The non-marine molluscs of Mexico are a part of the molluscan wildlife of Mexico . A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Mexico.
Location of Mexico
There are about 1,178 species and subspecies of terrestrial gastropods in the Mexico.[1]
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Summary table of number of species:
Numbers of molluscs by habitat
Number of species
Freshwater gastropods
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Land gastropods
1,178 species and subspecies[1]
Total number of non-marine gastropods
over 1200
Freshwater bivalves
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Total number of non-marine molluscs
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There are not enough records of terrestrial gastropods from states of Aguascalientes and Tlaxcala .[1]
Neritidae
Ampullariidae
Viviparidae
Viviparus inornatus (Binney, 1865)[2]
Pachychilidae
Amnipila pila (Pilsbry & Hinkley, 1910)[2]
Pachychilus apheles F. G. Thompson, 1967[2]
Pachychilus apis (I. Lea & H.C. Lea, 1851)[2]
Pachychilus atratus Pilsbry & Hinkley, 1910[2]
Pachychilus chrysalis (Brot, 1872)[2]
Pachychilus corpulentus F. G. Thompson, 1967[2]
Pachychilus corvinus (Morelet, 1849)[2]
Pachychilus dalli Pilsbry, 1896[2]
Pachychilus glaphyrus (Morelet, 1849)[2]
Pachychilus graphium (Morelet, 1849)[2]
Pachychilus hellerii (Brot, 1862)[2]
Pachychilus humerosus Pilsbry & Hinkley, 1910[2]
Pachychilus indiorum (Morelet, 1849)[2]
Pachychilus largillierti (Philippi, 1843)[2]
Pachychilus larvatus (Brot, 1877)[2]
Pachychilus liebmanni (Philippi, 1848)[2]
Pachychilus moctezumensis (Pilsbry & Hinkley, 1910)[2]
Pachychilus pilsbryi von Martens, 1899[2]
Pachychilus pleurotoma Pilsbry & Hinkley, 1910[2]
Pachychilus pluristriatus (Say, 1831)[2]
Pachychilus potomarchus Pilsbry, 1892[2]
Pachychilus radix (Brot, 1872)[2]
Pachychilus rasconensis Thiele, 1928[2]
Pachychilus rubidus (Lea, 1856)[2]
Pachychilus saussurei (Brot, 1874)[2]
Pachychilus schiedeanus (Philippi, 1843)[2]
Pachychilus schumoi Pilsbry, 1931[2]
Pachychilus suturalis Pilsbry & Hinkley, 1910[2]
Pachychilus tristis Pilsbry & Hinkley, 1910[2]
Pachychilus turati (A. Villa & G. B. Villa, 1854)[2]
Pachychilus vallesensis Hinkley, 1907[2]
Pleuroceridae
Lithasiopsis crassus Thompson, 1959[2]
Lithasiopsis darnelli Thompson, 1959[2]
Lithasiopsis hinkleyi Pilsbry, 1910[2]
Lithasiopsis mexicanus Pilsbry, 1910[2]
Assimineidae
Angustassiminea californica (Tryon, 1865)[2]
Assiminea cienegensis Hershler, Liu & Lang, 2007[2]
Cochliopidae
Aroapyrgus alleei Morrison, 1946[2]
Aroapyrgus clenchi (Goodrich & Van der Schalie, 1937)[2]
Aroapyrgus guatemalensis (Fischer & Crosse, 1891)[2]
Aroapyrgus mexicanus (Pilsbry, 1910)[2]
Aroapyrgus orizabensis (Crosse & Fischer, 1891)[2]
Aroapyrgus pasionensis (Goodrich & Van der Schalie, 1937)[2]
Balconorbis sabinasense Czaja, Cardoza-Martínez & Estrada-Rodríguez, 2019[2]
Chorrobius crassilabrum Hershler, Liu & Landye, 2011[2]
Coahuilix hubbsi Taylor, 1966[2]
Coahuilix landyei Hershler, 1985[2]
Cochliopina compacta (Pilsbry, 1910)[2]
Cochliopina francesae (Goodrich & Van der Schalie, 1937)[2]
Cochliopina infundibulum (Martens, 1899)[2]
Cochliopina milleri Taylor, 1966[2]
Cochliopina picta (Pilsbry, 1910)[2]
Cochliopina riograndensis (Pilsbry & Ferriss, 1906)[2]
Emmericiella longa (Pilsbry, 1909)[2]
Emmericiella novimundi (Pilsbry, 1909)[2]
Eremopyrgus elegans Hershler, Liu & Landye, 2002[2]
Juturnia coahuilae (Taylor, 1966)[2]
Littoridina crosseana (Pilsbry, 1910)[2]
Littoridina orcutti (Pilsbry, 1928)[2]
Littoridinops monroensis (Frauenfeld, 1863)[2]
Littoridinops tampicoensis (Pilsbry & Hinkley, 1907)[2]
