A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Hawaii. In addition there are at least? gastropod species living as hothouse aliens, only in greenhouses, aquaria, and terraria.
There are??? species of gastropods?? species of freshwater gastropods,?? species of land gastropods and?? species of bivalves living in the wild in the Hawaiian Islands.
There are?? non-indigenous species of gastropods (?? freshwater and?? land species) and?? species of bivalves in the wild in Hawaii. This is altogether a total of?? freshwater non-indigenous species of wild molluscs.
Summary table of number of species
(The summary table is based on species counted in this list, and also includes also those species with question marks)
Achatinella is a tropical genus of colorful land snails in the monotypic Achatinellidae subfamily Achatinellinae. Species are arboreal pulmonate gastropod mollusks with some species called Oʻahu tree snails or kāhuli in the Hawaiian language.
Achatinella casta is an extinct species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species was endemic to Oʻahu.
Achatinella cestus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
Achatinella curta is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
Achatinella decora is an extinct species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species was endemic to Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi.
Achatinella fulgens is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc within the Achatinella genus of the family Achatinellidae. The species is one of a collection of snail species commonly referred to as Oʻahu tree snails or pupu kuahiwi in the Hawaiian language.
Achatinella fuscobasis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Hawaii.
Achatinella juncea is an extinct species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Achatinellidae. This species was endemic to Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi.
Achatinella lehuiensis is an extinct species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species was endemic to Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi.
Achatinella lila is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to the northern Ko‘olau Mountains, Oahu.
Achatinella mustelina is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to the Waianae Range of the island of Oahu, Hawaii.
Achatinella phaeozona is a species of air-breathing tree snail, an arboreal pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Hawaii.
Achatinella sowerbyana is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Hawaii.
Achatinella swiftii is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Hawaii.
Achatinella taeniolata, an O'ahu tree snail, is a species of colorful, tropical, tree-living, air-breathing land snail, an arboreal pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Achatinellidae.
Auriculella ambusta is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
Newcomb's snail is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae. This species is endemic to Hawaii, in the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Perdicella fulgurans is an extinct species of tropical tree-living, air-breathing, land snail, arboreal pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae.
Achatinellidae is a family of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.
Succinea caduca is a species of land snail native to Hawai'i.
References
↑ Joe S. M. (May 2006) "Impact of Alien Slugs on Native Plant Seedlings in a Diverse Mesic Forest, Oahu, Hawaii, and a study of Slug Food Plant Preferences". 2006 M.S. Thesis, Botany Department, University of Hawaii at Manoa. HTM, PDF
↑ Hau S. (2007). "Hïhïwai (Neritina granosa Sowerby) Recruitment in 'Ïao and Honomanü Streams on the Island of Maui, Hawai‘i". In: Evenhuis N. L. & Fitzsimons J. M. (eds.). Biology of Hawaiian Streams and Estuaries. Bishop Museum Bulletin in Cultural and Environmental Studies3: 171–181. PDF
↑ Smith R. & Seddon M. B. (2003) Erinna newcombi. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 31 October 2009.
2012 Holland B.S., T. Chock, A. Lee & S. Sugiura. Tracking behavior in the snail, Euglandina rosea: First evidence of preference for endemic versus biocontrol target pest species in Hawaii. American Malacological Bulletin 30(1):153–157.
2011 Sugiura, S., B.S Holland & R.H. Cowie. Predatory behaviour in juvenile Euglandina rosea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 101–102.
2010 Holland, B.S., S.L. Montgomery, & V. Costello. A reptilian smoking gun: first record of invasive Jackson's chameleon (Chamaeleo jacksonii xantholophus) predation on native Hawaiian species. Biodiversity and Conservation 19(5):1437–1441.
2009 Holland, B.S. Island flora and fauna: Snails. In: The Encyclopedia of Islands. (R. Gillespie & D.A. Clague, eds), pages 537–542, Science Publishing Group, University of California Press. Invited contribution.
2009 Holland, B.S. & R.H. Cowie. Land snail models in biogeography: A tale of two snails. American Malacological Bulletin 27:59–68. Invited review.
2008 Holland, B.S., C.C. Christensen, K.A. Hayes, R.H. Cowie. Biocontrol in Hawaii: A Response to Messing (2007). Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society. 40:81–83.
2007 Holland, B.S. & R.H. Cowie. A geographic mosaic of passive dispersal: population structure in the endemic Hawaiian amber snail Succinea caduca (Mighels 1845). Molecular Ecology, 16(12): 2422–2435.
2007 Holland, B.S. & M.G. Hadfield. Molecular systematics of the endangered O‘ahu tree snail Achatinella mustelina (Mighels 1845): Synonymization of subspecies and estimation of gene flow between chiral morphs. Pacific Science, 61(1): 53–66.
2006 Holland, B.S. & R.H. Cowie. New island records for the endemic Hawaiian land snail Succinea caduca (Mighels 1845). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers, 88: 58–60.
2004 Hadfield, M.G., B.S. Holland & K.J. Olival. Contributions of Ex Situ Propagation and Molecular Genetics to the Conservation of Hawaiian Tree Snails. In: Experimental Approaches to Conservation Biology. (M. Gordon & S. Bartol, eds). University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles. Pages 16–34.
2004 Holland, B.S. & M.G. Hadfield. Origin and diversification of the endemic Hawaiian tree snails (Achatinellinae: Achatinellidae) based on molecular evidence. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 32(2): 588–600.
2004 Rundell, R.J., B.S. Holland, & R.H. Cowie. Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of endemic Hawaiian succineid land snails (Pulmonata: Gastropoda). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 31: 246–255.
2002 Holland, B.S. & M.G. Hadfield. Islands within an island: phylogeography and conservation genetics of the endangered Hawaiian tree snail Achatinella mustelina. Molecular Ecology, 11(3): 365–376.
Further reading
Joe S. M. & Daehler C. C. (2008) "Invasive slugs as under-appreciated obstacles to rare plant restoration: evidence from the Hawaiian Islands". Biological Invasions10: 245–255. doi:10.1007/s10530-007-9126-9
Severns M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands. The Land shells. 459 pp.; The Sea Shells 462 pp.Conchbooks.
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