List of non-marine molluscs of the Cook Islands

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The non-marine molluscs of Cook Islands are a part of the molluscan fauna of the Cook Islands. There are 14 species of land snails listed as extinct in 2009 IUCN Red List , [1] and 48 species of land gastropods. [2]

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Gastropoda

Freshwater gastropods

Land gastropods

Assimineidae

Endodontidae

Drawing of the shell of an extinct snail Sinployea decorticata. Sinployea decorticata shell.jpg
Drawing of the shell of an extinct snail Sinployea decorticata .

Charopidae [3]

Vertiginidae

Freshwater bivalves

The status of freshwater bivalves in this area is currently unknown.

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Mautodontha maupiensis was a species of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae.

Mautodontha punctiperforata was a species of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae.

Mautodontha subtilis was a species of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae.

Mautodontha unilamellata was a species of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae.

Mautodontha zebrina was a species of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae.

Sinployea canalis was a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Charopidae. This species was endemic to the Cook Islands; it is now extinct.

<i>Sinployea</i> Genus of gastropods

Sinployea is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae.

<i>Sinployea decorticata</i> Extinct species of land snail

Sinployea decorticata a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Charopidae. This species was endemic to the Cook Islands; it is now extinct.

Sinployea harveyensis was a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Charopidae. This species was endemic to the Cook Islands; it is now extinct.

Sinployea kusaieana is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Charopidae. This species is endemic to Micronesia.

Sinployea otareae was a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Charopidae. This species was endemic to the Cook Islands; it is now extinct.

Sinployea planospira was a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Charopidae. This species was endemic to the Cook Islands; it is now extinct.

Sinployea proxima was a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Charopidae. This species was endemic to the Cook Islands and it is now extinct.

Sinployea rudis was a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Charopidae. This species was endemic to the Cook Islands; it is now extinct.

Sinployea tenuicostata was a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Charopidae. This species was endemic to the Cook Islands, but has not been found since 1899 and is believed to be extinct.

Sinployea youngi was a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Charopidae. This species was endemic to the Cook Islands; it is now extinct.

<i>Libera</i> (gastropod) Genus of gastropods

Libera is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Endodontidae.

References

  1. IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 7 November 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Brook F. J. (2010). "Coastal landsnail fauna of Rarotonga, Cook Islands: systematics, diversity, biogeography, faunal history, and environmental influences". Tuhinga: records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa21: 161-252. abstract.
  3. Solem A. (7 January 1983) Endodontoid land snails from Pacific Islands (Mollusca: Pulmonata: Sigmurethra). Part II. Families Punctidae and Charopidae, Zoogeography. Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, ISSN 0015-0754.