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List of introduced molluscs of Venezuela

List of introduced molluscs of Venezuela is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of introduced molluscs of Venezuela rather than just read about it. In short: 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 Gastropoda Marine gastropods Buccinidae Babylonia aerolata (Link…

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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

Gastropoda

Marine gastropods Buccinidae

Babylonia aerolata (Link, 1807)

Fasciolariidae

Fusinus barbarensis (Trask, 1855) Fusinus marmoratus (Phillipi, 1844) Modulidae

Modulus cerodes (A. Adams, 1851) Turbinellidae

Vasum ceramicum (Linnaeus, 1758) Umbraculidae

Umbraculum plicatulum (Von Martens, 1881)

Freshwater gastropods Ampullariidae

Pomacea bridgesi (Reeve, 1856) Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck, 1819) Planorbidae

Planorbella duryi (Wetherby 1879) Thiaridae

Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774) Thiara granifera (Lamarck, 1822)

Land gastropods Achatinidae

Achatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822) Arionidae

Arion subfuscus (Draparnaud, 1805) Bradybaenidae

Bradybaena similaris (Fèrussac, 1821) Ferussaciidae

Cecilioides acicula (Müller 1774) Cecilioides aperta (Swainson, 1840) Helicidae

Cepaea Held, 1838 Cornu aspersum = Helix aspersa (Müller, 1774) Helix pomatia Linnaeus, 1758 Otala Schumacher, 1817 Theba pisana (Müller, 1774) Limacidae

Agriolimax laevis (Müller, 1774) Deroceras reticulatum (Müller, 1774) Lehmannia valenciana (Férussac, 1822) Milax gagatex (Draparnaud)

Streptaxidae

Gulella bicolor (Hutton, 1834) Subulinidae

Allopeas micra (d'Orbigny, 1835) Lamellaxis mauritianus (Pfeiffer, 1952) Opeas gracile (Hutton, 1834) Opeas pumilum (Pfeiffer, 1847) Opeas pyrgula Schmacker and Boettger, 1891 Subulina octona (Bruguière, 1798) Subulina striatella (Rang, 1831)

Bivalvia

Marine bivalves Arcidae

Arca pacifica (Sowerby, 1833) Donacidae

Donax clathratus (Revee, 1854) Mactridae

Mactronella exoleta (Gray, 1837) Rangia mendica (Gold, 1851) Mytilidae

Gregariella corallophiga (Gmelin 1781) Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758) Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758) Placunidae

Placuna placenta Linnaeus, 1758 Pteriidae

Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758) Semelidae

Cumingia lamellosa (Sowerby, 1833) Tellinidae

Strigilla pseudocarnaria Boss, 1969 Teredinidae

Lyodus pedicellatus (Quarterfages, 1849) Bankia carinata (Gray, 1827 Bankia martensi Stempel 1899 Thraciidae

Thracia distorta (Montagu, 1803) Veneridae

Cincomphalus strigillinus (Dall, 1902) Clausinella gayi (Hupé, 1854) Clausinella fasciata (Da Costa, 1778)

Estuarine bivalves Corbiculidae

Corbicula fluminalis (Múller, 1774) Mytilidae

Musculista senhousia (Benson, 1842)

See also List of echinoderms of Venezuela List of Poriferans of Venezuela List of marine molluscs of Venezuela List of molluscs of Falcón state, Venezuela List of non-marine molluscs of El Hatillo Municipality, Miranda, Venezuela List of non-marine molluscs of Venezuela List of birds of Venezuela List of mammals of Venezuela

References

External links Estudio sobre el estado actual de las Especies Exóticas. Juhani. Ojasti. Obra suministrada por la Secretaría General de la Comunidad Andina. 2001 Pérez, Julio E., Alfonsi, Carmen., Salazar, Sinatra K., Macsotay, Oliver., Barrios, Jorge. & Martínez Escarbassiere, Rafael. 2007: Especies marinas exóticas y criptogénicas en las costas de Venezuela. Boletín del Instituto Oceanográfico de Venezuela. 46 (1): 79-96.

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List of introduced molluscs of Venezuela: Outer and inner views of a shell of Umbraculum plicatulum — Outer and inner views of a shell of Umbraculum plicatulum

List of introduced molluscs of Venezuela: Two views of a shell of Planorbella duryi — Two views of a shell of Planorbella duryi

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