List of non-marine molluscs of Australia facts for kids

Location of Australia

This is a very incomplete list of the non-marine molluscs of the country of Australia. They are part of the invertebrate fauna of Australia.

Freshwater gastropods
Land gastropods
Freshwater bivalves
See also

Freshwater gastropods

The freshwater molluscs of Australia vary greatly in size, shape, biology and evolutionary history, and more than 99% of the native species occur nowhere else on earth. Currently, there are more than 400 native described species and a further 100 species that are undescribed. A Lucid multi-access key for them, together with descriptions is found at Australian Freshwater Molluscs, Revision 1A.

Ampullariidae

Genus Pomacea

Pomacea diffusa Blume, 1957

Assimineidae

Genus Austroassiminea

Austroassiminea letha Solem, Girardi, Slack-Smith & Kendrick, 1982

Genus Aviassiminea

Aviassiminea palitans Fukuda & Ponder, 2003

Genus Suterilla

Suterilla fluviatilis Fukuda, Ponder & Marshall, 2006 (only found on Norfolk Island)

Genus Taiwanassiminea

Taiwanassiminea bedaliensis (Rensch, 1934)
Taiwanassiminea affinis (Böttger, 1887)

Bithyniidae

Genus Gabbia

Gabbia adusta Ponder, 2003
Gabbia affinis (E. A. Smith, 1882)
Gabbia beecheyi Ponder, 2003
Gabbia campicola Ponder, 2003
Gabbia carinata Ponder, 2003
Gabbia clathrata Ponder, 2003
Gabbia davisi Ponder, 2003
Gabbia fontana Ponder, 2003
Gabbia iredalei Cotton, 1942
Gabbia kendricki Ponder, 2003
Gabbia kessneri Ponder, 2003
Gabbia lutaria Ponder, 2003
Gabbia microcosta Ponder, 2003
Gabbia napierensis Ponder, 2003
Gabbia obesa Ponder, 2003
Gabbia pallidula Ponder, 2003
Gabbia rotunda Ponder, 2003
Gabbia smithii (Tate, 1882)
Gabbia spiralis Ponder, 2003
Gabbia tumida Ponder, 2003
Gabbia vertiginosa (Frauenfeld, 1862)

Clenchiellidae

Genus Coleglabra

Coleglabra nordaustralis Ponder, Fukuda and Hallan 2014

Genus Colenuda

Colenuda kessneri Ponder, Fukuda and Hallan 2014

Cochliopidae

Genus Pyrgophorus

Pyrgophorus platyrachis Thompson, 1968

Glacidorbidae

Genus Benthodorbis

Benthodorbis fultoni Ponder & Avern, 2000
Benthodorbis pawpela (B. J. Smith,1979)

Neritiliidae

Genus Neritilia

Neritilia vulgaris Kano and Kase, 2003

Pachychilidae

Genus Pseudopotamis

Pseudopotamis semoni Martens, 1894
Pseudopotamis supralirata (E. A. Smith, 1887)

Tateidae

Genus Ascorhis

Ascorhis occidua Ponder & Clark, 1988
Ascorhis tasmanica (von Martens, 1858)

Genus Austropyrgus

Austropyrgus abercrombiensis Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
Austropyrgus angasi (E. A. Smith, 1882)
Austropyrgus aslini Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
Austropyrgus avius Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
Austropyrgus bungoniensis Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
Austropyrgus bunyaensis Miller, Ponder & Clark, 1999
Austropyrgus centralia (Ponder, Colgan, Terzis, Clark & Miller, 1996)
Austropyrgus colensis Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
Austropyrgus cooma (Iredale, 1943)
Austropyrgus dyerianus (Petterd, 1879)
Austropyrgus elongatus (May, 1921)
Austropyrgus eumekes Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
Austropyrgus foris (Ponder, Colgan, Clark, Miller & Terzis, 1994)
Austropyrgus grampianensis (Gabriel, 1939)
Austropyrgus halletensis Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
Austropyrgus nepeanensis Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
Austropyrgus niger (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Austropyrgus ora Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
Austropyrgus parvus Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
Austropyrgus pusillus Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
Austropyrgus rectoides Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
Austropyrgus rectus (Ponder, Colgan, Clark, Miller & Terzis, 1994)
Austropyrgus ronkershawi Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
Austropyrgus salvus Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
Austropyrgus simsonianus (Brazier, 1875)
Austropyrgus sinuatus Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
Austropyrgus smithii (Petterd, 1889)
Austropyrgus sparsus (Iredale, 1944)
Austropyrgus tateiformis Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
Austropyrgus tumidus Clark, Miller & Ponder, 2003
Austropyrgus turbatus (Ponder, Colgan, Clark, Miller & Terzis, 1994)

