The non-marine molluscs of Argentina are a part of the molluscan fauna of Argentina.
There are hundreds of species of molluscs living in the wild in Argentina.
There are a total of ??? species of gastropods, which breaks down to 101Rumi A., Gregoric D. E. G., Núñez V., César I. I., Roche M. A., Tassara M. P., Martín S. M. & Armengol M. F. L. (2006). "Freshwater Gastropoda from Argentina: Species Richness, Distribution Patterns, and an Evaluation of Endangered Species". Malacologia 49(1): 189–208. species of freshwater gastropods, and ??? species of land gastropods in ?? genera, plus 65 species of bivalves living in the wild.
There are ?? non-indigenous species of gastropods (4 freshwater and ?? land species: ?? snails and ?? slugs) and ? species of bivalves in the wild in Argentina. This is a total of ? freshwater non-indigenous species of wild molluscs.
Potamolithus is the largest genus (with highest species richness) of recent freshwater snails in Argentina.Rumi A., Gregoric D. E. G., Núñez V. & Darrigran G. A. (2008). "Malacología Latinoamericana. Moluscos de agua dulce de Argentina". Revista de Biología Tropical 56(1): 77–111. HTM.
Summary table of number of species Argentina freshwater gastropods 101 land gastropods ??? gastropods altogether ??? bivalves 65 molluscs altogether ??? non-indigenous gastropods in the wild 4 freshwater and ?? land non-indigenous synantrop gastropods ? non-indigenous bivalves in the wild ? non-indigenous synantrop bivalves ? non-indigenous molluscs altogether 4
Freshwater gastropods There are 10 families of freshwater gastropods in Argentina. There are 40 species of freshwater gastropods endemic to Argentina. There are about 45 endangered freshwater gastropods in Argentina.
Ampullariidae – 12 species, one endemic Asolene platae (Maton, 1809) Asolene pulchella (Anton, 1839) Asolene spixii (d'Orbigny, 1835) Felipponea neritiniformis (Dall, 1919) Felipponea elongata (Dall, 1921) Felipponea iheringi (Pilsbry, 1933) Marisa planogyra Pilsbry, 1933 Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck, 1822) Pomacea insularum (d'Orbigny, 1835)Rawlings T. A., Hayes K. A., Cowie R. H. & Collins T. M. (2007). "The identity, distribution, and impacts on non-native apple snails in the continental United States". BMC Evolutionary Biology 7: 97 . Pomacea scalaris (d'Orbigny, 1835) Pomella americanista (Ihering, 1919) Pomella megastoma (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
Thiaridae – 4 species, 3 endemic but extinct in the wild Aylacostoma chloroticum Hylton-Scot, 1954 – extinct in the wild Aylacostoma guaraniticum (Hylton-Scot, 1951) – extinct in the wild Aylacostoma stigmaticum Hylton-Scot, 1954 – extinct in the wild Melanoides tuberculata (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Cochliopidae – 16 species, 10 endemic Heleobia australis (d'Orbigny, 1835) Heleobia castellanosae (Gaillard, 1974) Heleobia conexa (Gaillard, 1974) Heleobia guaranitica (Doering, 1884) Heleobia hatcheri (Pilsbry, 1911) Heleobia isabelleana (d'Orbigny, 1835) Heleobia kuesteri (Ströbel, 1874) Heleobia montana (Doering, 1884) Heleobia occidentalis (Doering, 1884) Heleobia parchappii (d'Orbigny, 1835) – but Heleobia occidentalis and Heleobia vianai may be synonyms of Heleobia parchappiiBouchet, P. (2016). Heleobia parchappii (d'Orbigny, 1835). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=886632 on 2017-11-20 Heleobia peiranoi (Weyrauch, 1963) Heleobia piscium (d'Orbigny, 1835) Heleobia rionegrina (Gaillard, 1974) Heleobia sublineata (Pilsbry, 1911) Heleobia tucumana (Gaillard, 1974) Heleobia vianai (Parodiz, 1960)
