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List of non-marine molluscs of the Pitcairn Islands

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The non-marine molluscs of Pitcairn Islands are a part of the molluscan fauna of the Pitcairn Islands.[1][2]

  • Pitcairn Island: 24 species of land snails and one semi-terrestrial gastropod[3]
  • Henderson Island: 16 species (7 families) of land snails and two semi-terrestrial molluscs[3]
  • Ducie Island: less than six species of land snails[3]
  • Oeno Island: less than six species of land snails[3]

There is a high degree of endemism of these species.

Gastropoda

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Land gastropods

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Land gastropods and semi-terrestrial gastropods include:

Hydrocenidae

Helicinidae

Assimineidae

Ellobiidae

Achatinellidae

Pupillidae

Vertiginidae

Subulinidae

Endodontidae

Charopidae

Helicarionidae

Pristilomatidae

Gastrodontidae

Agriolimacidae

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Robert Irving; Terry Dawson (August 2012). The Marine Environment of the Pitcairn Islands (PDF). Pew Environment Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. ^ Tim Male. "French Polynesia (France), Pitcairn Island (Great Britain)". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 21 October 2019. Henderson Island was occupied by Polynesians from 800 to 1600 but not since, and it has now been set aside as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Conservation organizations are working with Pitcairn Islanders to establish a management plan that will protect the flora and fauna of Henderson, Oeno, and Ducie Islands from introduced species and unsustainable use (Vickery 1994). In addition, some of Pitcairn's 22 species of land snail and plant species occupy less than 1 hectare of habitat, and forest conservation and control of the invasive tree Syzygium jambos is important for the survival of both snail and plant species (Preece 1995).
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am Preece R. C. (1995) "Systematic review of the land snails of the Pitcairn Islands". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 56(1-2): 273-307. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.1995.tb01091.x abstract

Further reading

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  • Preece R. C. (1995) Systematic review of the land snails of the Pitcairn Islands. In: The Pitcairn Islands: biogeography, ecology and prehistory. Benton T. G. & Spencer T. (eds.) London, Academic Press.
  • 12: "The Pitcairn Islands" The Pitcairn Islands. pages 88–95.