Genus Beddomeia

Beddomeia hullii Petterd, 1889
Beddomeia launcestonensis (Johnston, 1879)
Beddomeia minima Petterd, 1889

Genus Caldicochlea

Caldicochlea is a genus with two species, endemic to the Dalhousie Springs supergroup.

Caldicochlea globosa (Ponder, Colgan, Terzis, Clark & Miller, 1996)
Caldicochlea harrisi (Ponder, Colgan, Terzis, Clark & Miller, 1996)

Genus Carnarvoncochlea

Carnarvoncochlea carnarvonensis (Ponder & Clark, 1990)
Carnarvoncochlea exigua (Ponder & Clark, 1990)

Genus Conondalia

Conondalia buzwilsoni Ponder, Zhan, Hallan & Shea, 2019

Genus Jardinella

Jardinella thaanumi (Pilsbry, 1900)
Jardinella tullyensis Ponder, 1991
Jardinella tumorosa Ponder, 1991

Genus Nundalia

Nundalia secreta Ponder, Zhan, Hallan & Shea, 2019

Genus Pseudotricula

Pseudotricula arthurclarkei Ponder, Clark, Eberhard & Studdert, 2005
Pseudotricula auriforma Ponder, Clark, Eberhard & Studdert, 2005
Pseudotricula conica Ponder, Clark, Eberhard & Studdert, 2005
Pseudotricula eberhardi Ponder, 1992
Pseudotricula elongata Ponder, Clark, Eberhard & Studdert, 2005
Pseudotricula expandolabra Ponder, Clark, Eberhard & Studdert, 2005
Pseudotricula progenitor Ponder, Clark, Eberhard & Studdert, 2005

Genus Springvalia

Springvalia isolata (Ponder & Clark, 1990)

Genus Tatea

Tatea rufilabris (A. Adams, 1862)
Tatea huonensis (Tenison Woods, 1876)

Genus Trochidrobia

Trochidrobia is a genus of small, gastropod, belonging to the family Tateidae. Trochidrobia is endemic to Lake Eyre supergroup, found in artesian springs between Marree and Oodnadatta (northern South Australia). Trochidrobia have smooth and thin periuoostraca, and thin, simple and oval-shaped opercula. There are currently four species described in the genus Trochidrobia:

Trochidrobia inflata Ponder, Hershler and Jenkins, 1989
Trochidrobia minuta Ponder, Hershler and Jenkins, 1989
Trochidrobia punicea Ponder, Hershler and Jenkins, 1989
Trochidrobia smithi Ponder, Hershler and Jenkins, 1989

Genus Victodrobia

Victodrobia burni Ponder & Clark, 1993
Victodrobia elongata Ponder & Clark, 1993
Victodrobia millerae Ponder & Clark, 1993
Victodrobia victoriensis Ponder & Clark, 1993

Genus Westrapyrgus

Westrapyrgus slacksmithae Ponder, Clark and Miller, 1999
Westrapyrgus westralis Ponder, Clark & Miller, 1999

Thiaridae

Genus Melanoides

Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774)

Genus Melasma

Melasma onca (Adams and Angas, 1864)

Genus Mienplotia

Mieniplotia scabra (O. F. Müller, 1774)

