List of introduced molluscs of Venezuela

This is a list of 52 species of molluscs that have been introduced into Venezuela, that are living in the wild, and that have been reported in the literature.

  • Marine gastropods: 7 species
  • Freshwater gastropods: 5 species
  • Land gastropods: 22 species
  • Marine bivalves: 18 species
  • Estuarine bivalves: 2 species
  • Total number of introduced mollusc species: 52
Map showing the location of Venezuela
Outer and inner views of a shell of Umbraculum plicatulum

Gastropoda

Marine gastropods

Buccinidae

  • Babylonia aerolata (Link, 1807)[1][2]
A live individual of Pomacea bridgesi
Five views of a shell of Pomacea canaliculata
Two views of a shell of Planorbella duryi

Fasciolariidae

Modulidae

Turbinellidae

Umbraculidae

  • Umbraculum plicatulum (Von Martens, 1881)[2][4]

Freshwater gastropods

Ampullariidae

Planorbidae

Thiaridae

Two shells of Melanoides tuberculata

Land gastropods

Achatinidae

A shell of Achatina fulica

Arionidae

An active individual of Arion subfuscus

Bradybaenidae

Ferussaciidae

Helicidae

Two shells of Helix pomatia

Limacidae

A shell and a live individual of Subulina octona

Streptaxidae

Subulinidae

Bivalvia

Marine bivalves

Arcidae

  • Arca pacifica (Sowerby, 1833)[2]

Donacidae

  • Donax clathratus (Revee, 1854)[2][14]

Mactridae

  • Mactronella exoleta (Gray, 1837)[2]
  • Rangia mendica (Gold, 1851)[2]

Mytilidae

A shell of Perna perna
Three shells of Perna viridis

Placunidae

Pteriidae

A live individual of Pteria hirundo

Semelidae

  • Cumingia lamellosa (Sowerby, 1833)[2][4]

Tellinidae

  • Strigilla pseudocarnaria Boss, 1969[2]

Teredinidae

Thraciidae

  • Thracia distorta (Montagu, 1803)[2][4]

Veneridae

Estuarine bivalves

Corbiculidae

Two shells of Corbicula fluminalis

Mytilidae

One valve of Musculista senhousia

See also

References

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