List of molluscs recorded in Germany
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Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
is a list of the molluscs that live in Germany, except for the marine (saltwater
Seawater
Seawater is water from a sea or ocean. On average, seawater in the world's oceans has a salinity of about 3.5% . This means that every kilogram of seawater has approximately of dissolved salts . The average density of seawater at the ocean surface is 1.025 g/ml...
) species. In other words this list includes the land snails and slugs, the freshwater snails and the freshwater clams and mussels.
There are 390 species (including subspecies) of molluscs
Mollusca
The Mollusca , common name molluscs or mollusksSpelled mollusks in the USA, see reasons given in Rosenberg's ; for the spelling mollusc see the reasons given by , is a large phylum of invertebrate animals. There are around 85,000 recognized extant species of molluscs. Mollusca is the largest...
living in the wild in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. In addition there is at least 1 gastropod species that lives only in greenhouse
Greenhouse
A greenhouse is a building in which plants are grown. These structures range in size from small sheds to very large buildings...
s.
There are ??? species of gastropods
Gastropoda
The Gastropoda or gastropods, more commonly known as snails and slugs, are a large taxonomic class within the phylum Mollusca. The class Gastropoda includes snails and slugs of all kinds and all sizes from microscopic to quite large...
(69 species of freshwater gastropods, ??? species of land gastropods) and 36 species of bivalves
Bivalvia
Bivalvia is a taxonomic class of marine and freshwater molluscs. This class includes clams, oysters, mussels, scallops, and many other families of molluscs that have two hinged shells...
living in the wild.
There are 8 introduced
Introduced species
An introduced species — or neozoon, alien, exotic, non-indigenous, or non-native species, or simply an introduction, is a species living outside its indigenous or native distributional range, and has arrived in an ecosystem or plant community by human activity, either deliberate or accidental...
species of gastropods (7 freshwater and 1 land species) and 1 species of non-indigenous bivalve living in the wild in Germany. That makes a total of 8 freshwater non-indigenous species of wild molluscs.
Summary table of number of species
| Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
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| freshwater gastropods | 69 |
| land gastropods | ??? |
| gastropods altogether | ??? |
| bivalves | 36 |
| molluscs altogether | 390 (including subspecies) |
| non-indigenous gastropods in the wild | 7 freshwater and 1 land |
| non-indigenous synantrop gastropods | 1 |
| non-indigenous bivalves in the wild | 1 |
| non-indigenous synantrop bivalves | no |
| non-indigenous molluscs altogether in the wild | 9 |
There are only orders, families and species in the list. The German name is in brackets. Non-indigenous species only occurring greenhouses in Germany are noted separately, below the list.
Main source for the list of freshwater species is book Süsswassermollusken by Glöer & Meier-Brook.
Freshwater gastropods
NeritidaeNeritidae
Neritidae, common name the nerites, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized saltwater and freshwater snails which have a gill and a distinctive operculum, marine, brackish water and freshwater gastropod mollusks in the order Neritoida....
- Theodoxus danubialisTheodoxus danubialisTheodoxus danubialis is a small species of freshwater snail with an operculum. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.- Distribution :Distribution of this species is Mediterranean and Pontic.* Serbia* Croatia...
(C. Pfeiffer, 1828) - Theodoxus fluviatilisTheodoxus fluviatilisTheodoxus fluviatilis, common name the river nerite, is a small species of freshwater and brackish water snail with a gill and an operculum. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites....
(Linnaeus, 1758) - and Theodoxus fluviatilis littoralis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Theodoxus transversalisTheodoxus transversalisTheodoxus transversalis is a small species of freshwater snail with an operculum. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.- Distribution :Distribution of this species is Danubian.* Austria* Bulgaria* Croatia...
(C. Pfeiffer, 1828)
Viviparidae
Viviparidae
Viviparidae, sometimes known as the river snails or mystery snails, are a family of large operculate freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks....
- Viviparus ater (Christofori & Jan)
- Viviparus acerosusViviparus acerosusViviparus acerosus is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae.-Distribution:The distribution of this species is Danubian....
(Bourguignat, 1862) - Viviparus contectusViviparus contectusViviparus contectus, common name Lister's river snail, is a species of large, freshwater snail with an operculum and a gill, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae, the river snails.-Distribution:...
