List of non-marine molluscs of Peru


The non-marine molluscs of Peru are a part of the molluscan fauna of Peru.
A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Peru.
There are 852 species of gastropods and 40 species of freshwater bivalves living in the wild.
There is altogether 129 species of freshwater molluscs in Peru.
Numbers of molluscs by habitatNumber of species
Freshwater gastropods89
Land gastropods763
Total number of non-marine gastropods852
Freshwater bivalves40
Total number of non-marine molluscs892

Freshwater gastropods

Freshwater gastropods include:
Ampullariidae
Planorbidae
Lymnaeidae
Physidae
There are other 30 genera of land gastropods, than mentioned below next to families, with 56 species.
Helicinidae - 2 genera, 25 species
Neocyclotidae - 4 genera, 20 species
Orthalicidae - without Bulimulinae has 4 genera and 18 species in Peru.
Orthalicidae, Bulimulinae - only Bulimulinae has 15 genera, 424 species in Peru
Veronicellidae
Subulinidae - 5 genera, 19 species
Clausiliidae - 14 genera, 75 species
Scolodontidae - 8 genera, 55 species
Charopidae - 3 genera, 13 species
Pleurodontidae - 2 genera, 13 species
Camaenidae - 2 genera, 12 species
Helminthoglyptidae - 2 genera, 33 species
Freshwater bivalves include:
Hyriidae

Mycetopodidae
Etheriidae
Sphaeriidae
Corbiculidae