum (Risso, 1826)
- Cochlicopa lubrica (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Cochlicopa lubricella (Porro, 1838)
- Cochlicopa nitens (Gallenstein, 1848)
- Lauria cylindracea (Da Costa, 1778)
- Pupilla muscorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Vallonia costata (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Vallonia pulchella (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Vallonia excentrica Sterki, 1893
- Acanthinula aculeata (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Spermodea lamellata (Jeffreys, 1830)
- Columella edentula (Draparnaud, 1805)
- Columella aspera Waldėn, 1966
- Truncatellina cylindrica (A. Ferussac, 1807)
- Vertigo pusilla O. F. Müller, 1774
- Vertigo antivertigo (Draparnaud, 1801)
- Vertigo substriata (Jeffreys, 1833)
- Vertigo pygmaea (Draparnaud, 1801)
- Vertigo lilljeborgi (Westerlund, 1871)
- Vertigo genesii (Gredler, 1856)
- Vertigo geyeri Lindholm, 1925
- Vertigo ronnebyensis (Westerlund, 1871)
- Vertigo alpestris Alder, 1838
- Vertigo angustior Jeffreys, 1830
- Ena montana (Draparnaud, 1801)
- Merdigera obscura (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Cochlodina laminata (Montagu, 1803)
- Cochlodina orthostoma (Menke, 1828)
- Ruthenica filograna (Rossmässler, 1836)
- Macrogastra ventricosa (Draparnaud, 1801)
- Macrogastra plicatula (Draparnaud, 1801)
- Macrogastra borealis (Boettger, 1878) - synonym: Macrogastra latestriata (A. Schmidt, 1857)
- Clausilia bidentata (Ström, 1765)
- Clausilia cruciata (Studer, 1820)
- Clausilia pumila C. Pfeiffer, 1828
- Clausilia dubia Draparnaud, 1805
- Laciniaria plicata (Draparnaud, 1801)
- Balea biplicata (Montagu, 1803)
- Bulgarica cana (Held, 1836)
- Succinea putris (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Succinella oblonga (Draparnaud, 1801)
- Oxyloma elegans (Risso, 1826)
- Cecilioides acicula (O. F. Müller, 1774) - nonindigenous since 2006[3]
- Punctum pygmaeum (Draparnaud, 1801)
- Discus ruderatus (A. Ferussac, 1821)
- Discus rotundatus (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Zonitoides nitidus (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Euconulus fulvus (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Euconulus alderi (Gray, 1840)
- Vitrina pellucida (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Vitrea crystallina (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Vitrea contracta (Westerlund, 1871)
- Aegopinella pura (Alder, 1830)
- Aegopinella nitidula (Draparnaud, 1805)
- Perpolita hammonis (Strøm, 1765)
- Perpolita petronella (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
- Oxychilus cellarius (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Oxychilus draparnaudi (Beck, 1837)
- Oxychilus alliarius (Miller, 1822)
- Limax cinereoniger Wolf, 1803
- Limax maximus Linnaeus, 1758
- Limacus flavus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Malacolimax tenellus (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Lehmannia marginata (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- ? Deroceras agreste Linnaeus, 1758 - marked with question mark in reference
- Deroceras reticulatum (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Arion subfuscus (Draparnaud, 1805)
- Arion circumscriptus Johnston, 1828
- Arion fasciatus (Nilsson, 1823)
- Arion silvaticus Lohmander, 1937
- ? Arion distinctus Mabille, 1868 - marked with question mark in reference
- ? Arion hortensis A. Fėrussac, 1819 - marked with question mark in reference
- Fruticicola fruticum (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Euomphalia strigella (Draparnaud, 1801)
- Trichia hispida (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Xerolenta obvia (Menke, 1828)
- Pseudotrichia rubiginosa (Rossmässler, 1838)
- Arianta arbustorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Helicigona lapicida (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Isognomostoma isognomostomos (Schröter, 1784)
- Cepaea hortensis (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Cepaea nemoralis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Helix pomatia Linnaeus, 1758
Bivalvia
editSpecies of freshwater bivalves in Latvia include:[2]
- Unionoida
- Margaritiferidae
- Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Unionidae
- Unio pictorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Unio tumidus Philipsson, 1788
- Unio crassus Philipsson, 1788
- Anodonta anatina (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Anodonta cygnea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Pseudanodonta complanata (Rossmässler, 1835)
- Veneroida
- Sphaeriidae
- Sphaerium corneum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Sphaerium nucleus (S. Studer, 1820)
- Sphaerium ovale (A. Férussac, 1807)
- Sphaerium rivicola (Lamarck, 1818)
- Sphaerium solidum (Normand, 1844)
- Musculium lacustre (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Pisidium amnicum (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Pisidium casertanum (Poli, 1791)
- Pisidium henslowanum (Sheppard, 1823)
- Pisidium hibernicum Westerlund, 1894
- Pisidium lilljeborgii Clessin, 1886
- Pisidium milium Held, 1836
- Pisidium nitidum Jenyns, 1832
- Pisidium obtusale (Lamarck, 1818)
- Pisidium personatum Malm, 1855
- Pisidium pulchellum Jenyns, 1832
- Pisidium subtruncatum Malm, 1855
- Pisidium supinum A. Schmidt, 1851
- Dreissenidae
- Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771)
Hothouse aliens
edit"Hothouse aliens" in Latvia include:[1]
See also
editLists of molluscs of surrounding countries:
References
edit- ^ a b c List of snail species in Latvia Latest modifications: 2002.08.21. Compiled by Arturs Stalazs.
- ^ a b List of bivalve species in Latvia, Latest modifications: 2002.08.21., Compiled by Arturs Stalazs, cited 30 November 2007
- ^ Šteffek J., Stalažs A. & Dreijers E., 2008: Snail fauna of the oldest cemeteries from Riga (Latvia). – Malacologica Bohemoslovaca, 7: 79–80. 29-September-2008.