List of non-marine molluscs of Hawaii

The non-marine molluscs of Hawaii are part of the molluscan fauna of Hawaii, which in turn is part of the (wildlife of Hawaii).

Location of Hawaii

A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Hawaii. Shells of local land snails which were collected by David Dwight Baldwin can be seen in the Bailey House Museum in Wailuku, Maui.

Freshwater gastropods

Neritidae

Erinna newcombi is endemic to Kauaʻi

Lymnaeidae

Land gastropods

Land gastropods in Hawaii include:

Achatinellidae

Endodontidae

Pupillidae

Pristilomatidae

  • ...

Euconulidae

  • ...

Oxychilidae

  • Godwinia - the genus is endemic to Hawaii

Vitrinidae

  • ...

Bivalvia


See also

References

  1. Hau S. (2007). "Hïhïwai (Neritina granosa Sowerby) Recruitment in 'Ïao and Honomanü Streams on the Island of Maui, Hawai‘i". In: Evenhuis N. L. & Fitzsimons J. M. (eds.). Biology of Hawaiian Streams and Estuaries. Bishop Museum Bulletin in Cultural and Environmental Studies 3: 171–181. PDF
  2. Smith R. & Seddon M. B. (2003) Erinna newcombi. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 31 October 2009.
  3. Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). Perdicella fulgurans. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
  4. Cowie R. & Pokryszko B. (1996). Pupoidopsis hawaiensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.

Further reading

  • Joe S. M. & Daehler C. C. (2008) "Invasive slugs as under-appreciated obstacles to rare plant restoration: evidence from the Hawaiian Islands". Biological Invasions 10: 245–255. doi:10.1007/s10530-007-9126-9
  • Severns M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands. The Land shells. 459 pp.; The Sea Shells 462 pp. Conchbooks.
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