List of non-marine molluscs of Martinique



The non-marine molluscs of Martinique are a part of the molluscan fauna of Martinique (wildlife of Martinique). Martinique is a Caribbean island in the Lesser Antilles. A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Martinique.

There are at least 88 species of gastropods (10 native freshwater gastropods and 7 species of introduced freshwater gastropods, 60 species of land gastropods) and 3 species of freshwater bivalve living in the wild.

Freshwater gastropods
Neritinidae
 * Neritilia succinea (Récluz, 1841)
 * Neritina punctulata Lamarck, 1816
 * Neritina virginea (Linnaeus 1758)

Ampullariidae
 * Marisa cornuarietis (Linnaeus, 1758) - introduced
 * Pomacea glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)

Thiaridae
 * Melanoides tuberculata (O. F. Müller, 1774) - introduced since 1980's
 * (Melanoides amabilis is reported as a second invasive Melanoides species, but not mentioned in more recent check lists )


 * Tarebia granifera (Lamarck, 1822) - introduced since 1991

Cochliopidae
 * Pyrgophorus parvulus (Guilding, 1828)

Lymnaeidae
 * Galba cubensis (Pfeiffer, 1839)

Planorbidae
 * Amerianna carinata (H. Adams, 1861) - introduced
 * Biomphalaria glabrata (Say, 1818) - extinct on Martinique
 * Biomphalaria kuhniana (Clessin, 1883) - introduced
 * Biomphalaria schrammi (Crosse, 1864) - extinct on Martinique
 * (Biomphalaria straminea is reported as a second invasive Biomphalaria species, but not mentioned in more recent check lists )


 * Drepanotrema cimex (Moricand, 1837)
 * Drepanotrema surinamense (Clessin, 1884)
 * (Drepanotrema aeruginosum (Morelet, 1851) and Drepanotrema depressisimum (Moricand, 1839) were reported in the 1950's, but not found in recent years


 * Gundlachia radiata (Guilding, 1828)
 * Gyraulus chinensis (Dunker, 1848) - introduced
 * Helisoma duryi (Wetherby, 1879) - introduced

Physidae
 * Aplexa marmorata (Guilding, 1828)
 * Physa acuta Draparnaud, 1805 - introduced

Land gastropods
Helicinidae
 * Helicina antillarum G.B. Sowerby II, 1842
 * Helicina fasciata Lamarck, 1822
 * Helicina fasciata fasciata Lamarck, 1822
 * Helicina fasciala picturata Mazé, 1874 - endemic to Martinique
 * Helicina guadeloupensis G.B. Sowerby 11, 1842
 * Helicina platychila (Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1824)
 * Helicina pudica Drouël, 1859 - not re-collected since the 19th century
 * Helicina sp. 1 - probably endemic to Martinique
 * Helicina sp. 2 - probably endemic to Martinique
 * Lucidella striatula (Férussac, 1827)

Neocyclotidae
 * Amphicyclotulus cinereus (Drouët, 1859) - endemic to Martinique, now globally extinct
 * Amphicyclotulus martinicensis (Shuttleworth, 1857) - endemic to Martinique
 * Amphicyclotulus rufescens (G. B. Sowerby I, 1843) - endemic to Martinique

Annulariidae
 * Diplopoma crenulatum (Potiez & Michaud, 1836)

Veronicellidae
 * Diplosolenodes occidentalis (Guilding, 1825) - probably introduced
 * Sarasinula plebeia (P. Fischer, 1868) - introduced
 * Semperula wallacei (Issel, 1874) - introduced
 * (Several additional veronicellid species may have introduced to Martinique )

Succineidae
 * Omalonyx matheroni (Potiez & Michaud, 1835) - introduced
 * Succinea cf. cuvierii Guilding, 1026

Valloniidae
 * Pupisoma dioscoricola (C.B. Adams, 1845) - introduced

Gastrocoptidae
 * Gastrocopta barbadensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1852)

Amphibulimidae
 * Amphibulima rubescens (Deshayes, 1830) - endemic to Martinique

Bulimulidae
 * Bulimulus guadalupensis (Bruguière, 1789) - introduced in the 19th century, probably extinct
 * Drymaeus multifasciatus (Lamarck, 1822) - endemic to Martinique
 * Protoglyptus chrysalis (L. Pfeiffer, 1847)
 * Protoglyptus luciae (Pilsbry, 1897)
 * Protoglyptus martinicensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) - endemic to Martinique
 * Protoglyptus mazei (Crosse, 1874) - endemic to Martinique

Urocoptidae
 * Brachypodella antiperversa(Férussac,"1832)

Achatinidae
 * Allopeas clavulinum (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) - introduced
 * Allopeas gracile (Hutton, 1834) - introduced
 * Allopeas micrum (d'Orbigny, 1835) - introduced
 * Archachatina marginata (Swainson, 1821) - introduced
 * Beckianum beckianum (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) - introduced
 * Lissachatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822) - introduced
 * Leptinaria lamellata (Potiez & Michaud,1835) - introduced
 * Limicolaria aurora (Jay, 1839) - introduced
 * Opeas hannense (Rang, 1831) - introduced
 * Pseudopeas sp. - probably introduced
 * Stenogyra sp. - probably introduced
 * Subulina octona (Bruguière, 1789) - introduced

Ferussaciidae
 * Karolus consobrinus (d'Orbigny, 1841)

Oleacinidae
 * Laevaricella semitarum (L. Pfeiffer, 1842) - endemic to Martinique
 * Laevaricella sp. - endemic to Martinique

Streptaxidae
 * Huttonella bicolor (Hutton, 1834) - introduced
 * Streptartemon glaber (L. Pfeiffer, 1849) - introduced
 * Streptostele musaecola (Morelet, 1860) - introduced

Scolodontidae
 * Tamayoa decolorata (Drouët, 1859) - introduced

Sagdidae
 * Lacteoluna selenina (A.A. Gould, 1848) - could be introduced

Agriolimacidae
 * Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774) - introduced

Philomycidae
 * Pallifera sp. - introduced

Pleurodontidae
 * Discolepis desidens (Rang, 1834) - endemic to Martinique
 * Gonostomopsis auridens (Rang, 1834) - endemic to Martinique
 * Pleurodonte dentiens (Férussac, 1822)
 * Pleurodonte discolor (Férussac, 1821) - endemic to Martinique
 * Pleurodonte guadeloupensis roseolabrum (M. Smith, 1911) - endemic to Martinique
 * Pleurodonte hippocastanum (Lamarck, 1792) - endemic to Martinique
 * Pleurodonte nucleola (Rang, 1834) - endemic to Martinique
 * Pleurodonte obesa (Beck, 1837) - endemic to Martinique
 * Pleurodonte orbiculata (Férussac, 1822)
 * Pteurodonte paritis (Férussac, 1822) - endemic to Martinique

Polygyridae
 * Praticolella griseola (L. Pfeiffer, 1841) - could be introduced

Thysanophoridae
 * Thysanophora vortex bracteola (Férussac & Deshayes, 1850)

Freshwater bivalves
Dreissenidae
 * Mytilopsis leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831) - introduced

Sphaeriidae
 * Eupera viridans (Prime, 18651)
 * Pisidium punctiferum (Guppy, 1867)