Littoridinops tenuipes (Couper, 1844)[2]
Mexicenotica xochii Grego, Angyal & Liévano-Beltrán, 2019[2]
Mexipyrgus carranzae Taylor, 1966[2]
Mexithauma quadripaludium Taylor, 1966[2]
Minckleyella balnearis Hershler, Liu & Landye, 2011[2]
Paludiscala caramba Taylor, 1966[2]
Phreatoceras taylori (Hershler & Longley, 1986)[2]
Pseudotryonia mica Hershler, Liu & Landye, 2011[2]
Pseudotryonia pasajae Hershler, Liu & Landye, 2011[2]
Pyrgophorus coronatus (Pfeiffer, 1840)[2]
Pyrgophorus cisterninus (Küster, 1852)[2]
Pyrgophorus spinosus (Call & Pilsbry, 1886)[2]
Pyrgophorus cenoticus Grego, Angyal & Beltrán, 2019[2]
Tepalcatia bakeri (Pilsbry, 1891)[2]
Tepalcatia polia (Thompson & Hershler, 1991)[2]
Tepalcatia tela Thompson & Hershler, 2002[2]
Texadina sphinctostoma (Abbott & Ladd, 1951)[2]
Tryonia allendae Hershler, Liu & Landye, 2011[2]
Tryonia angosturae Hershler, Liu & Landye, 2011[2]
Tryonia chuviscarae Hershler, Liu & Landye, 2011[2]
Tryonia contrerasi Hershler, Liu & Landye, 2011[2]
Tryonia dugesiana (Morrison, 1945)[2]
Tryonia hertleini (Drake, 1956)[2]
Tryonia imitator (Pilsbry, 1899)[2]
Tryonia julimesensis Hershler, Liu & Landye, 2011[2]
Tryonia mariae (Morrison, 1945)[2]
Tryonia minckleyi Hershler, Liu & Landye, 2011[2]
Tryonia molinae Hershler, Liu & Landye, 2011[2]
Tryonia ovata Hershler, Liu & Landye, 2011[2]
Tryonia peregrina Hershler, Liu & Landye, 2011[2]
Tryonia pilsbryi (Morrison, 1945)[2]
Tryonia porrecta (Mighels, 1845)[2]
Tryonia santarosae Hershler, Landye, Liu, De la Maza-Benignos, Ornelas & Carson, 2014[2]
Tryonia seemani (Frauenfeld, 1863)[2]
Tryonia shikueii Hershler, Landye, Liu, De la Maza-Benignos, Ornelas & Carson, 2014[2]
Tryonia taylori Hershler, Liu & Landye, 2011[2]
Tryonia zaragozae Hershler, Liu & Landye, 2011[2]
Hydrobiidae
Cincinnatia integra (Say, 1829)[2]
Ecrobia truncata (Vanatta, 1924)[2]
Pyrgulopsis acarinatus (Hershler, 1985)[2]
Pyrgulopsis bernardina (Taylor, 1987)[2]
Pyrgulopsis brandi (Drake, 1953)[2]
Pyrgulopsis californiensis (Gregg & Taylor, 1965)[2]
Pyrgulopsis cedrosensis (Pilsbry, 1927)[2]
Pyrgulopsis chihuahua (Pilsbry, 1928)[2]
Pyrgulopsis manantiali (Hershler, 1985)[2]
Pyrgulopsis minckleyi (Taylor, 1966)[2]
Pyrgulopsis palomasensis (Pilsbry, 1895)[2]
Pyrgulopsis patzcuarensis Pilsbry, 1891[2]
Pyrgulopsis thompsoni Hershler, 1988[2]
Lithoglyphidae
Phreatomascogos gregoi Czaja & Estrada-Rodríguez, 2019[2]
Pterides bisinulabris Pilsbry, 1909[2]
Pterides pterostoma Pilsbry, 1909[2]
Pterides rhabdus Pilsbry, 1909[2]
Valvatidae
Lymnaeidae
Physidae
Amecanauta jaliscoensis Taylor, 2003[2]
Austrinauta elatus (Gould, 1853)[2]
Chiapaphysa grijalvae Taylor, 2003[2]
Mayabina bullula (Crosse & Fischer, 1882)[2]
Mayabina polita Taylor, 2003[2]
Mayabina spiculata (Morelet, 1849)[2]
Mayabina tapanensis (Crosse & Fischer, 1882)[2]
Mexinauta aurantia (Carpenter, 1857)[2]
Mexinauta impluviatus (Morelet, 1849)[2]
Mexinauta nitens (Philippi, 1841)[2]
Mexinauta princeps (Philippi, 1846)[2]
Physella acuta (Draparnaud, 1805)[2]
Physella boucardi (Crosse and Fischer, 1881)[2]
Physella gyrina (Say, 1821)[2]
Physella mexicana (Philippi, 1841)[2]
Physella patzcuarensis (Pilsbry, 1891)[2]
Physella solidissima (Pilsbry, 1920)[2]
Physella squalida (Morelet, 1851)[2]
Physella virgata (Gould, 1855)[2]
Ultraphysella sinaloae Taylor, 2003[2]
Planorbidae
Antillorbis aeruginosus (Morelet, 1851)[2]
Biomphalaria belizensis (Crosse & Fischer, 1878)[2]
Biomphalaria boucardianus (Preston, 1907)[2]
Biomphalaria gracilenta (Gould, 1855)[2]
Biomphalaria havanensis (Pfeiffer, 1839)[2]
Biomphalaria helophila (d'Orbigny, 1835)[2]