(Millet, 1813) - Viviparus viviparusViviparus viviparusViviparus viviparus is a species of large freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae, the river snails.-Distribution:This is a European species....
(Linnaeus, 1758) - and Viviparus viviparus penthicus (Servain, 1884)
Hydrobiidae
Hydrobiidae
Hydrobiidae, common name mud snails, is a large cosmopolitan taxonomic family of very small freshwater snails and brackish water snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha.- Distribution :...
- Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1843) - non-indigenous
- Bythiospeum aciculaBythiospeum aciculaBythiospeum acicula is a species of very small freshwater snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae.This species is endemic to Germany.-References:...
(Held, 1838) - Bythiospeum quenstedtiBythiospeum quenstedtiBythiospeum quenstedti is a species of very small freshwater snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae.This species is endemic to Germany.-References:...
(von Wiedersheim, 1873) - Bythiospeum sandbergeriBythiospeum sandbergeriBythiospeum sandbergeri is a species of very small freshwater snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Hydrobiidae.This species is endemic to Germany.-References:...
(Flach, 1886) - Sadleriana bavarica Boeters, 1989
- Avenionia robertiAvenionia robertiAvenionia roberti is a species of minute freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.-Distribution and conservation status:This species occurs in:...
Boeters, 1967
Lithoglyphidae
Lithoglyphidae
Lithoglyphidae is a family of small freshwater snails with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks.This family is in the superfamily Rissooidea and in the clade Littorinimorpha .- Taxonomy :Taylor , Ponder & Warén and Kabat & Hershler considered this taxon as a subfamily...
- Lithoglyphus naticoidesLithoglyphus naticoidesLithoglyphus naticoides, common name the "gravel snail", is a species of small or minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Lithoglyphidae....
(C. Pfeiffer, 1828)
Amnicolidae
Amnicolidae
Amnicolidae is a family of small freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks.This family is in the superfamily Rissooidea and in the clade Littorinimorpha...
- Marstoniopsis scholtziMarstoniopsis scholtziMarstoniopsis scholtzi also known as Marstoniopsis insubrica , is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Amnicolidae....
(A. Schmidt, 1856) - Bythinella austriacaBythinella austriacaBythinella austriaca is a species of very small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Amnicolidae.- Distribution :The distribution of this species is Carpathian ....
(von Frauenfeld, 1857) - Bythinella badensisBythinella badensisBythinella badensis is a species of very small freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Amnicolidae. This species is endemic to Germany.-References:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
(Boeters, 1981) - Bythinella bavaricaBythinella bavaricaBythinella bavarica is a species of species of very small freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Amnicolidae. This species is endemic to Germany.-References:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
(Clessin, 1877) - Bythinella compressa (von Frauenfeld, 1857)
- Bythinella dunkeri (von Frauenfeld, 1857)
- Emmericia patula (Brumati, 1838)
Bithyniidae
Bithyniidae
Bithyniidae is a family of small freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.Their minute shell is often colored. They are characterized by a calcareous operculum, a lobe on the upper surface of the neck. The ctenidium, the respiratory gill-comb, is...
- Bithynia leachiiBithynia leachiiBithynia leachii is species of small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic prosobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae.-Shell description:The shell of the species grows to be 6.5 mm in maximum dimension....
(Sheppard, 1823) - Bithynia tentaculataBithynia tentaculataBithynia tentaculata, common names the mud bithynia or common bithynia, or faucet snail is a relatively small species of freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic prosobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae....
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Bithynia troscheliiBithynia troscheliiBithynia troschelii is species of small freshwater snail, an aquatic prosobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Bithyniidae.Its specific epithet is in honor of German zoologist Franz Hermann Troschel.-Taxonomy:...
(Paasch, 1842)
Valvatidae
Valvatidae
Valvatidae, the valve snails, is a taxonomic family of very small freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks.- Taxonomy :...
- Valvata cristataValvata cristataValvata cristata is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Valvatidae, the valve snails.-Shell description:...
O. F. Müller, 1774 - Valvata macrostomaValvata macrostomaValvata macrostoma is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Valvatidae, the valve snails.-Habitat:...
MörchOtto Andreas Lowson MörchOtto Andreas Lowson Mörch was a biologist, specifically a malacologist. He lived in Sweden, in Denmark, and in France.- Taxa described :Bibliography and taxa described by Otto Andreas Lowson Mörch include:...
