List of non-marine molluscs of Malta

Location of Malta
topography of Malta

The non-marine molluscs of Malta are a part of the molluscan fauna of Malta (wildlife of Malta).

A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Malta. There are 78 species of gastropods, 15 species of freshwater gastropods, 62 species of land gastropods) and 2 species of bivalves living in the wild.

There are 5 non-indigenous species of gastropods (2 freshwater and 2 land species). There are no non-indigenous species of bivalves in the wild in Malta.

Summary table of number of species:
Numbers of molluscs by habitat Number of species (according to this list)
Freshwater gastropods 15
Land gastropods 62
Total number of non-marine gastropods 77
Freshwater bivalves 2
Total number of non-marine molluscs 79

Freshwater gastropods

Freshwater gastropods in Malta include:

Hydrobiidae

Thiaridae

Lymnaeidae

Physidae

Planorbidae

Land gastropods

Land gastropods in Malta include:

Pomatiidae

Truncatellidae

Ellobiidae

Lauriidae

Valloniidae

Vertiginidae

Pleurodiscidae

Chondrinidae

Enidae

Clausiliidae

  • Lampedusa imitatrix (O. Boettger, 1879) - Lampedusa imitatrix imitatrix (O. Boettger, 1879) - endemic; Lampedusa imitatrix melitensis (Gatto, 1892) - endemic[1]
  • Muticaria macrostoma (Cantraine, 1835) - Muticaria macrostoma macrostoma (Cantraine, 1835) - endemic; Muticaria macrostoma oscitans (Charpentier, 1852) - endemic; Muticaria macrostoma macrostoma × Muticaria macrostoma oscitans - endemic; Muticaria macrostoma macrostoma × Muticaria macrostoma scalaris[1]
  • hybrid Lampedusa imitatrix imitatrix × Muticaria macrostoma macrostoma[1]
  • Muticaria macrostoma (Gulia, 1861) - Muticaria macrostoma mamotica (Gulia, 1861) - endemic; Muticaria macrostoma scalaris (L. Pfeiffer, 1848) - endemic[1]
  • Papillifera papillaris (O. F. Müller, 1774)[1]

Ferussaciidae

Subulinidae

Testacellidae

Discidae

Succineidae

Pristilomatidae

Oxychilidae

Milacidae

Lehmannia melitensis

Limacidae

Agriolimacidae

Sphincterochilidae

Hygromiidae

Theba pisana is a widespread species on Malta[1]

Helicidae

Trissexodontidae

Freshwater bivalves

Freshwater bivalves in Malta include:

Sphaeriidae

See also

Lists of molluscs of surrounding oversea countries:

The following species have been found only as fossils on Malta:

Fossil freshwater gastropods

Fossil terrestrial gastropods

References

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