List of non-marine molluscs of Jamaica

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Location of Jamaica

The non-marine molluscs of Jamaica are a part of the molluscan fauna of Jamaica. A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in the Caribbean island of Jamaica.

Land gastropods have a large degree of endemism in 90% of the species.[1] 505 species of land gastropods are endemic to Jamaica.[1]


Freshwater gastropods

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Land gastropods

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An unidentified land snail from Jamaica

Pleurodontidae

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Bivalvia

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See also

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Rosenberg G. & Muratov I. V. (2006). "Status Report on the Terrestrial Mollusca of Jamaica" Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 155(1): 117-161. doi:10.1635/i0097-3157-155-1-117.1.

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