List of non-marine molluscs of India



The non-marine molluscs of India are a part of the molluscan fauna of India.

There are 5070 species of marine and non-marine molluscs living in the wild in India. There are 3371 species of marine molluscs in India.

There are 1671 species of non-marine molluscs living in the wild in India. This includes 1488 terrestrial species in 140 genera and 183 freshwater species in 53 genera.

There are a total of species of gastropods, which breaks down to ?? species of freshwater gastropods, and 1488 species of land gastropods, plus ?? species of bivalves living in the wild.


 * Summary table of number of species

Freshwater gastropods
Neritidae
 * Neripteron auriculatum (Lamarck, 1816)
 * Neripteron violaceum (Gmelin, 1791)
 * Neritina pulligera (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Neritina platyconcha (Annandale & Prashad, 1919) – subgenus Dostia
 * Neritina perottetiana (Recluz) – subgenus Vittina
 * Neritina smithi (Wood, 1828) – subgenus Vittina
 * Neritina turrita (Gmelin, 1791)
 * Neritina variegata Lesson – subgenus Vittina
 * Neritodryas subsulcata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1836)
 * Theodoxus bicolor (Récluz, 1843) – subgenus Clithon
 * Theodoxus corona (Linnaeus, 1758) – subgenus Clithon
 * Theodoxus reticularis Sowerby, 1838 – subgenus Clithon
 * Septaria lineata (Lamarck, 1816)
 * Septaria porcellana (Linnaeus, 1758)

Viviparidae
 * Angulyagra microchaetophora (Annandale, 1921)
 * Angulyagra oxytropis (Benson, 1836)
 * Taia crassicallosa Annandale & Rao, 1925

Ampullariidae
 * Pila globosa (Swainson, 1822) – including varieties incrassatula (Nevill) and minor (Nevill)
 * Pila olea (Reeve, 1856)
 * Pila conica (Gray, 1828) – including variety compacta Reeve
 * Pila theobaldi Hanley, 1875
 * Pila virens (Lamarck, 1822)
 * Pila saxea (Reeve, 1856)

Valvatidae
 * Valvata piscinalis (O. F. Müller, 1774)

Littorinidae
 * Cremnoconchus syhadrensis (Blanford, 1863)
 * Cremnoconchus conicus Blanford, 1870 – synonym: Cremnoconchus carinatus (Layard, 1854)
 * Mainwaringia paludomoidea (G. Nevill, 1885)

Pomatiopsidae
 * Tricula montana (Benson, 1843)

Amnicolidae
 * Erhaia nainatalensis Davis & Rao, 1997

Hydrobiidae
 * Mysorella costigera (Küster, 1852)

Assimineidae
 * Assiminea brevicula Pfeiffer, 1854

Thiaridae
 * Paludomus tanschauria Gmelin
 * Melanoides tuberculata (O. F. Müller, 1774)
 * Plotia scabra (O. F. Müller, 1774)

Lymnaeidae
 * Radix luteola (Lamarck, 1822)

Planorbidae
 * Anisus convexiusulcus (Benson, 1863) = Gyraulus convexiusulcus (Benson, 1863)
 * Indoplanorbis exustus (Deshayes, 1834)

Land gastropods


Species of gastropods of India include:

Assimineidae
 * Acmella roepstorffiana Nevill, 1878
 * Acmella tersa (Benson, 1853)

Hydrocenidae
 * Georissa pyxis (Benson, 1856)

Helicinidae
 * Pleuropoma andamanica (Benson, 1860)
 * Pleuropoma arakanensis (W. T. Blanford, 1865)
 * Pleuropoma dunkeri (Zelebor, 1867)
 * Pleuropoma nicobarica (L. Pfeiffer, 1847)
 * Pleuropoma rogersi (Bourne, 1911)
 * Pleuropoma scrupula (Benson, 1863)
 * Sulfurina behniana (Pfeiffer, 1865)
 * Sulfurina bensoni A. J. Wagner, 1907
 * Sulfurina zelebori (L. Pfeiffer, 1867)

Achatinidae
 * Achatina fulica fulica (Bowdich, 1822)

Camaenidae
 * Amphidromus
 * Chloritis propinqua (Pfeiffer, 1857)

Cerastidae
 * Rhachis bengalensis (Lamarck, 1822)
 * Rhachis praetermissus (Blanford, 1861)
 * Rhachis pulcher (Gray, 1825)
 * Rhachis punctatus (Anton, 1839)