Genus Plotiopsis

Plotiopsis balonnensis (Conrad, 1850)

Genus Ripalania

Ripalania queenslandica (Smith, 1882)

Genus Sermyla

Sermyla riqueti Grateloup, 1840
Sermyla venustula (Brot, 1877)

Genus Stenomelania

Stenomelania cf. aspirans (Hinds, 1844)
Stenomelania denisoniensis (Brot, 1877

Genus Thiara

Thiara amarula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Thiara australis Lea & Lea, 1850

Viviparidae

Cipangopaludina japonica (Martens, 1861) - known from the Austral Watergardens at Cowan, New South Wales in Sydney.
Larina lirata (Tate, 1887)
Larina strangei A. Adams, 1864
Notopala ampullaroides (Reeve, 1863)
Notopala essingtonensis (Frauenfeld, 1862)
Notopala hanleyi (Frauenfeld, 1864)
Notopala kingi (A. Adams & Angas, 1864)
- Notopala kingi kingi (A. Adams & Angas, 1864)
- Notopala kingi suprafasciata (Tryon, 1866)
Notopala sublineata Conrad, 1850
- Notopala sublineata sublineata Conrad, 1850
- Notopala sublineata alisoni (Brazier, 1879)
Notopala waterhousii (Adams & Angus, 1864)
Notopala tricincta (E. A. Smith, 1882)
Sinotaia guangdungensis (Kobelt, 1906) - known from the Lane Cove River, Sydney, New South Wales (Shea 1994).

Land gastropods

Noctepuna cerea from North-East Queensland

Pupillidae

Gyliotrachela catherina Solem, 1981
Pupilla ficulnea (Tate, 1894)

Bothriembryontidae

Bothriembryon balteolus Iredale, 1939
Bothriembryon barretti Iredale, 1930
Bothriembryon costulatus (Potiez & Michaud, 1838)
Bothriembryon cummingsi Morrison & Schneider, 2021
Bothriembryon distinctus Iredale, 1939
Bothriembryon fragilis Morrison, Schneider & Whisson, 2019
Bothriembryon grohi Morrison & Schneider, 2022
Bothriembryon kingii (Gray, 1825)
Bothriembryon mastersi (Cox, 1867)
Bothriembryon maxwelli (Kobelt, 1901)
Bothriembryon nanambinia Morrison, 2021
Bothriembryon onslowi (Cox, 1864)
Bothriembryon revectus Iredale, 1939
Bothriembryon reseotinctus Morrison & Schneider, 2022
Bothriembryon schneideri Morrison, 2021
Bothriembryon toolinna Schneider & Morrison, 2018
Bothriembryon wagoeensis Morrison & Schneider, 2022
Bothriembryon whitleyi Iredale, 1939 - possibly extinct

Charopidae

Arcadiaropa sunnyholt Stanisic, 2020
Brigaloropa costulata Stanisic, 2020
Bindiropa irwinae Stanisic, 2022
Carnaropa racecourse Stanisic, 2022
Carnaropa salvatorosa Stanisic, 2022
Cineropa hewittorum Stanisic, 2022
Cineropa rama Stanisic, 2022
Discocharopa aperta (Möllendorff, 1888)
Eddiea brigge Stanisic, 2022
Eddiea carnarvon Stanisic, 2022
Eddiea oakwells Stanisic, 2022
Eddiea waddybrae Stanisic, 2022
Gyrocochlea occidentalis Stanisic, 2022
Platyumbiropa grafton Stanisic, 2022
Platyumbiropa tabor Stanisic, 2022
Rhophodon moffatt Stanisic, 2020
Spiraliropa carnarvon Stanisic, 2010
Stanisicaropa covidurnus Stanisic, 2022
Tristanoropa crowman Stanisic, 2020
Tristanoropa palmgrove Stanisic, 2020
Tristanoropa saddler Stanisic, 2020

