List of non-marine molluscs of Chile
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The non-marine molluscs of Chile
are a part of the molluscan fauna of Chile (wildlife of Chile
).
A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Chile.
genus Bostryx
- 29 species
genus Plectostylus - 12 species
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
are a part of the molluscan fauna of Chile (wildlife of Chile
Wildlife of Chile
Chile has a diverse range of wildlife in large extent due to the country's elongated shape, which spans a wide range of latitude, and also its altitude, ranging from the Pacific coast on the west to high Andes mountains in the east. Thus, there are many distinct ecosystems. Chile is often divided...
).
A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Chile.
Land gastropods
OrthalicidaeOrthalicidae
Orthalicidae are a family of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks are classified in the informal group Sigmurethra of the clade Stylommatophora...
genus Bostryx
Bostryx
Bostryx is a genus of air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Orthalicidae.- Distribution :There are 29 species from the genus Bostryx in Chile and numerous species in other countries.- Species :...
- 29 species
- Bostryx affinis (Broderip, 1832)
- Bostryx anachoreta (Pfeiffer, 1856)
- Bostryx albicans (Broderip, 1832)
- Bostryx anachoreta (Pfeiffer, 1856)
- Bostryx derelictus (Broderip, 1832)
- Bostryx eremothauma (Pilsbry, 1896)
- Bostryx erosus (Broderip, 1832)
- Bostryx erythrostoma (Sowerby, 1833)
- Bostryx gayi (Rehder, 1945)
- Bostryx guttatus (Broderip, 1832)
- Bostryx hennahi (Gray, 1830)
- Bostryx holostoma (Pfeiffer, 1856)
- Bostryx huascensis (Reeve, 1848)
- Bostryx ischnus (Pilsbry, 1902)
- Bostryx lactifluus (Pfeiffer, 1856)
- Bostryx leucostictus (Philippi, 1856)
- Bostryx lichenorum (Orbigny, 1835)
- Bostryx mejillonensis (Pfeiffer, 1857)
- Bostryx metamorphus (Pilsbry, 1896)
- Bostryx philippii (Rehder, 1945)
- Bostryx pruinosus (Sowerby, 1833)
- Bostryx pumilio (Rehder, 1945)
- Bostryx pupiformis (Broderip, 1833)
- Bostryx pustulosus (Broderip, 1832)
- Bostryx rhodacme (Pfeiffer, 1843)
- Bostryx rouaulti (Hupé, 1854)
- Bostryx scabiosus (Sowerby, 1833)
- Bostryx variabilis Herm, 1970
- Bostryx voithianus (Pfeiffer, 1847)
genus Plectostylus - 12 species
- Plectostylus araucanus Valdovinos & Stuardo, 1988
- Plectostylus broderipi (Sowerby, 1832)
- Plectostylus chilensis (Lesson, 1831)
- Plectostylus coquimbensis (Broderip, 1832)
- Plectostylus coturnix (Sowerby, 1832)
- Plectostylus elegans (Pfeiffer, 1842)
- Plectostylus ochsneri (Dunker, 1856)
- Plectostylus peruvianus (Bruguière, 1789)
- Plectostylus punctulifer (Sowerby, 1833)
- Plectostylus reflexus (Pfeiffer, 1842)
- Plectostylus vagabondiae Brooks, 1936
- Plectostylus variegatus (Pfeiffer, 1842)
See also
- List of marine molluscs of Chile
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:
- List of non-marine molluscs of Peru, Wildlife of Peru
- List of non-marine molluscs of Bolivia, Wildlife of Bolivia
- List of non-marine molluscs of Argentina, Wildlife of Argentina