Biomphalaria orbicula (Morelet, 1849)[2]
Biomphalaria petenensis (Morelet, 1851)[2]
Biomphalaria retusus (Morelet, 1849)[2]
Biomphalaria subprona (Von Martens, 1899)[2]
Biomphalaria tepicensis (Von Martens, 1899)[2]
Drepanotrema anatinum (d'Orbigny, 1835)[2]
Drepanotrema cimex (Moricand, 1839)[2]
Drepanotrema cultratum (d'Orbigny, 1841)[2]
Drepanotrema depressissimum (Moricand, 1839)[2]
Drepanotrema kermatoides (d'Orbigny, 1835)[2]
Drepanotrema lucidum (Pfeiffer, 1839)[2]
Drepanotrema sumichrasti (Crosse & Fischer, 1879)[2]
Drepanotrema surinamense (Clessin, 1884)[2]
Ferrissia californica (Rowell, 1863)[2]
Ferrissia rivularis (Say, 1817)[2]
Gundlachia radiata (Guilding, 1828)[2]
Gyraulus circumstriatus (Tryon, 1866)[2]
Gyraulus deflectus (Say, 1824)[2]
Gyraulus parvus (Say, 1817)[2]
Hebetancylus excentricus (Morelet, 1851)[2]
Helisoma anceps (Menke, 1830)[2]
Laevapex papillaris (Von Martens, 1899)[2]
Laevapex sallei (Bourguignat, 1857)[2]
Menetus dilatatus (Gould, 1841)[2]
Micromenetus brogniartianus (Lea, 1842)[2]
Planorbella contrerasi (Pilsbry, 1920)[2]
Planorbella duryi (Wetherby, 1879)[2]
Planorbella foveale (Menke, 1830)[2]
Planorbella tenue (Dunker, 1850)[2]
Planorbella trivolvis (Say, 1817)[2]
Planorbula armigera (Say, 1821)[2]
an unidentified slug from Mexico
probably Drymaeus serperastrus from Mexico
an unidentified land snail from Mexico
Helicinidae - 72 species[1]
Veronicellidae
Subulinidae
Urocoptidae - 265 species[1]
Spiraxidae - 246 species[1]
Orthalicidae /Bulimulinae = Bulimulidae - 140 species[1]
Agriolimacidae
Pupillidae - 47 species[1]
Polygyridae - 65 species[1]
Xanthonychidae - 58 species[1]
Semiconchula custepecana Naranjo-García, Polaco & Pearce, 2000[6]
Echinichidae
Echinix granulata Thompson & Naranjo-García, 2012[7]
Echinix ochracea Thompson & Naranjo-García, 2012[7]
Echinix rugosa Thompson & Naranjo-García, 2012[7]
Humboldtianidae - 49 species[1]
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(August 2010 )
List of marine molluscs of Mexico
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:
Naranjo-García E. & Fahy N. E. (2010). "The Lesser Families of Mexican Terrestrial Molluscs". American Malacological Bulletin 28 (1-2): 59-80. doi : 10.4003/006.028.0222 .
Alexander Czaja, Iris Gabriela Meza-Sánchez, José Luis Estrada-Rodríguez, Ulises Romero-Méndez, Jorge Sáenz-Mata, Verónica Ávila-Rodríguez, Jorge Luis Becerra-López, Josué Raymundo Estrada-Arellano, Gabriel Fernando Cardoza-Martínez, David Ramiro Aguillón-Gutiérrez, Diana Gabriela Cordero-Torres, Alan P. Covich (2020). "The freshwater snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Mexico: updated checklist, endemicity hotspots, threats and conservation status". Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 91: 1-22. https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2020.91.2909
Naranjo-García E., Thomé J. W. & Castillejo J. (2007). "A review of the Veronicellidae from Mexico (Gastropoda: Soleolifera). Revisión de los Veronicellidae de México (Gastropoda: Soleolifera)". Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 78 : 41-50."
Victoria Araiza Gómez, Edna Naranjo-García & Gerardo Zúñiga (2017). "The Exotic Slugs of the Genus Deroceras (Agriolimacidae) in Mexico: Morphological and Molecular Characterization, and New Data on Their Distribution". American Malacological Bulletin 35(2): 126-133. DOI: 10.4003/006.035.0205
Naranjo-García, Edna; Polaco, Oscar J.; Pearce, Timothy A. (2000). "A new genus and species of semi-slug from southern Chiapas, Mexico (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Xanthonychidae)". Archiv für Molluskenkunde 128(1-2): 153-161.