Camaenidae

Amphidromus cognatus Fulton, 1907
Amplirhagada epiphallica Köhler, 2011
Amplirhagada alicunda Köhler, 2011
Amplirhagada alkuonides Köhler, 2011
Amplirhagada anderdonensis Köhler, 2010
Amplirhagada angustocauda Köhler, 2011
Amplirhagada atlantis Köhler, 2011
Amplirhagada basilica Köhler, 2010
Amplirhagada bendraytoni Köhler, 2011
Amplirhagada berthierana Köhler, 2010
Amplirhagada boongareensis Köhler, 2010
Amplirhagada buffonensis Köhler, 2010
Amplirhagada camdenensis Köhler, 2010
Amplirhagada carsoniana Köhler, 2011
Amplirhagada coffea Köhler, 2011
Amplirhagada davidsoniana Köhler, 2011
Amplirhagada decora Köhler, 2010
Amplirhagada descartesana Köhler, 2010
Amplirhagada discoidea Köhler, 2011
Amplirhagada dubitabile Köhler, 2010
Amplirhagada euroa Köhler, 2010
Amplirhagada forrestiana Köhler, 2011
Amplirhagada gardneriana Köhler, 2011
Amplirhagada gemina Köhler, 2010
Amplirhagada gibsoni Köhler, 2010
Amplirhagada globosa Köhler, 2011
Amplirhagada indistincta Köhler, 2010
Amplirhagada inusitata Köhler, 2011
Amplirhagada kessneri Köhler, 2010
Amplirhagada kimberleyana Köhler, 2010
Amplirhagada lamarckiana Köhler, 2010
Amplirhagada lindsayae Köhler, 2011
Amplirhagada mckenziei Köhler, 2010
Amplirhagada montesqieuana Köhler, 2010
Amplirhagada moraniana Köhler, 2011
Amplirhagada ponderi Köhler, 2010
Amplirhagada puescheli Köhler, 2010
Amplirhagada regia Köhler, 2010
Amplirhagada sinenomine Köhler, 2011
Amplirhagada solemiana Köhler, 2010
Amplirhagada sphaeroidea Köhler, 2010
Amplirhagada storriana Köhler, 2011
Amplirhagada tricenaria Köhler, 2010
Amplirhagada uwinsensis Köhler, 2010
Amplirhagada vialae Köhler, 2011
Amplirhagada yorkensis Köhler, 2010
Arnhemtrachia ramingining Köhler & Criscione, 2013
Australocosmica augustae Köhler, 2011
Australocosmica bernoulliensis Criscione & Köhler, 2013
Australocosmica buffonensis Criscione & Köhler, 2013
Australocosmica crassicostata Criscione & Köhler, 2013
Australocosmica nana Criscione & Köhler, 2013
Australocosmica pallida Criscione & Köhler, 2013
Australocosmica rotunda Criscione & Köhler, 2013
Australocosmica sanctumpatriciusae Köhler, 2011
Australocosmica vulcanica Köhler, 2011
Austrochloritis copelandensis Shea & Köhler, 2020
Austrochloritis niangala Shea & Griffiths, 2010
Austrochloritis nundinalis Iredale, 1943
Baudinella boongareensis Köhler, 2011
Baudinella magna Criscione & Köhler, 2014
Baudinella margaritata Criscione & Köhler, 2014
Baudinella occidentalis Köhler, 2011
Baudinella setobaudinioides Köhler, 2011
Baudinella thielei Köhler, 2011
Baudinella tuberculata Köhler, 2011
Cardiotrachia bastionensis Criscione & Köhler, 2014
Carinotrachia admirale Köhler, 2010 - with two of its subspecies: Carinotrachia admirale admirale Köhler, 2010 and Carinotrachia admirale elevata Köhler, 2010
Denhamiana laetifica Stanisic, 2013
Denhamiana leichhardti Stanisic, 2013
Globorhagada confusa Köhler, 2011
Globorhagada uwinsensis Köhler, 2011
Globorhagada wurroolgu Köhler, 2011
Globorhagada yoowadan Köhler, 2011
Kimberleydiscus Köhler, 2010 - with the only one species Kimberleydiscus fasciatus Köhler, 2010
Kimberleymelon Köhler, 2010 - with the only one species Kimberleymelon tealei Köhler, 2010
Kimberleytrachia achernaria Köhler, 2011
Kimberleytrachia aequum Köhler, 2011
Kimberleytrachia alphacentauri Köhler, 2011
Kimberleytrachia amplirhagadoides Köhler, 2011
