List of non-marine molluscs of Jamaica
The non-marine molluscs of Jamaica are a part of the molluscan fauna of Jamaica. A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in the Caribbean island of Jamaica.
Location of Jamaica
Land gastropods have a large degree of endemism in 90% of the species.[1] 505 species of land gastropods are endemic to Jamaica.[1]
Freshwater gastropods
Land gastropods
An unidentified land snail from Jamaica
- Pleurodonte amabilis
- Pleurodonte catadupae
- Pleurodonte candescens
Bivalvia
See also
- List of marine molluscs of Jamaica
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:
- List of non-marine molluscs of Cuba
- List of non-marine molluscs of Haiti
- List of non-marine molluscs of the Dominican Republic
References
- Rosenberg G. & Muratov I. V. (2006). "Status Report on the Terrestrial Mollusca of Jamaica" Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 155(1): 117–161. doi:10.1635/i0097-3157-155-1-117.1.
External links
- Rosenberg G. & Muratov I. V. (11 August 2005). "Recent terrestrial molluscs of Jamaica".
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