List of non-marine molluscs of Israel

Non-marine molluscs of Israel are a part of the molluscan fauna of Israel. A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Israel. In addition, a number of gastropod species are reared in captivity in greenhouses, aquaria and terraria.

Land gastropods

Land gastropods in Israel include

Aciculidae

• Acicula palaestinensis Forcart, 1981

Pomatiidae

• Pomatias glaucus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1843) (usually under the synonymous name Pomatias olivieri (Charpentier, 1847))

Ellobiidae

• Carychium minimum O. F. Müller, 1774

Succineidae

• Novisuccinea hortensis (Reinhardt, 1877) - non-indigenous
• Novisuccinea ovalis (Say, 1817) - non-indigenous
• Oxyloma elegans (Risso, 1826)

Chondrinidae

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

Gastrocoptidae

• Gastrocopta cf. pellucida (L. Pfeiffer, 1841) - non-indigenous
• Gastrocopta procera (A. Gould, 1840) - non-indigenous

Lauriidae

• Lauria cylindracea (Da Costa, 1778)

Orculidae

• Orculella sirianocoriensis (Mousson, 1854)
• Pilorcula raymondi (Bourguignat, 1863)

Pleurodiscidae

• Pleurodiscus balmei (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) (under the synonymous name Pleurodiscus erdelii (J. R. Roth, 1839))

Pupillidae

• Pupoides coenopictus (T. Hutton, 1834)

Pyramidulidae

• Pyramidula rupestris (also under the name Pyramidula hierosolymitana (Bourguignat, 1852))

Truncatellinidae

• Truncatellina haasi Venmans, 1957

Valloniidae

• Vallonia costata (O. F. Müller, 1774) - non-indigenous
• Vallonia excentrica Sterki, 1893 - non-indigenous
• Vallonia costata (O. F. Müller, 1774) - non-indigenous

Enidae

• Buliminus alepensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1841)
• Buliminus diminutus (Mousson, 1861)
• Buliminus glabratus (Mousson, 1861)
• Buliminus jordani (Charpentier, 1847)
• Buliminus labrosus labrosus (Olivier, 1804)
• Buliminus lamprostatus (Bourguignat, 1876)
• Buliminus negevensis Heller, 1970
• Buliminus sinaiensis Heller, 1970
• Buliminus therinus (Bourguignat, 1876)
• Euchondrus albulus (Mousson, 1861)
• Euchondrus chondriformis (Mousson, 1861)
• Euchondrus desertorum Rochanaburananda, 1981
• Euchondrus haasi Forcart, 1981
• Euchondrus michonii (Bourguignat, 1853) (including Euchondrus ledereri (L. Pfeiffer, 1868))
• Euchondrus pseudovularis Forcart, 1981
• Euchondrus ramonensis (Granot, 1988) - endemic
• Euchondrus saulcyi (Bourguignat, 1852)
• Euchondrus septemdentatus (Roth, 1839)
• Euchondrus sulcidens (Mousson, 1861)
• Paramastus episomus (Bourguignat, 1857)
• Pene bulimoides (L. Pfeiffer, 1842)
• Pene galilaea Heller, 1972 - endemic
• Pene kotschyi (L. Pfeiffer, 1854)
• Turanena benjamitica (Benson, 1859)
• Turanena hermonensis (Forcart, 1981)

Clausiliidae

• Cristataria elonensis (G. Haas, 1951)
• Cristataria forcarti H. Nordsieck, 1971
• Cristataria genezarethana (Tristram, 1865)
• Cristataria haasi H. Nordsieck, 1971
• Cristataria haasi haasi H. Nordsieck, 1971
• Cristataria haasi kharbatensis H. Nordsieck, 1971
• Cristataria hermonensis H. Nordsieck, 1977
• Cristataria petrboki (Pallary, 1939)
• Elia moesta (Rossmässler, 1839)
• Elia moesta georgi Forcart, 1975
• Elia moesta moesta (Rossmässler, 1839) - non-indigenous

Ferussaciidae

• Calaxis gracilis Forcart, 1981
• Calaxis hierosolymarum (J. R. Roth, 1855)
• Calaxis rothi (Bourguignat, 1864)
• Cecilioides acicula (O. F. Müller, 1774)
• Cecilioides genezarethensis Forcart, 1981
• Cecilioides tumulorum (Bourguignat, 1856) (under the synonymous name Cecilioides judaica (Mousson, 1861))
• Hohenwartiana hohenwarti (Rossmässler, 1839)

Achatinidae

• Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822 - non-indigenous
• Lamellaxis clavulinus (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) - non-indigenous
• Rumina decollata (Linnaeus, 1758) - non-indigenous
• Rumina saharica Pallary, 1901 - non-indigenous