, 1864 - Valvata piscinalisValvata piscinalisValvata piscinalis, common name the European stream valvata, is a species of minute freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Valvatidae, the valve snails. It is also known as Cincinna piscinalis .- Subspecies :Subspecies of Valvata piscinalis...
(O. F. Müller, 1774) - Valvata studeriValvata studeriValvata studeri is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Valvatidae, the valve snails.-Distribution and conservation status:* Germany - critically endangered...
Boeters & Falkner, 1998 - Borysthenia naticinaBorysthenia naticinaBorysthenia naticina is a species of small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Valvatidae, the valve snails.-Distribution:This species occurs in the Pontic and Baltic regions as follows:...
(Menke, 1845)
Acroloxidae
Acroloxidae
Acroloxidae, commonly known as river limpets, are a taxonomic family of very small, freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod limpet-like mollusks with a simple flattened conical shell in the clade Hygrophila....
- Acroloxus lacustrisAcroloxus lacustrisAcroloxus lacustris, or the lake limpet, is a small freshwater limpet or snail, a species of aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Acroloxidae.- Distribution :...
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Lymnaeidae
Lymnaeidae
Lymnaeidae is a taxonomic family of small to large air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks, that belong to the clade Hygrophila....
- Galba truncatulaGalba truncatulaGalba truncatula is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.Until recently, this species was commonly known as Lymnaea truncatula.-Description:...
(O. F. Müller, 1774) - Stagnicola occultusStagnicola occultusCatascopia occulta is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.- Distribution :...
(Jackiewicz, 1959) - synonym Catascopia occulta (Jackiewicz, 1959) - Stagnicola corvusStagnicola corvusStagnicola corvus is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.-Distribution:...
(Gmelin, 1791) - Stagnicola fuscusStagnicola fuscusStagnicola fuscus is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.-Distribution:This species is found in the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, Croatia and other areas....
(C. Pfeiffer, 1821) - Stagnicola palustrisStagnicola palustrisStagnicola palustris is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.-Description:...
(O. F. Müller, 1774) - Stagnicola turricula (Held, 1836)
- Omphiscola glabraOmphiscola glabraOmphiscola glabra is a species of small to medium-size, air-breathing, freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae.-Distribution:This European snail can be found from southern Scandinavia to southern Spain....
(O. F. Müller, 1774) - Radix amplaRadix amplaRadix ampla is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.- Distribution :This species is found in European countries including:* Czech Republic* Germany* Poland...
(Hartmann, 1821) - Radix auriculariaRadix auriculariaRadix auricularia, common name the big-ear radix, is a species of medium-sized freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae.Radix auricularia is the type species of the genus Radix.-Forms:...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Radix balthicaRadix balthicaRadix balthica is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.- Distribution :This species is found in European countries and islands including:* Czech Republic* Germany...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - synonym Radix ovata (Draparnaud, 1805) - Radix peregraRadix peregraRadix peregra, previously known as Lymnaea peregra or Lymnaea pereger, is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails....
(O. F. Müller, 1774) - synonym Radix labiata (Rossmässler, 1835) - Myxas glutinosaMyxas glutinosaThe glutinous snail, Myxas glutinosa is a species of small air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.- Anatomy :...
(O. F. Müller, 1774) - Lymnaea stagnalisLymnaea stagnalisLymnaea stagnalis, better known as the great pond snail, is a species of large air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae.-Distribution:The distribution of this species is Holarctic...
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Physidae
Physidae
Physidae, common name bladder snails, are a monophyletic taxonomic family of small freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the clade Hygrophila....
- Aplexa hypnorumAplexa hypnorumAplexa hypnorum, common name the moss bladder snail, is a species of small air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Physidae, a family which are sometimes known as the bladder snails....
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Physa fontinalisPhysa fontinalisPhysa fontinalis is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Physidae. The shells of this species are left-handed or sinistral.-Distribution:...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Physella acutaPhysella acutaPhysella acuta, common name the European physa, is a species of small, left-handed or sinistral, air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Physidae.-Shell description:...
(Draparnaud, 1805) - non-indigenous, synonym Physella heterostropha (Say, 1817)
Planorbidae
Planorbidae
Planorbidae, common name the ramshorn snails or ram's horn snails, is a family of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks....
