List of non-marine molluscs of Israel

Land snail shells in the Negev

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

Land gastropods in Israel include ^[1]

Aciculidae

• Acicula palaestinensis Forcart, 1981 ^{[2] [3]}

Pomatiidae

• Pomatias glaucus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1843) (usually under the synonymous name Pomatias olivieri (Charpentier, 1847) ^{[2] [4]} )

Ellobiidae

• Carychium minimum O. F. Müller, 1774 ^[2]

Succineidae

• Novisuccinea hortensis (Reinhardt, 1877) - non-indigenous ^[5]
• Novisuccinea ovalis (Say, 1817) - non-indigenous ^[5]
• Oxyloma elegans (Risso, 1826) ^[2]

Chondrinidae

• Granopupa granum (Draparnaud, 1801) ^[2]
• Rupestrella rhodia (J. R. Roth, 1839) ^[2]

Gastrocoptidae

• Gastrocopta cf. pellucida (L. Pfeiffer, 1841) - non-indigenous ^[5]
• Gastrocopta procera (A. Gould, 1840) - non-indigenous ^{[2] [5]}

Lauriidae

• Lauria cylindracea (Da Costa, 1778) ^[2]

Orculidae

• Orculella sirianocoriensis (Mousson, 1854) ^[2]
• Pilorcula raymondi (Bourguignat, 1863) ^[2]

Pleurodiscidae

• Pleurodiscus balmei (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) (under the synonymous name Pleurodiscus erdelii (J. R. Roth, 1839) ^[2] )

Pupillidae

• Pupoides coenopictus (T. Hutton, 1834) ^[2]

Pyramidulidae

• Pyramidula rupestris ^[6] (also under the name Pyramidula hierosolymitana (Bourguignat, 1852) ^[2] )

Truncatellinidae

• Truncatellina haasi Venmans, 1957 ^[2]

Valloniidae

• 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]

Enidae

• 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]}

Clausiliidae

• 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 haasi haasi H. Nordsieck, 1971 ^[12]
  • Cristataria haasi kharbatensis H. Nordsieck, 1971 ^[12]
• Cristataria hermonensis H. Nordsieck, 1977 ^{[2] [13]}
• Cristataria petrboki (Pallary, 1939) ^{[2] [12]}
• Elia moesta (Rossmässler, 1839) ^[2]
  • Elia moesta georgi Forcart, 1975 ^[12]
  • Elia moesta moesta (Rossmässler, 1839) - non-indigenous ^{[5] [12]}

Ferussaciidae

• 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]

Achatinidae

• 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]}

Helicodiscidae

• Lucilla scintilla (Lowe, 1852) - non-indigenous ^[5]

Punctidae

• Paralaoma servilis (Shuttleworth, 1852) ^[2]
• Punctum pygmaeum (Draparnaud, 1801) ^[2]

Euconulidae

• Euconulus alderi (Gray, 1840) (under the synonymous name Euconulus praticola (Reinhardt, 1883) ^[16]

Gastrodontidae

• Zonitoides arboreus (Say, 1816) - non-indigenous ^[5]
• Zonitoides nitidus (O. F. Müller, 1774) - non-indigenous ^[5]

Pristilomatidae

• Hawaiia minuscula (A. Binney, 1841) - non-indigenous ^[5]
• Vitrea contracta (Westerlund, 1871) ^[2]

Oxychilidae

• 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]

Milacidae

• Milax barypus Bourguignat, 1866 ^{[2] [17]}

Limacidae

• Gigantomilax cecconii (Simroth, 1906) ^[2]
• Gigantomilax eustrictus (Bourguignat, 1866) ^[2]
• Lehmannia valentiana (de Férussac, 1822) - non-indigenous ^[5]
• Limacus flavus (Linnaeus, 1758) ^[2]

Agriolimacidae

• 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]

Geomitridae

• 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 is non-indigenous in Israel

Helicidae

• 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)
  • Levantina spiriplana caesareana (Mousson, 1854) ^{[2] [4]}
  • Levantina spiriplana spiriplana (Olivier, 1801) (including Levantina hierosolyma (Mousson, 1854) ^[2] )
• Theba pisana (O. F. Müller, 1774) ^[2]

Hygromiidae

• 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]}

Sphincterochilidae

• 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)).

Trissexodontidae

• Caracollina lenticula (Michaud, 1831) ^[2]

See also

• Wildlife of Israel

References

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External links

• Israel's Land Molluscs - Nature of Israel by Oz Rittner