Helicodiscidae

• Lucilla scintilla (Lowe, 1852) - non-indigenous

Punctidae

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

Euconulidae

• Euconulus alderi (Gray, 1840) (under the synonymous name Euconulus praticola (Reinhardt, 1883)

Gastrodontidae

• Zonitoides arboreus (Say, 1816) - non-indigenous
• Zonitoides nitidus (O. F. Müller, 1774) - non-indigenous

Pristilomatidae

• Hawaiia minuscula (A. Binney, 1841) - non-indigenous
• Vitrea contracta (Westerlund, 1871)

Oxychilidae

• Eopolita protensa jebusitica (Roth, 1855)
• Libania saulcyi (Bourguignat, 1852)
• Oxychilus camelinus (Bourguignat, 1852)
• Oxychilus renanianus (Pallary, 1939)
• Oxychilus translucidus (Mortillet, 1854) - non-indigenous

Milacidae

• Milax barypus Bourguignat, 1866

Limacidae

• Gigantomilax cecconii (Simroth, 1906)
• Gigantomilax eustrictus (Bourguignat, 1866)
• Lehmannia valentiana (de Férussac, 1822) - non-indigenous
• Limacus flavus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Agriolimacidae

• Deroceras berytensis (Bourguignat, 1852)
• Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774) - non-indigenous
• Deroceras libanoticum (Pollonera, 1909)
• Deroceras reticulatum (O. F. Müller, 1774) - non-indigenous

Geomitridae

• Cochlicella acuta (O. F. Müller, 1774)
• Cochlicella barbara (Linnaeus, 1758) - non-indigenous
• Microxeromagna lowei (Potiez & Michaud, 1838)
• Xerocrassa davidiana (Bourguignat, 1863)
• Xerocrassa erkelii (Kobelt, 1878)
• Xerocrassa fourtaui (Pallary, 1902)<
• Xerocrassa helleri (Forcart, 1976)
• Xerocrassa langloisiana (Bourguignat, 1853)
• Xerocrassa meda (Porro, 1840) - non-indigenous
• Xerocrassa picardi (F. Haas, 1933)
• Xerocrassa pseudojacosta (Forcart, 1976)
• Xerocrassa seetzeni (L. Pfeiffer, 1847)
• Xerocrassa simulata (Ehrenberg, 1831)
• Xerocrassa tuberculosa (Conrad, 1852)
• Xerocrassa zviae Mienis, 2017
• Xeropicta carmelensis Forcart, 1976
• Xeropicta ilanae Forcart, 1981
• Xeropicta krynickii (Krynicki, 1833) (often under the synonymous names X. vestalis (L. Pfeiffer, 1841) or X.vestalis joppensis (Schmidt, 1855))
• Xeropicta zeevbari Mienis & Rittner, 2020
• Xerotricha apicina (Lamarck, 1822)
• Xerotricha conspurcata (Draparnaud, 1801) - non-indigenous

Helicidae

• Cornu aspersum (O. F. Müller, 1774) - non-indigenous
• Eobania vermiculata (O. F. Müller, 1774)
• Eremina desertorum (ForsskÃ¥l, 1775)
• Eremina kobelti (Westerlund, 1889)
• Helix engaddensis Bourguignat, 1852 (including Helix prasinata Roth, 1855)
• Helix pachya Bourguignat, 1860 (often under the synonymous name Helix texta auct.)
• Levantina spiriplana (Olivier, 1801)
• Levantina spiriplana caesareana (Mousson, 1854)
• Levantina spiriplana spiriplana (Olivier, 1801) (including Levantina hierosolyma (Mousson, 1854))
• Theba pisana (O. F. Müller, 1774)

Hygromiidae

• Metafruticicola berytensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1841) (including Metafruticicola fourousi (Bourguignat, 1863))
• Metafruticicola hermonensis Forcart, 1981
• Monacha bari Forcart, 1981
• Monacha crispulata (Mousson, 1861)
• Monacha obstructa (Férussac, 1821)
• Monacha syriaca (Ehrenberg, 1831)

Sphincterochilidae

• Sphincterochila cariosa (Olivier, 1804)
• Sphincterochila fimbriata (Bourguignat, 1852)
• Sphincterochila prophetarum (Bourguignat, 1852)
• Sphincterochila zonata (Bourguignat, 1853)
• Sphincterochila zonata filia (Mousson, 1861)
• Sphincterochila zonata zonata (Bourguignat, 1853) (including Sphincterochila boissieri (Charpentier, 1847)).

Trissexodontidae

• Caracollina lenticula (Michaud, 1831)

See also

• Wildlife of Israel

References

External links

• Israel's Land Molluscs - Nature of Israel by Oz Rittner