Charopidae
 * Ruthvenia retifera (Pfeiffer, 1845)

Cyclophoridae
 * Alycaeus expatriatus (Blanford, 1860)
 * Alycaeus footei (Blanford, 1861)
 * Craspedotropis bilirata (Beddome, 1875)
 * Craspedotropis cuspidata (Benson, 1851)
 * Cyathopoma atrosetosum (Beddome, 1875)
 * Cyathopoma filocinctum (Benson, 1851)
 * Cyathopoma latilabrie (Beddome, 1875)
 * Cyathopoma nitidum (Beddome, 1875)
 * Cyathopoma ovatum (Beddome, 1875)
 * Cyathopoma trochlea (Benson, 1851)
 * Cyathopoma wynaadense (Blanford, 1868)
 * Cyclophorus altivagus (Benson, 1854)
 * Cyclophorus bensoni (Pfeiffer, 1854)
 * Cyclophorus cryptomphalus Benson, 1857
 * Cyclophorus indicus (Deshayes, 1832)
 * Cyclophorus malayanus (Benson, 1852)
 * Cyclophorus nilagiricus (Benson, 1852)
 * Cyclophorus siamensis (Sowerby, 1850)
 * Cyclophorus stenomphalus (Pfeiffer, 1846)
 * Cyclophorus volvulus (O.F. Müller, 1774)
 * Cyclophorus zebrinus (Benson, 1836)
 * Leptopomoides valvatus (Mollendroff, 1897)
 * Mychopoma seticinctum (Beddome, 1875)
 * Pterocyclus bilabiatus (Sowerby, 1843)
 * Pterocyclus comatus (Mollendorff, 1897)
 * Pterocyclus cyclophoroideus (G. Nevill, 1881)
 * Pterocyclus nanus (Benson, 1851)
 * Scabrina phenotopicus (Benson, 1851
 * Scabrina pinnulifer (Benson, 1857)
 * Theobaldius ravidus (Benson, 1851)
 * Theobaldius stenostoma (G. B. Sowerby I, 1843)
 * Theobaldius tristis (Blanford, 1869)

Pupinidae
 * Tortulosa recurvatus (Pfeiffer, 1862)

Diplommatinidae
 * Nicida anamullayana (Beddome, 1875)
 * Nicida liricincta (Blanford, 1868)
 * Nicida nilgirica (Blanford, 1860)
 * Nicida nitidula (Blanford, 1868)
 * Nicida subovata (Beddome, 1875)
 * Opisthostoma deccanense (Beddome, 1875)
 * Opisthostoma fairbanki (Blanford, 1866)
 * Ophisthostoma macrostoma (Blanford, 1869)
 * Diplommatina canarica (Beddome, 1875)

Endodontidae
 * Philalanka bidenticulata (Benson, 1852)
 * Philalanka daghoba (Blanford, 1861)
 * Philalanka quinquilirata (Gude, 1914)
 * Thysanota guerini (Pfeiffer, 1842)
 * Ruthvenia retifera (Pfeiffer, 1845)

Enidae
 * Ena

Staffordiidae – this family lives only in India
 * Staffordia daflaensis (Godwin-Austen)
 * Staffordia staffordi (Godwin-Austen)
 * Staffordia toruputuensis Godwin-Austen

Helicarionidae
 * Kaliella barrackporensis (Pfeiffer, 1852)
 * Kaliella sigurensis (Godwin-Austen, 1882)
 * Sitala liricincta (Stolickzka, 1871)
 * Sitala palmaria (Benson, 1864)
 * Sitala denselirata (Preston, 1908)

