List of non-marine molluscs of Madeira

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The non-marine molluscs of Madeira are a part of the molluscan fauna of Madeira (wildlife of Madeira). This list includes whole Madeira Autonomous Region, that includes Madeira Island, Porto Santo Island, Desertas Islands and Savage Islands.

Contents

A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Madeira.

There are 56 species of gastropods: ?? species of freshwater gastropods, 56 [1] species of land gastropods (land snails) and ?? species of bivalves living in the wild.

The degree of endemism for the area of Madeira is about 84%. [1]


Summary table of number of species

(Summary table is based on species counted in this list and include also those ones with question marks)

Madeira
freshwater gastropods ??
land gastropods56 species of land snails [1]
gastropods altogether56
bivalves ??
molluscs altogether56
non-indigenous gastropods in the wild ?? freshwater and ?? land
non-indigenous hot-house alien gastropods ?
non-indigenous bivalves in the wild ?
non-indigenous hot-house alien bivalves ?
non-indigenous molluscs altogether ?

Freshwater gastropods

Land gastropods

Discidae

Ferussaciidae

Lauriidae

Hygromiidae

Helicidae

Bivalvia

See also

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

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