Kimberleytrachia canopi Köhler, 2011
Kimberleytrachia chartacea Köhler, 2011
Kimberleytrachia hirsuta Köhler, 2011
Kimberleytrachia jacksonensis Criscione & Köhler, 2014
Kimberleytrachia leopardus Criscione & Köhler, 2014
Kimberleytrachia nelsonensis Criscione & Köhler, 2014
Kimberleytrachia serrata Criscione & Köhler, 2014
Kimberleytrachia setosa Criscione & Köhler, 2014
Kimberleytrachia silvaepluvialis Criscione & Köhler, 2014
Kimberleytrachia somniator Köhler, 2011
Kimboraga cascadensis Köhler, 2011
Kimboraga glabra Köhler, 2011
Kimboraga wulalam Köhler, 2011
Molema stankowskii Köhler, 2011
Molema tenuicostata Criscione & Köhler, 2014
Nanotrachia carinata Köhler & Criscione, 2013
Nanotrachia coronata Köhler & Criscione, 2013
Nanotrachia costulata Köhler & Criscione, 2013
Nanotrachia intermedia (Solem, 1984)
Nanotrachia levis Köhler & Criscione, 2013
Nanotrachia orientalis (Solem, 1984)
Noctepuna cerea (Hedley, 1894)
Nodulabium solidum Criscione & Köhler, 2013
Ototrachia compressa Criscione & Köhler, 2013
Pallidelix simonhudsoni Stanisic, 2015
Pseudomesodontrachia gregoriana Criscione & Köhler, 2013
Rachita carltonensis Criscione & Köhler, 2014
Retroterra acutocostata Köhler, 2011
Retroterra aequabilis Köhler, 2011
Retroterra dichroma Criscione & Köhler, 2014
Retroterra discoidea Köhler, 2011
Retroterra nana Criscione & Köhler, 2014
Rhagada angulata Solem, 1997
Rhagada biggeana Köhler, 2011
Rhagada bulgana Solem, 1997
Rhagada capensis Solem, 1997
Rhagada convicta (Cox, 1870)
Rhagada crystalla Solem, 1985
Rhagada cygna Solem, 1997
Rhagada dampierana Solem, 1997
Rhagada dominica Köhler, 2011
Rhagada dringi (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
Rhagada elachystoma (Martens, 1878)
Rhagada felicitas Köhler, 2011
Rhagada gatta Iredale, 1939
Rhagada globosa Solem, 1997
Rhagada harti Solem, 1985
Rhagada intermedia Solem, 1997
Rhagada karajarri Burghardt & Köhler, 2015
Rhagada kessneri Köhler, 2011
Rhagada minima Solem, 1997
Rhagada perprima Iredale, 1939
Rhagada pilbarana Solem, 1997
Rhagada plicata Preston, 1914
Rhagada primigena Köhler, 2011
Rhagada radleyi Preston, 1908
Rhagada reinga (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
Rhagada richardsonii (E. A. Smith, 1874)
Rhagada sheaei Köhler, 2011
Rhagada torulus (Férussac, 1820)
Rhagada worora Burghardt & Köhler, 2015
Setobaudinia capillacea Köhler, 2011
Setobaudinia garlinju Köhler, 2011
Setobaudinia gumalamala Köhler, 2011
Setobaudinia herculea Köhler, 2011
Setobaudinia insolita Köhler, 2011
Setobaudinia joycei Köhler, 2011
Setobaudinia kalumburuana Köhler, 2011
Setobaudinia karczewski Köhler, 2011
Setobaudinia ngurraali Köhler, 2011
Setobaudinia quinta Köhler, 2011
Setobaudinia umbadayi Köhler, 2011
Setobaudinia wuyurru Köhler, 2011
Setocallosa pathutchingsae Criscione & Köhler, 2015
Torresitrachia allouarni Köhler, 2011
Torresitrachia aquilonia Köhler, 2011
Torresitrachia baudini Köhler, 2011
Torresitrachia brookei Köhler, 2011
Torresitrachia eclipsis Köhler, 2011
Torresitrachia flindersi Köhler, 2011
Torresitrachia freycineti Köhler, 2011
Torresitrachia girgarinae Köhler, 2011
Torresitrachia hartogi Köhler, 2011
Torresitrachia houtmani dampieri Köhler, 2011
Torresitrachia houtmani houtmani Köhler, 2011
Torresitrachia janszi Köhler, 2011
Torresitrachia leichhardti Köhler, 2011
Torresitrachia tasmani Köhler, 2011
Torresitrachia urvillei Köhler, 2011