Ariophantidae
 * Ariophanta canarica (Blanford, 1901)
 * Ariophanta cysis (Benson, 1852)
 * Ariophanta immerita (Blanford, 1870)
 * Ariophanta interrupta (Benson, 1834)
 * Ariophanta kadapaensis (Nevill, 1878)
 * Ariophanta thyreus (Benson, 1852)
 * Cryptozona albata (Blanford, 1880) (subgenus Xestina)
 * Cryptozona belangeri (Deshayes, 1834) (subgenus Xestina)
 * Cryptozona bistrialis (Beck) (subgenus Xestina)
 * Cryptozona ligulata (Ferussac, 1821)
 * Cryptozona maderaspatana (Gray, 1834) (subgenus Nilgiria)
 * Cryptozona semirugata (Beck, 1837) (subgenus Nilgiria)
 * Cryptozona sisparica (Blanford, 1866)
 * Cryptozona solata (Benson, 1848)
 * Euplecta acuducta (Benson, 1850)
 * Euplecta cacuminifera (Benson, 1850)
 * Euplecta fluctuosa (Blanford, 1901)
 * Euplecta hyphasma (Pfeiffer, 1853)
 * Euplecta granulifera (Blanford, 1901)
 * Euplecta indica (Pfeiffer, 1846)
 * Euplecta mucronifera (H. Adams, 1869)
 * Euplecta semidecussata (Pfeiffer, 1851)
 * Euplecta subdecussata (Pfeiffer, 1857)
 * Euplecta travancorica (Benson, 1865)
 * Hemiplecta beddomii (Blanford, 1874)
 * Macrochlamys aulopsis (Benson, 1863)
 * Macrochlamys indica Benson, 1832
 * Macrochlamys lixa (Blanford, 1866)
 * Macrochlamys prava (Blanford, 1904)
 * Macrochlamys vilipensa (Benson, 1853)
 * Macrochlamys woodiana (Pfeiffer, 1851)
 * Indrella ampulla (Benson, 1850)
 * Mariaella beddomei (Godwin-Austen, 1888)
 * Mariaella dussumieri (Gray, 1855)

Pupillidae
 * Pupilla

Pyramidulidae
 * Pyramidula

Streptaxidae
 * Streptaxis canaricus (Blanford, 1869)
 * Streptaxis concinnus (Blanford, 1880)
 * Streptaxis peroteti (Petit, 1841)
 * Streptaxis scalptus (Blanford, 1899)
 * Streptaxis subacutus (Blanford, 1899)
 * Gluella canarica (Blanford, 1880)
 * Gluella exilis (Blanford, 1880)
 * Gluella turricula (Blanford, 1899)
 * Huttonella bicolor (Hutton)
 * Ennea
 * Perrottetia rajeshgopali Bhosale, Thackeray & Rowson, 2021

Diapheridae
 * Sinoennea Kobelt, 1904

Succineidae
 * Succinea baconi (Pfeiffer, 1854)
 * Succinea gravelyi Rao, 1924
 * Succinea raoi (Subba Rao & Mitra, 1976)
 * Succinea subgranosa (Pfeiffer, 1849)

Subulinidae
 * Opeas gracilis (Hutton, 1834)
 * Subulina octona (Bruguière, 1789)
 * Zootecus insularis (Ehrenberg, 1831)
 * Glessula canarica (Beddome, 1906)
 * Glessula chessoni (Benson, 1860)
 * Glessula inornata (Pfeiffer, 1851)
 * Glessula mullorum (Blanford, 1861)
 * Glessula oreas (Reeve, 1850)
 * Glessula orophila (Reeve, 1849)
 * Glessula perrotteti (Pfeiffer, 1842)
 * Glessula pseudoreas (Nevill, 1881)
 * Glessula subserena (Beddome, 1906)
 * Glessula tenuispira (Benson, 1836)
 * Glessula textilis (Blanford, 1866)
 * Glessula tornensis (Blanford, 1870)
 * Lamellaxis gracile (Hutton, 1834)
 * Zootecus chion (Pfeiffer, 1856)

Valloniidae
 * Vallonia

Veronicellidae
 * Vaginula alte Férussac, 1821 =? Laevicaulis alte (Férussac, 1822)
 * Filicaulis (Lavecaulis) frauenfeldi (Semper, 1885) = Vaginula frauenfeldi Semper, 1885

Vertiginidae
 * Pupisoma evezardi (Blanford, 1875)

Pleurodontidae
 * Planispira fallaciosa (Férussac, 1821)
 * Planispira nilagerica (Pfeiffer, 1845)
 * Planispira vittata (Muller, 1774)

unsorted:


 * Lithotis rupicola
 * Diplommantina
 * Apatetes
 * Corilla
 * Edouardia
 * Eurychlamys
 * Microcystina
 * Prosopeas
 * Pupoides
 * Bifidaria
 * Micraulax
 * Pearsonia
 * Pseudaustenia
 * Cyclotopsis
 * Thysanota
 * Planispira
 * Rachisellus
 * Satiella
 * Cerastus