- Planorbis carinatusPlanorbis carinatusPlanorbis carinatus is species of freshwater gastropod from family Planorbidae.-Description:Width of shell is 9–15 mm. Its keel is in the centre of the shell.-Distribution:* Not listed in IUCN red list - not evaluated * Czech Republic...
O. F. Müller, 1774 - Planorbis planorbisPlanorbis planorbisPlanorbis planorbis is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.-Description:...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Anisus calculiformisAnisus calculiformisAnisus calculiformis is a very small species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.- Synonyms :...
(Sandberger, 1874) - Anisus leucostomaAnisus leucostomaAnisus leucostoma is a European species of small air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.- Synonyms :...
(Millet, 1813) - Anisus spirorbisAnisus spirorbisAnisus spirorbis is a species of small freshwater air-breathing snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.- Distribution :This species occurs in countries that include:...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Anisus vortexAnisus vortexAnisus vortex is a species of small freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.- Distribution :This species occurs in countries and islands including:...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Anisus vorticulusAnisus vorticulusThe ramshorn snail, Anisus vorticulus is a species of minute, air-breathing, freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails.-Distribution:...
(Troschel, 1834) - Bathyomphalus contortusBathyomphalus contortusBathyomphalus contortus is a species of small air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.-Distribution:The distribution of this species is Palearctic:...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Gyraulus acronicusGyraulus acronicusGyraulus acronicus is a small species of freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.-Distribution:The distribution of this species is Holarctic:...
(A. Férussac, 1807) - Gyraulus albusGyraulus albusGyraulus albus is a small species of freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.-Distribution:Palearctic:* Czech Republic - least concern * Germany...
(O. F. Müller, 1774) - Gyraulus cristaGyraulus cristaGyraulus crista, commonly called the Nautilus ramshorn, is a minute species of freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.Synonyms:* Armiger crista* Planorbis crista...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Gyraulus chinensisGyraulus chinensisGyraulus chinensis is a species of small freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.- Distribution :The non-indigenous distribution for this species includes:...
(Dunker, 1848) - non-indigenous, in MagdeburgMagdeburgMagdeburg , is the largest city and the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Magdeburg is situated on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe....
lowland(?) - Gyraulus laevisGyraulus laevisGyraulus laevis is a small species of freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.-Distribution:The distribution of this species is Holarctic:...
(Alder, 1838) - Gyraulus parvusGyraulus parvusGyraulus parvus is a small species of freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.-Distribution:This species is native to North America:It is not listed in IUCN red list - not evaluated...
(Say, 1817) - non-indigenous - Gyraulus ripariusGyraulus ripariusGyraulus riparius is a species of small freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.-Distribution:The distribution of this species is Holarctic:...
(Westerlund, 1865) - Gyraulus rossmaessleriGyraulus rossmaessleriGyraulus rossmaessleri is a small species of freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.-Distribution:...
(Auerswald, 1852) - Hippeutis complanatusHippeutis complanatusHippeutis complanatus, or the flat ram's-horn snail, is a species of minute air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails....
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Segmentina nitidaSegmentina nitidaThe shining ram's-horn snail, Segmentina nitida, is a species of small, air-breathing, freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails.-Description:...
(O. F. Müller, 1774) - Planorbarius corneusPlanorbarius corneusPlanorbarius corneus, common name the great ramshorn, is a relatively large species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails, or planorbids, which all have sinistral or left-coiling shells.The shell of this species...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Planorbella duryiPlanorbella duryiPlanorbella duryi, common name the Seminole rams-horn, is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.-Distribution:This species of snail is endemic to Florida, USA....
(Wetherby, 1879) - non-indigenous, one appearance in RhinelandRhinelandHistorically, the Rhinelands refers to a loosely-defined region embracing the land on either bank of the River Rhine in central Europe.... - Menetus dilatatusMenetus dilatatusMenetus dilatatus is a species of small air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.- Shell description :...
(Gould, 1841) - non-indigenous - Ancylus fluviatilisAncylus fluviatilisAncylus fluviatilis is a species of very small, freshwater, air-breathing limpet, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the tribe Ancylini within the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.-Distribution and conservation status:...
O. F. Müller, 1774 - Ferrissia fragilisFerrissia fragilisFerrissia fragilis is a species of small freshwater limpet, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae.- Distribution :This species is found in European countries and islands including:*Czech Republic*Germany*Netherlands*Poland...