Lithoglyphidae – 22 species Potamolithus agapetus Pilsbry, 1911 Potamolithus bushii (Frauenfeld, 1865) Potamolithus callosus Pilsbry, 1925 Potamolithus catharinae Pilsbry, 1911 Potamolithus concordianus Parodiz, 1966 Potamolithus conicus (Brot, 1867) Potamolithus dinochilus Pilsbry, 1896 Potamolithus doeringi Pilsbry, 1911 Potamolithus hidalgoi Pilsbry, 1896 Potamolithus iheringi Pilsbry, 1896 Potamolithus lapidum (d'Orbigny, 1835) Potamolithus microthauma Pilsbry, 1896 Potamolithus orbignyi Pilsbry, 1896 Potamolithus paranensis Pilsbry, 1911 Potamolithus peristomatus (d'Orbigny, 1835) Potamolithus petitianus (d'Orbigny, 1840) Potamolithus philipianus Pilsbry, 1911 Potamolithus quadratus Pilsbry & Ihering, 1911 Potamolithus rushii Pilsbry, 1896 Potamolithus simplex Pilsbry, 1911 Potamolithus tricostatus (Brot, 1867) Potamolithus valchetensis Miquel, 1998
Glacidorbidae – 1 species Gondwanorbis magallanicus (Meier-Brook & Smith, 1976)
Chilinidae – 17 species, 12 endemic Chilina aurantia Marshall, 1924 Chilina dombeiana (Bruguière, 1789) Chilina fluminea (Maton, 1809) Chilina fulgurata Pilsbry, 1911 Chilina gallardoi Castellanos & Gaillard, 1981 Chilina gibbosa G. B. Sowerby I, 1841 Chilina guaraniana Castellanos & Miquel, 1980 Chilina iguazuensis Gregoric & Rumi, 2008Gregoric D. E. G. & Rumi A. (January 2008) "Chilina iguazuensis (Gastropoda: Chilinidae), New Species From Iguazú National Park, Argentina". Malacologia 50(1): 321–330. Chilina megastoma Hylton Scott, 1958 Chilina mendozana Ströbel, 1874 Chilina neuquenensis Marshall, 1933 Chilina parchappii (d'Orbigny, 1835) Chilina patagonica Sowerby II, 1874 Chilina perrieri Mabille, 1833 Chilina portillensis Hidalgo, 1880 Chilina rushii Pilsbry, 1911 Chilina strebeli Pilsbry, 1911
Lymnaeidae – 5 species, 2 endemic Pseudosuccinea columella (Say, 1817) Lymnaea diaphana King, 1830 Lymnaea pictonica Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885 Lymnaea plicata Hylton Scott, 1953 Lymnaea viatrix (d´Orbigny, 1835)
Planorbidae – 20 species Antillorbis nordestensis (Lucena, 1954) Acrorbis petricola Odhner, 1937 Biomphalaria intermedia (Paraense & Deslandes, 1962) Biomphalaria occidentalis Paraense, 1981 Biomphalaria oligoza Paraense, 1974 Biomphalaria orbignyi Paraense, 1975 Biomphalaria peregrina (d´Orbigny, 1835) Biomphalaria straminea (Dunker, 1848) Biomphalaria tenagophila (d´Orbigny, 1835) Drepanotrema anatinum (d´Orbigny, 1835) Drepanotrema cimex (Moricand, 1839) Drepanotrema depressissimun (Moricand, 1839) Drepanotrema heloicum (d'Orbigny, 1835) Drepanotrema kermatoides (d'Orbigny, 1835) Drepanotrema lucidum (Pfeiffer, 1839) Anisancylus obliquus (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) Gundlachia ticaga (Marcus & Marcus, 1962) Hebetancylus moricandi (d´Orbigny, 1837) Laevapex sp. Uncancylus concentricus (d´Orbigny, 1835)
Physidae – 5 species, 2? endemic Physa aspii Holmerg, 1909 Physa loosi Holmerg, 1909 "Physella cubensis" (Pfeiffer, 1839) "Physella venustula" (Gould, 1848) "Stenophysa marmorata" (Guilding, 1828)
Land gastropods
Cyclophoridae Adelopoma tucma
Charopidae Lilloiconcha tucumana Radiodiscus iheringi Trochogyra leptotera Rochebrune & Mabille, 1882Mansur, M.C.D. 1996. Trochogyra leptotera. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2009.
