List of non-marine molluscs of Israel
Non-marine molluscs of Israel are a part of the molluscan fauna of Israel. A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Israel. In addition, a number of gastropod species are reared in captivity in greenhouses, aquaria and terraria.
Land gastropods
[edit]Land gastropods in Israel include[1]
- Acicula palaestinensis Forcart, 1981[2][3]
- Pomatias glaucus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1843) (usually under the synonymous name Pomatias olivieri (Charpentier, 1847)[2][4])
- Carychium minimum O. F. Müller, 1774[2]
- Novisuccinea hortensis (Reinhardt, 1877) - non-indigenous[5]
- Novisuccinea ovalis (Say, 1817) - non-indigenous[5]
- Oxyloma elegans (Risso, 1826)[2]
- Granopupa granum (Draparnaud, 1801)[2]
- Rupestrella rhodia (J. R. Roth, 1839)[2]
- Gastrocopta cf. pellucida (L. Pfeiffer, 1841) - non-indigenous[5]
- Gastrocopta procera (A. Gould, 1840) - non-indigenous[2][5]
- Lauria cylindracea (Da Costa, 1778)[2]
- Pleurodiscus balmei (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) (under the synonymous name Pleurodiscus erdelii (J. R. Roth, 1839)[2])
- Pupoides coenopictus (T. Hutton, 1834)[2]
- Pyramidula rupestris[6] (also under the name Pyramidula hierosolymitana (Bourguignat, 1852)[2])
- Truncatellina haasi Venmans, 1957[2]
- Vallonia costata (O. F. Müller, 1774) - non-indigenous[5]
- Vallonia excentrica Sterki, 1893 - non-indigenous[5]
- Vallonia costata (O. F. Müller, 1774) - non-indigenous[5]
- Buliminus alepensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1841)[2]
- Buliminus diminutus (Mousson, 1861)[2]
- Buliminus glabratus (Mousson, 1861)[2]
- Buliminus jordani (Charpentier, 1847)[2]
- Buliminus labrosus labrosus (Olivier, 1804)[4][2]
- Buliminus lamprostatus (Bourguignat, 1876)[2]
- Buliminus negevensis Heller, 1970[2]
- Buliminus sinaiensis Heller, 1970[2]
- Buliminus therinus (Bourguignat, 1876)[2]
- Euchondrus albulus (Mousson, 1861)[2]
- Euchondrus chondriformis (Mousson, 1861)[2]
- Euchondrus desertorum Rochanaburananda, 1981[2][3][7]
- Euchondrus haasi Forcart, 1981[3]
- Euchondrus michonii (Bourguignat, 1853)[2] (including Euchondrus ledereri (L. Pfeiffer, 1868)[2])
- Euchondrus pseudovularis Forcart, 1981[2][3][8]
- Euchondrus ramonensis (Granot, 1988) - endemic[2][9]
- Euchondrus saulcyi (Bourguignat, 1852)[2]
- Euchondrus septemdentatus (Roth, 1839)[2]
- Euchondrus sulcidens (Mousson, 1861)[2]
- Paramastus episomus (Bourguignat, 1857)[2]
- Pene bulimoides (L. Pfeiffer, 1842)[10]
- Pene galilaea Heller, 1972 - endemic[2][10][11]
- Pene kotschyi (L. Pfeiffer, 1854)[10]
- Turanena benjamitica (Benson, 1859)[2][3]
- Turanena hermonensis (Forcart, 1981)[2][3]
- Cristataria elonensis (G. Haas, 1951)[2][12]
- Cristataria forcarti H. Nordsieck, 1971[2][12]
- Cristataria genezarethana (Tristram, 1865)[2][12]
- Cristataria haasi H. Nordsieck, 1971[2]
- Cristataria hermonensis H. Nordsieck, 1977[2][13]
- Cristataria petrboki (Pallary, 1939)[2][12]
- Elia moesta (Rossmässler, 1839)[2]
- Calaxis gracilis Forcart, 1981[2][3]
- Calaxis hierosolymarum (J. R. Roth, 1855)[2]
- Calaxis rothi (Bourguignat, 1864)[2]
- Cecilioides acicula (O. F. Müller, 1774)[2]
- Cecilioides genezarethensis Forcart, 1981[2][3]
- Cecilioides tumulorum (Bourguignat, 1856)[14] (under the synonymous name Cecilioides judaica (Mousson, 1861)[2])
- Hohenwartiana hohenwarti (Rossmässler, 1839)[2]
- Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822 - non-indigenous[5]
- Lamellaxis clavulinus (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) - non-indigenous[5]
- Rumina decollata (Linnaeus, 1758) - non-indigenous[5][15]
- Rumina saharica Pallary, 1901 - non-indigenous[5][15]