(Tryon, 1863) - non-indigenous
Land gastropods
AciculidaeAciculidae
The Aciculidae are a family of minute land snails which have opercula. In other words, Aciculidae are terrestrial operculate gastropods....
Ellobiidae
Ellobiidae
Ellobiidae is a family of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the clade Eupulmonata. This is the only family in the superfamily Ellobioidea, according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)....
Succineaidae
Succinea putris
Succinea putris
Succinea putris is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.-Distribution:Distribution: European-Siberian region.* Czech Republic - least concern * Germany...
Linnaeus, 1758
Valloniidae
Valloniidae
Valloniidae is a taxonomic family of small and minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the clade Stylommatophora.-Anatomy:...
- Spermodea lamellataSpermodea lamellataSpermodea lamellata is a species of minute European land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc, or micromollusc, in the family Valloniidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in areas which include:* Denmark* Great Britain* Ireland* Czech Republic...
Jeffreys, 1830 - Vallonia allamanicaVallonia allamanicaVallonia allamanica is a species of gastropod in the Valloniidae family.It is endemic to Germany....
- Vallonia pulchellaVallonia pulchellaVallonia pulchella, common name the lovely vallonia, is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Valloniidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in countries and islands including:...
(O. F. Müller, 1774) - Vallonia suevicaVallonia suevicaVallonia suevica is a species of gastropod in the Valloniidae family. It is endemic to Germany.-Source:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
Pupillidae
Pupillidae
Pupillidae is a family of mostly minute, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the clade Stylommatophora....
- Pupilla bigranataPupilla bigranataPupilla bigranata is a species of minute air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Pupillidae.- Description :...
(Rossmässler, 1839) - Pupilla pratensisPupilla pratensisPupilla pratensis is a species of minute air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Pupillidae. This taxon was elevated to species level in 2009.- Taxonomy :...
(Clessin, 1871) - Pupilla triplicataPupilla triplicataPupilla triplicata is a species of minute air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Pupillidae.- Distribution :...
(Studer, 1820)
Vertiginidae
Vertiginidae
Vertiginidae is a family of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs or micromollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.- Distribution :...
- Vertigo angustiorVertigo angustiorThe narrow-mouthed whorl snail, scientific name Vertigo angustior, is a species of minute land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Vertiginidae.- Distribution :* IUCN red list - conservation dependent...
Jeffreys, 1830
Oxychilidae
Oxychilidae
Oxychilidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Gastrodontoidea.- Distribution :...
- Aegopinella ressmanniAegopinella ressmanniAegopinella ressmanni is a species of small land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Oxychilidae, the glass snails.- Distribution :...
(Westerlund, 1883)
Arionidae
Arionidae
Arionidae, common name the "roundback slugs" or "round back slugs" are a taxonomic family of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Arionoidea.- Distribution :...
- Arion ater (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Arion lusitanicusArion lusitanicusArion lusitanicus, common name Portuguese slug, is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Arionidae.- Description :It is a rather large slug of reddish brown colour....
(Mabille, 1868) - non-indigenous
Hygromiidae
Hygromiidae
Hygromiidae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.-Anatomy:...
- Trochulus graminicola (Falkner, 1973)
Bivalves
MargaritiferidaeMargaritiferidae
Margaritiferidae is a family of medium-sized freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the order Unionoida. They are known as freshwater pearl mussels, because they are capable of producing pearls.-Genera within the family Margaritiferidae:...
- Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)
Unionidae
Unionidae
Unionidae is a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionoida, the bivalve mollusks sometimes known as river mussels, naiads, or simply as unionids.The range of distribution for this family is world-wide...
- Unio crassus Philipsson, 1788 - Unio crassus crassus, Unio crassus nanus, Unio crassus cytherea
- Unio mancus Lamarck, 1819
- Unio pictorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Unio tumidus Philipsson, 1788
- Anodonta anatina (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Anodonta cygnea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Pseudanodonta complanata (Rossmässler, 1835) - Pseudanodonta complanata elongata, Pseudanodonta complanata klettii, Pseudanodonta complanata küsteri
- Sinanodonta woodianaSinanodonta woodianaThe Chinese pond mussel, Eastern Asiatic freshwater clam or swan-mussel, scientific name Sinanodonta woodiana, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.-Distribution:...
