List of non-marine molluscs of Cyprus

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

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

Freshwater gastropods

Freshwater gastropods in Cyprus include:

Neritidae

• Theodoxus anatolicus (Recluz 1841)

Melanopsidae

• Melanopsis praemorsa (Linnaeus 1758)

Hydrobiidae

• Islamia mylonas Radea, Parmakelis, Demetropoulos & Vardinoyannis, 2017
• Pseudamnicola malickyi Schütt 1980

Tateidae

• Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray 1843)

Lymnaeidae

• Galba truncatula (O. F. Müller 1774)
• Radix peregra (O. F. Müller 1774)

Physidae

• Physella acuta (Draparnaud 1801)

Planorbidae

• Ancylus fluviatilis O. F. Müller 1774
• Gyraulus piscinarum (Bourguignat 1852)

Land gastropods

Land gastropods in Cyprus include: Ellobiidae

• Carychium sp.

Succineidae

• Succinea putris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cochlicopidae

• Cochlicopa lubrica (O. F. Müller, 1774)

Lauridae

• Lauria cylindracea (Da Costa, 1778)

Orculidae

• Orculella sirianocoriensis (Mousson, 1854)

Pleurodiscidae

• Pleurodiscus cyprius (Kobelt, 1896)

Pyramidulidae

• Pyramidula pusilla (Vallot, 1801)
• Pyramidula rupestris (Draparnaud, 1801)

Truncatellinidae

• Truncatellina cylindrica (J. B. Férussac, 1807) (as Truncatellina rothi (Reinhardt, 1916))

Valloniidae

• Gittenbergia sororcula (Benoit, 1859)
• Vallonia pulchella (O. F. Müller, 1774)

Chondrinidae

• Granopupa granum (Draparnaud, 1801)
• Rupestrella rhodia (J. R. Roth, 1839)

Enidae

• Buliminus carneus (Pfeiffer, 1846)
• Euchondrus ledereri (Pfeiffer, 1868)
• Euchondrus limbodentatus (Mousson, 1854)
• Euchondrus nucifragus (Pfeiffer, 1848)
• Euchondrus parreyssi (Pfeiffer, 1846)
• Multidentula lamellifera (Rossmässler, 1858)
• Multidentula stylus (Pfeiffer, 1848)
• Paramastus cyprius Zilch, 1951
• Turanena katerinae E. Gittenberger, 1996
• Zebrina fasciolata (Olivier, 1801)

Clausiliidae

• Albinaria alajana cypria Nordsieck, 1993
• Albinaria greeni Tomlin, 1935
• Albinaria greeni amorosa H. Nordsieck, 2021
• Albinaria greeni greeni Tomlin, 1935
• Albinaria mavromoustakisi Brandt, 1961
• Albinaria rollei (Boettger, 1896)
• Albinaria saxatilis (Pfeiffer, 1846)
• Albinaria saxatilis avia (Charpentier, 1852)
• Albinaria saxatilis saxatilis (Pfeiffer, 1846)
• Albinaria virgo (Mousson, 1854)
• Elia moesta (Rossmässler, 1839)

Punctidae

• Paralaoma servilis (Shuttleworth, 1852)
• Punctum pygmaeum (Draparnaud, 1801)

Oxychilidae

• Carpathica cretica (Forcart, 1950)
• Daudebardia rufa (Draparnaud, 1805)
• Eopolita protensa (A. Férussac, 1832)
• Mediterranea hydatina (Rossmässler, 1838)
• Oxychilus camelinus (Bourguignat, 1852)
• Oxychilus cyprius (L. Pfeiffer, 1847)
• Oxychilus mavromoustakisi (F. Haas, 1934)

Pristilomatidae

• Gollumia torumbilicata Schütt, 2001
• Vitrea contracta (Westerlund, 1871)
• Vitrea cyprina Westerlund, 1902

Agriolimacidae

• Deroceras berytensis (Bourguignat, 1852)
• Deroceras chrysorroyatissensis Rähle, 1984
• Deroceras famagustensis Rähle, 1991

Limacidae

• Limacus flavus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Milacidae

• Milax barypus Bourguignat, 1866
• Milax riedeli Wiktor, 1986
• Tandonia sowerbyi (A. Férussac, 1823)

Achatinidae

• Rumina saharica Pallary, 1901

Ferrusaciidae

• Calaxis hierosolymarum (J. R. Roth, 1855) (occasionally as Calaxis cypria (Kobelt, 1896))
• Cecilioides acicula (O. F. Müller, 1774)
• Cecilioides tumulorum (Bourguignat, 1856)
• Hohenwartiana hohenwarti (Rossmässler, 1839)

Geomitridae

• Candidula syrensis (Pfeiffer, 1846)
• Cochlicella acuta (Muller, 1774)
• Cochlicella conoidea (Draparnaud, 1801)
• Helicella juglans Gittenberger, 1991
• Helicopsis filimargo (Krynicki, 1833)
• Helicopsis cypriola (Westerlund, 1889)
• Microxeromagna armillata (Lowe, 1852)
• Pseudoxerophila confusa Gittenberger, 1991
• Trochoidea liebetruti (Albers, 1852)
• Trochoidea pyramidata (Draparnaud, 1805)
• Xerocrassa carinatoglobosa (Haas, 1934)
• Xerocrassa cretica (L. Pfeiffer, 1841)
• Xerocrassa nicosiana (Gittenberger, 1991)
• Xeromunda candiota (Mousson, 1854)
• Xeropicta akrotirica Gittenberger, 1991
• Xeropicta krynickii (Krynicki, 1833) (including Ceropicta smyrnocretica and Xeropicta vestalis)
• Xeropicta ledereri (Pfeiffer, 1856)
• Xeropicta ledereri ledereri (Pfeiffer, 1856)
• Xeropicta ledereri mavromoustakisi (Haas, 1933)
• Xeropicta mesopotamica (Mousson, 1874)
• Xerotricha apicina (Lamarck, 1822)
• Xerotricha conspurcata (Draparnaud, 1801)

Hygromiidae

• Metafruticicola berytensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1841)
• Metafruticicola nicosianus (Mousson, 1854)
• Monacha syriaca (Ehrenberg, 1831)

Helicidae

• Cantareus apertus (Born, 1778)
• Cornu aspersum (O. F. Müller, 1774)
• Eobania vermiculata (O. F. Müller, 1774)
• Assyriella bellardii (Mousson, 1854)
• Helix cincta O. F. Müller, 1758
• Helix nucula Mousson, 1854 (occasionally as Helix texta)
• Levantina spiriplana (Olivier, 1801)
• Theba pisana (O. F. Müller, 1774)

Polygyridae

• Polygyra cereolus (Megerle von Mühlfeldt, 1818)

Trissexodontidae

• Caracollina lenticula (Michaud, 1831)

Freshwater bivalves

Freshwater bivalves in Cyprus include:

Sphaeriidae

• Pisidium casertanum (Poli 1795)

See also

Lists of molluscs of surrounding oversea countries:

• List of non-marine molluscs of Turkey
• List of non-marine molluscs of Syria
• List of non-marine molluscs of Lebanon
• List of non-marine molluscs of Israel
• List of non-marine molluscs of Egypt

References