List of non-marine molluscs of New Zealand facts for kids
Non-marine molluscs of New Zealand include gastropods, such as land snails, and freshwater molluscs (or shellfish), such as freshwater mussels. Among the best known are the large native forest snails such as the Paryphanta (kauri snails) and Powelliphanta.
Systematic list
Freshwater gastropods
Tateidae
- Catapyrgus jamyi Verhaegen & Haase, 2021
- Catapyrgus sororius Haase, 2008
- Obtusopyrgus farri Verhaegen & Haase, 2021
- Opacuincola gretathunbergae Verhaegen & Haase, 2021
- Opacuincola lisannea Verhaegen & Haase, 2021
- Opacuincola mete Haase, 2008 with the subspecies O. mete kahurangi Verhaegen & Haase, 2021
Latiidae - only one genus Latia is endemic to the North Island
- Latia climoi Starobogatov, 1986 - type species
- Latia lateralis (Gould, 1852)
- Latia neritoides Gray, 1850
Lymnaeidae
Planorbidae
- Planorbis kahuica
Land gastropods
Hydrocenidae
- Omphalorissa purchasi (Pfeiffer, 1862)
Orthalicidae
Pupinidae
- Cytora ampla
- Cytora annectens
- Cytora aranea
- Cytora calva
- Cytora chiltoni
- Cytora cytora
- Cytora depressa
- Cytora fasciata
- Cytora filicosta
- Cytora hedleyi
- Cytora hirsutissima
- Cytora hispida
- Cytora kiama
- Cytora lignaria
- Cytora pallida
- Cytora pannosa
- Cytora septentrionale
- Cytora solitaria
- Cytora tekakiensis
- Cytora torquilla
- Liarea aupouria: Liarea aupouria aupouria and Liarea aupouria tara
- Liarea bicarinata
- Liarea egea: Liarea egea egea and Liarea egea tessellata
- Liarea hochstetteri: Liarea hochstetteri alta, Liarea hochstetteri carinella and Liarea hochstetteri hochstetteri
- Liarea lepida
- Liarea ornata
- Liarea turriculata: Liarea turriculata partula, Liarea turriculata turriculata and Liarea turriculata waipoua
Rhytididae
- Paryphanta busbyi
- Paryphanta watti
- Powelliphanta spp. - all species of the genus Powelliphanta are endemic to New Zealand
- Rhytida spp. - all species of the genus Rhytida are endemic to New Zealand
- Schizoglossa spp. - all species of the genus Schizoglossa are endemic to New Zealand
- Wainuia spp. - all species of the genus Wainuia are endemic to New Zealand
Charopidae, Otoconchinae
- Otoconcha dimidiata
Bivalvia
Hyriidae
- Cucumerunio websteri (Simpson, 1902)
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