(Lea, 1834) - non-indigenous
Corbiculidae
Corbiculidae
The Corbiculidae, common name "basket clams", are a family of aquatic bivalve molluscs in the order Veneroida.Clams in this family release many juveniles into the surrounding waters that have hatched inside the clams . Fertilization is internal...
- Corbicula fluminalis (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Corbicula flumineaCorbicula flumineaCorbicula fluminea is a species of freshwater clam, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Corbiculidae.This species is of originally mainly Asian origin and thus it is often commonly called Asian clam or Asiatic clam. In the aquarium and koi pond trade it is often called Golden Clam or Golden...
(O. F. Müller, 1774)
Sphaeriidae
Sphaeriidae
The Sphaeriidae are a family of small to minute freshwater bivalve molluscs, in the order Veneroida. In the USA they are commonly known as the pea clams and the fingernail clams.-Genera:Genera in the family Sphaeriidae include:* Musculium...
- Sphaerium corneumSphaerium corneumSphaerium corneum, also known as the European fingernailclam, is a very small freshwater clam, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Sphaeriidae, the fingernail clams.-Description:The shell is fairly globular and is up to 9 mm in size...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Sphaerium nucleusSphaerium nucleusSphaerium nucleus is a freshwater bivalve of the family Sphaeriidae.-Description:It is a very small bi-valve which may grow up to 8mm in each direction. It is a filter-feeder.-Distribution:Europe, Central Asia.* Austria* Britain and Ireland...
(S. Studer, 1820) - Sphaerium ovaleSphaerium ovaleSphaerium ovale is a freshwater bivalve of the family Sphaeriidae.-Distribution and Conservation status:* not mentioned in IUCN Red List - Not Evaluated * Germany...
(A. Férussac, 1807) - Sphaerium rivicolaSphaerium rivicolaSphaerium rivicola is a species of freshwater bivalve from family Sphaeriidae.-Distribution:It's native distribution is European.* Czech Republic - in Bohemia, in Moravia, endangered* Germany - high endangered...
(Lamarck, 1818) - Sphaerium solidumSphaerium solidumSolid Orb Mussel, Sphaerium solidum is a species of freshwater bivalve from family Sphaeriidae.- Distribution and conservation status :* Not listed in IUCN red list - not evaluated...
(Normand, 1844) - Musculium lacustreMusculium lacustreMusculium lacustre is a species of small freshwater clam, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Sphaeriidae, the fingernail clams and pea clams.-Distribution:...
(O. F. Müller, 1774) - Musculium transversumMusculium transversumMusculium lacustre is a species of freshwater bivalve from family Sphaeriidae.-Distribution and conservation status:* Not listed in IUCN red list - not evaluated * Germany...
(Say, 1829) - Pisidium amnicumPisidium amnicumPisidium amnicum is a species of very small freshwater clam. It is sometimes known as the greater European peaclam, an aquatic bivalve in the family Sphaeriidae.-Description:...
(O. F. Müller, 1774) - Pisidium casertanumPisidium casertanumPisidium casertanum, the pea cockle or pea clam, is a minute freshwater bivalve mollusc of the family Sphaeriidae.- Description :...
(Poli, 1791) - Pisidium conventusPisidium conventusArctic-alpine Pea Clam, Pisidium conventus is a species of freshwater bivalve from family Sphaeriidae.-Distribution and conservation status:* Not listed in IUCN red list - not evaluated * Germany - endangered...
(Clessin, 1877)
- Pisidium henslowanumPisidium henslowanumPisidium henslowanum is a species of very small freshwater clam or pea clam, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Sphaeriidae.-Distribution:It's native distribution is Holarctic.* Czech Republic - in Bohemia, in Moravia, least concern...
(Sheppard, 1823) - Pisidium hibernicumPisidium hibernicumPisidium hibernicum is a species of freshwater bivalve from family Sphaeriidae.-Distribution:It's native distribution is Palearctic.* Czech Republic - endangered , endangered in Bohemia , critically endangered in Moravia* Slovakia...
Westerlund, 1894 - Pisidium lilljeborgiiPisidium lilljeborgiiPisidium lilljeborgii is a species of freshwater bivalve from family Sphaeriidae.-Distribution and conservation status:* Not listed in IUCN red list - not evaluated * Germany - high endangered...