- Lucilla scintilla (Lowe, 1852) - non-indigenous[5]
- Paralaoma servilis (Shuttleworth, 1852)[2]
- Punctum pygmaeum (Draparnaud, 1801)[2]
- Euconulus alderi (Gray, 1840) (under the synonymous name Euconulus praticola (Reinhardt, 1883)[16]
- Zonitoides arboreus (Say, 1816) - non-indigenous[5]
- Zonitoides nitidus (O. F. Müller, 1774) - non-indigenous[5]
- Hawaiia minuscula (A. Binney, 1841) - non-indigenous[5]
- Vitrea contracta (Westerlund, 1871)[2]
- Eopolita protensa jebusitica (Roth, 1855)[2][4]
- Libania saulcyi (Bourguignat, 1852)[2]
- Oxychilus camelinus (Bourguignat, 1852)[2]
- Oxychilus renanianus (Pallary, 1939)[2]
- Oxychilus translucidus (Mortillet, 1854) - non-indigenous[5]
- Gigantomilax cecconii (Simroth, 1906)[2]
- Gigantomilax eustrictus (Bourguignat, 1866)[2]
- Lehmannia valentiana (de Férussac, 1822) - non-indigenous[5]
- Limacus flavus (Linnaeus, 1758)[2]
- Deroceras berytensis (Bourguignat, 1852)[2]
- Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774) - non-indigenous[5]
- Deroceras libanoticum (Pollonera, 1909)[2]
- Deroceras reticulatum (O. F. Müller, 1774) - non-indigenous[5]
- Cochlicella acuta (O. F. Müller, 1774)[2]
- Cochlicella barbara (Linnaeus, 1758) - non-indigenous[2][5]
- Microxeromagna lowei (Potiez & Michaud, 1838)[2]
- Xerocrassa davidiana (Bourguignat, 1863)[2][18]
- Xerocrassa erkelii (Kobelt, 1878)[18]
- Xerocrassa fourtaui (Pallary, 1902)<[18]
- Xerocrassa helleri (Forcart, 1976)[18]
- Xerocrassa langloisiana (Bourguignat, 1853)[2][18]
- Xerocrassa meda (Porro, 1840) - non-indigenous[2][5]
- Xerocrassa picardi (F. Haas, 1933)[2][18]
- Xerocrassa pseudojacosta (Forcart, 1976)[2][18]
- Xerocrassa seetzeni (L. Pfeiffer, 1847)[18]
- Xerocrassa simulata (Ehrenberg, 1831)[2][18]
- Xerocrassa tuberculosa (Conrad, 1852)[2]
- Xerocrassa zviae Mienis, 2017[19]
- Xeropicta carmelensis Forcart, 1976[2][18]
- Xeropicta ilanae Forcart, 1981[2][3]
- Xeropicta krynickii (Krynicki, 1833) (often under the synonymous names X. vestalis (L. Pfeiffer, 1841)[2] or X.vestalis joppensis (Schmidt, 1855)[4][18])
- Xeropicta zeevbari Mienis & Rittner, 2020[20]
- Xerotricha apicina (Lamarck, 1822)[2]
- Xerotricha conspurcata (Draparnaud, 1801) - non-indigenous[5]
- Cornu aspersum (O. F. Müller, 1774) - non-indigenous[2][5]
- Eobania vermiculata (O. F. Müller, 1774)[2][5][21]
- Eremina desertorum (Forsskål, 1775)[2]
- Eremina kobelti (Westerlund, 1889)[2]
- Helix engaddensis Bourguignat, 1852[2][22] (including Helix prasinata Roth, 1855[2])
- Helix pachya Bourguignat, 1860[22] (often under the synonymous name Helix texta auct.[2])
- Levantina spiriplana (Olivier, 1801)
- Theba pisana (O. F. Müller, 1774)[2]
- Metafruticicola berytensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1841)[2][23] (including Metafruticicola fourousi (Bourguignat, 1863)[2])
- Metafruticicola hermonensis Forcart, 1981[2][3][23]
- Monacha bari Forcart, 1981[2][3]
- Monacha crispulata (Mousson, 1861)[2]
- Monacha obstructa (Férussac, 1821)[2]
- Monacha syriaca (Ehrenberg, 1831)[2][4]
- Sphincterochila cariosa (Olivier, 1804)[2]
- Sphincterochila fimbriata (Bourguignat, 1852)[2]
- Sphincterochila prophetarum (Bourguignat, 1852)[2]
- Sphincterochila zonata (Bourguignat, 1853)[2]
- Sphincterochila zonata filia (Mousson, 1861)[2]
- Sphincterochila zonata zonata (Bourguignat, 1853) (including Sphincterochila boissieri (Charpentier, 1847)).
- Caracollina lenticula (Michaud, 1831)[2]
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See also
[edit]References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw Heller, J. (2009). Land Snails of the Land of Israel - Natural History and a Field Guide. Sofia-Moscow: Pensoft.
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