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List of non-marine molluscs of El Hatillo Municipality, Miranda, Venezuela

This partial list of non-marine molluscs of El Hatillo Municipality, Miranda, Venezuela shows that El Hatillo Municipality has a rich mollusc fauna. The municipality is land-locked, therefore there are no saltwater molluscs.

This list currently (2011) includes only terrestrial gastropods, in other words land slugs and land snails; whether there are any freshwater species of snails and clams is not yet recorded. The terrestrial mollusc fauna contains 38 species that have been reported in the specialized literature and by observation in the territories of the municipality.

El Hatillo Municipality consists of urban and rural areas:

  • The urban areas are: El Hatillo town, El Calvario, La Lagunita, Alto Hatillo La Boyera, Las Marías, Oripoto, Los Pomelos, Los Naranjos, Los Geranios, La Cabaña, Cerro Verde, Llano Verde, Colinas, Vista El Valle, and Los Olivos y El Cigarral.
  • The rural areas are: La Unión, Corralito, Turgua, La Hoyadita, Sabaneta, La Mata, Caicaguana, and Los Naranjos y Altos de Halcón.

Gastropods

Family Helicinidae

Family Ampullariidae

Family Neocyclotidae

Family Pachychilidae

Family Thiaridae

Family Lymnaeidae

Family Planorbidae

Family Physidae

Family Achatinidae

Family Arionidae

Family Amphibulimidae

Family Orthalicidae

Family Camaenidae

Family Helicidae

Family Agriolimacidae

Family Strophocheilidae

Family Subulinidae

Family Succineidae

Family Veronicellidae

Gallery: mollusk species that occur in El Hatillo Municipality

Bivalves

There are an unknown number of freshwater bivalves in the area.

See also

References

Bibliography

  • Baker, H. B. 1924: “Land and freshwater mollusk of the dutch leeward islands.” Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan. Nº 152.
  • Baker, H. B. 1925: “The mollusca collected by the University of Michigan-Willianson Expedition in Venezuela”. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan. Nº 156.
  • Ernst, A. 1976: “Enumeración sistemática d las especies de moluscos terrestres y de agua dulce halladas hasta ahora en los alrededores de Caracas y demás partes de la República”. Apuntes estadísticos del Distrito Federal. p:77-85.
  • Lutz, A. 1928: “Moluscos de agua dulce recogidos y observados en Venezuela”. En: Estudios de zoología y parasitología venezolana. Río de Janeiro-Brasil.
  • Martens, E. V. 1873. “Die Binnenmollusken Venezuela's”. In: Festschrift zur Feier des hundertjähringen Bestehens der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, vol. Reichert, K. B. ed.,157-225.
  • Tello, J. 1968: “Historia Natural de Caracas”. Ediciones del Consejo Municipal del Distrito Federal. Caracas – Venezuela.
  • Wens, W. 1959: “Gastropoda”. Gebrüder Borntrager. Berlin – Germany. 3 Volúmenes.

Cartographies references

  • Blanco D, A. y Fuentes, R. S/F. “El Hatillo destino ecoturístico para observadores de aves”. IATURH. Caracas - Venezuela
  • República de Venezuela. 1964: “Caracas”. Dirección de Cartografía Nacional. Hoja 6847. Escala 1: 100000.

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