Helicodiscidae
Diplommatinidae
Succineidae Omalonyx unguis (d'Orbigny, 1837)
Scolodontidae (Systrophiidae is a synonym for Scolodontidae) Wayampia trochilioneidesOroño E. S., Cuezzo M. G. & Romero F. (March 2007) "Land snail diversity in subtropical rainforest mountains (Yungas) of Tucumán, northwestern Argentina". American Malacological Bulletin 22(1): 17–26. Scolodonta Doering, 1875Sutcharit C., Naggs F., Wade C. M., Fontanilla I. & Panha S. (2010). "The new family Diapheridae, a new species of Diaphera Albers from Thailand, and the position of the Diapheridae within a molecular phylogeny of the Streptaxoidea (Pulmonata: Stylommatophora)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160: 1–16. .
Odontostomidae Plagiodontes rocae Doering, 1881 Roca J. A. (ed.), Döring A., Berg C., Holmberg E. L. (1881) Informe oficial de la Co (Patagonia) realizada en los meses de Abril, Mayo y Junio de 1879, bajo. Buenos Aires, scan (chapter Molluscos: pp. 61–75.Pizá J., Ghezzi N. S. & Cazzaniga N. J. (2006). "A rare endemic land-snail from Argentina: Plagiodontes rocae Doering 1881 (Gastropoda: Orthalicidae: Odontostominae)". Archiv für Molluskenkunde: International Journal of Malacology 135(1): 91–99. . Plagiodontes weyrauchi Pizá & Cazzaniga, 2009Pizá J. & Cazzaniga N. J. (2009). "A new species of Plagiodontes from Argentina, and new data on the anatomy of four other species in the genus (Gastropoda: Orthalicidae, Odontostominae)". Journal of Natural History 43(23–24): 1437–1471. .
Milacidae Milax gagates (Draparnaud, 1801) – non-indigenousClemente N. L., Faberi A. J., Salvio C. & Lopez A. N. (2010). "Biology and individual growth of Milax gagates (Draparnaud, 1801) (Pulmonata: Stylommatophora)". Invertebrate Reproduction and Development 54(3): 163–168. .
Epiphragmophoridae Epiphragmophora Doering, 1874 – (see also Cuezzo 2006)
Freshwater bivalves
Hyriidae – 1? endemic
Etheriidae – 1? endemic
Sphaeriidae – 25 species, 10 endemic
Corbiculidae Corbicula fluminea – invasive species
Mytilidae Limnoperna fortunei – invasive species
See also List of marine molluscs of Argentina
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries: List of non-marine molluscs of Chile List of non-marine molluscs of Bolivia List of non-marine molluscs of Paraguay List of non-marine molluscs of Brazil List of non-marine molluscs of Uruguay
References
Further reading Cuezzo M. G. (2006). "Systematic Revision and Cladistic Analysis of Epiphragmophora Doering from Argentina and Southern Bolivia (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Xanthonychidae)". Malacologia 49(1): 121–188. Fernández D. (1973). "Catálogo de la malacofauna terrestre argentina". Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires 4: 1–197. Fernández D. & Castellanos Z. (1973). "Clave genérica de la malacofauna terrestre Argentina". Revista del Museo de La Plata XI, Zoología 107: 265–285. Gregoric D. E. G., Núñez V., Rumi A. & Roche M. A. (2006). "Freshwater gastropods from del Plata basin, Argentina. Checklist and new locality records". Comunicaciones de la Sociedad Malacológica del Uruguay 9(89): 51–60. PDF. Holmberg E. L. (1909). "Mollusca Geophila Argentina Nova". Apuntes Historia Natural Buenos Aires 1: 19–12. Holmberg E. L. (1909). "Mollusca Argentina Varia". Apuntes Historia Natural Buenos Aires 1: 691–92. Holmberg E. L. (1912). "Moluscos Argentinos en parte nuevos, coleccionados por Franco Pastore". Physis 1: 20–22. Miquel S. E. & Aguirre M. L. (2011). "Taxonomía de los gastrópodos terrestres del Cuartenario de Argentina". [Taxonomy of terrestrial gastropods from the Quaternary of Argentina.] Revista Española de Paleontología 26(2): 101–133. PDF. Parodiz J. J. (1957). "Catalogue of Land Mollusca of Argentina". The Nautilus 70(4): 127-135. Parodiz J. J. (1957). "Catalogue of Land Mollusca of Argentina". The Nautilus 71(1): 22-30.