Freshwater bivalves

Velesunio ambiguos

The freshwater mollusks of Australia vary greatly in size, shape, biology and evolutionary history, and more than 99% of the native species occur nowhere else on earth. Currently, there are 46 bivalve species that are described with several other known species yet to be described.

Velesunio wilsonii from the Ross River, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Corbulidae

Lentidium dalyfluvialis Hallan & Willan, 2010

Cyrenidae

Batissa australis (Deshayes, 1855)
Batissa violacea (Lamarck, 1818)
Corbicula australis (Deshayes, 1830)
Corbicula fluminea Müller, 1774

Hyriidae

Alathyria condola Iredale, 1943
Alathyria jacksoni Iredale, 1934
Alathyria pertexta pertexta Iredale, 1934
Alathyria pertexta wardi Iredale, 1943
Alathyria profuga (Gould, 1850)
Cucumerunio novaehollandiae (Gray, 1834)
Hyridella aquilonalis (Iredale, 1934)
Hyridella australis (Lamarck, 1819)
Hyridella depressa (Lamarck, 1819)
Hyridella drapeta (Iredale, 1934)
Hyridella glenelgensis Dennant, 1898
Hyridella interserta (Iredale, 1934)
Hyridella narracanensis (Cotton & Gabriel, 1932)
Lortiella froggatti (Iredale, 1934)
Lortiella opertanea Ponder & Bayer, 2004
Lortiella rugata (Sowerby, 1868)
Westralunio carteri Iredale, 1934
Velesunio ambiguus (Philippi, 1847)
Velesunio angasi (Sowerby, 1867)
Velesunio moretonicus (Sowerby, 1865)
Velesunio wilsonii (Lea, 1859)

Lasaeidae

Arthritica sp. (new species)

Mytilidae (brackish)

Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857)
Xenostrobus securis (Lamarck, 1819)

Sphaeriidae

Pisidium aslini Kuiper, 1983
Musculium kendricki (Kuiper, 1983)
Musculium lacusedes (Iredale, 1943)
Musculium cf. lacustre (Müller, 1774)
Musculium problematicum (Gabriel, 1939)
Musculium quirindi Korniushin, 2000
Musculium tasmanicum queenslandicum (. A. Smith, 1883)
Musculium tasmanicum tasmanicum (Tenison-Woods, 1876)
Musculium tatiarae (Cotton & Godfrey, 1938)
Pisidium carum (Cotton, 1953)
Pisidium centrale Korniushin, 2000
Pisidium etheridgei E.A.Smith, 1883
Pisidium fultoni Kuiper, 1983
Pisidium hallae Kuiper, 1983
Pisidium kosciusko (Iredale, 1943)
Pisidium ponderi Korniushin, 2000
Pisidium tasmanicum Tenison-Woods, 1876
Pisidium australiense Korniushin, 2000

Trapezidae

Fluviolanatus subtortus (Dunker, 1857)