(Clessin, 1886) - Pisidium miliumPisidium miliumPisidium milium is a species of very small freshwater bivalve in the family Sphaeriidae, the fingernail clams and pea clams.-Distribution :The native distribution of this species is Holarctic.* Czech Republic - in Bohemia, in Moravia, vulnerable...
Held, 1836 - Pisidium moitessierianumPisidium moitessierianumPisidium moitessierianum is a species of minute freshwater clam. It is an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Sphaeriidae.- Description :...
Paladilhe, 1866 - Pisidium nitidumPisidium nitidumPisidium nitidum or the "shining pea clam" is a species of minute freshwater clam, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Sphaeriidae, the pea clams and fingernail clams.The adult size of the shell of this species is 3 mm.-Distribution:...
Jenyns, 1832 - Pisidium obtusalePisidium obtusalePisidium obtusale is a species of freshwater bivalve from family Sphaeriidae.-Distribution:It's native distribution is Holarctic.* Czech Republic - in Bohemia, in Moravia, near threatened * Germany -...
(Lamarck, 1818) - Pisidium personatumPisidium personatumPisidium personatum is a species of freshwater bivalve from the Family Sphaeriidae.-Distribution:It's native distribution is European-Siberian.* Czech Republic - in Bohemia, in Moravia, least concern...
Malm, 1855 - Pisidium pulchellumPisidium pulchellumPisidium pulchellum is a minute species of pea clam, a freshwater bivalve in the family Sphaeriidae.-Distribution and conservation status:* Not listed in IUCN red list - not evaluated...
(Jenyns, 1832) - Pisidium pseudosphaeriumPisidium pseudosphaeriumPisidium pseudosphaerium is a species of freshwater bivalve from family Sphaeriidae.-Distribution:It's native distribution is central-European and western-European.* Czech Republic - in Bohemia, in Moravia, critically endangered...
Favre, 1927 - Pisidium subtruncatumPisidium subtruncatumPisidium subtruncatum is a species of pill clam, a minute freshwater bivalve in the family Sphaeriidae.-Distribution:Its native distribution is Holarctic.* Czech Republic - in Bohemia, in Moravia, least concern...
Malm, 1855 - Pisidium supinumPisidium supinumPisidium supinum is a species of minute freshwater clam, a pea clam, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Sphaeriidae The shell of this species is 3 to 5 mm in size, and is roughly triangular in shape....
A. Schmidt, 1851 - Pisidium tenuilineatumPisidium tenuilineatumPisidium tenuilineatum, the fine-lined pea mussel, is a species of very small freshwater bivalve in the family Sphaeriidae.-Distribution:The species is native to Europe.* British Isles - listed in List of endangered species in the British Isles...
Stelfox, 1918
Dreissenidae
Dreissenidae
The Dreissenidae are a family of small freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks. They attach themselves to stones or to any other hard surface using a byssus.-Genera:Genera within the family Dreissenidae include:* Congeria...
- Congeria leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831) - synonym Mytilopsis leucophaeataMytilopsis leucophaeataMytilopsis leucophaeata, common name "Conrad's false mussel" or "Dark false mussel", is a species of small bivalve mollusc in the family Dreissenidae, the false mussels.-Identification:...
(Conrad, 1831) - Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771)
List of synanthropic species in Germany
Those species do not live in the wild, or are not recorded in the wild yet; they live in greenhouses and similar habitats.List (alphabetically according scientific name):
- Melanoides tuberculata (O. F. Müller, 1774)
See also
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:- List of non-marine molluscs of Poland
- List of non-marine molluscs of the Czech Republic
- List of non-marine molluscs of Austria
- List of non-marine molluscs of Switzerland
- List of non-marine molluscs of France
- List of non-marine molluscs of Luxembourg
- List of non-marine molluscs of Belgium
- List of non-marine molluscs of the Netherlands
- List of non-marine molluscs of Denmark
Further reading
Glöer P. & Meier-Brook C. (2003) Süsswassermollusken. DJN, pp. 134, page 109, ISBN 3-923376-02-2- Stephan Gollasch & Stefan Nehring. National checklist for aquatic alien species in Germany. Aquatic Invasions (2006) Volume 1, Issue 4: 245-269.
External links
- Molluscs in Germany protected by Law (in German wikipedia)
- WISIA online, Information System on International Species Conservation by Federal Agency for Nature ConservationFederal Agency for Nature ConservationThe German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation is the German government’s scientific authority with responsibility for national and international nature conservation...