The non-marine molluscs of Sri Lanka are a part of the molluscan wildlife of Sri Lanka.
Naggs et al. (2003) listed 246 land gastropods for Sri Lanka. Ranawana (2006) listed 18 species of non-indigenous land gastropods in Sri Lanka and he added some species to that list.
The fauna of Sri Lanka also includes freshwater snails and freshwater bivalves.
Land Snails
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
When considering mollusc diversity in Sri Lanka, snails are the major group that can be found within the island. About 246 land snails are known to occur in Sri Lanka, with 83% of endemism. This include 5 endemic and relict land snails. Majority of land snails are pulmonates.
Endemic species are highlighted with an asterisk (*).
Subclass: Pulmonata
Family: Acavidae
- Acavus haemastoma*
- Acavus phoenix*
- Acavus superbus*
- Oligospira polei*
- Oligospira skinneri*
- Oligospira waltoni*
Family: Achatinidae - Giant land snails
- Achatina fulica
Family: Ariophantidae
Family: Bradybaenidae
- Bradybaena similaris
Succineidae
- Succinea ceylanica
Family: Enidae
- Mirus panos*
- Mirus proletaria*
- Mirus stalix*
Family: Camaenidae
- Beddomea albizonatus*
- Beddomea ceylanicus*
- Beddomea intermedius*
- Beddomea frifasciatus*
- Trachia fallaciosa
- Trachia vittata
- Landouria radleyi*
Family: Cerastidae
- Rachis punctatus
- Rhachistia adumhratus*
- Rhachistia pulcher
Family: Charopidae
- Ruthvenia biciliata*
- Ruthvenia caliginosa*
- Ruthvenia clathratula*
- Thysanota elegans*
- Thysanota eumita*
- Thysanota hispida*
Family: Clausiliidae - Door snails
- Phaedusa ceylanica*
Family: Corillidae
Family: Diplommatinidae
- Nicida catathymia*
- Nicida ceylamca*
- Nicida delectabilis*
- Nicida lankaensis*
- Nicida pedronis*
- Nicida prestomi*
Family: Endodontidae
Family: Euconulidae - Hive snails
- Eurychlamys layardi*
- Eurychlamys regulala*
- Eurychltiniys winifredae*
Family: Spiraxidae
- Spiraxis cingalensis*
Family: Gastrodontidae
- Zonitoides arboreus
Family: Glessulidae
Family: Helicarionidae
- Kaliella barrakporensis
- Kaliella colletti*
- Kaliella delectabilis*
- Kaliella leithiana*
- Kaliella salicensis*
- Sivella galerus*
- Sivella hyptiucyclos*
Family: Agriolimacidae - Keelback slugs
- Deroceras reticulatum
Family: Planorbidae - Ramshorn snails
- Indoplanorbis exustus
Family: Pupillidae
- Microstele muscerda
- Pupoides coenopictus
Family: Pupinidae
Family: Pyramidulidae
- Pyramidula halyi*
Family: Streptaxidae
- Indoartemon cingalensis*
- Indoartemon gracilis*
- Indoartemon layardianus*
- Perrottetia peroteti
- Perrottetia ravanae*
- Gulella bicolor
- Sinoennea planguncula
Family: Subulinidae
Family: Cyclophoridae
Family: Vertiginidae - Whorl snails
- Gastrocopta mimula*
- Nesopupa cinghalensis*
- Pupisoma longstaffae*
- Pupisoma miccyla*
Family: Viviparidae - River snails
- Bellamya bengalensis
- Bellamya dissimilis
Family: Truncatellidae - Looping snails
- Truncatella ceylanica
Family: Thiaridae - Trumpet snails
- Thiara lineata
Freshwater bivalves
See also
- List of marine molluscs of Sri Lanka
- List of non-marine molluscs of India
References
External links
- Biological diversity of Sri Lanka
- http://www.ybasrilanka.org/2011/01/land-snails-of-sri-lanka.html
- http://www.environmentlanka.com/yba/snails.php
