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Molluscs of El Hatillo Municipality, Miranda, Venezuela
El Hatillo Municipality is rich in fauna; the mollusks fauna contains 38 species reported in the specialized literature and observations in the territories of the municipality. El Hatillo Municipality is constituted by urban and rural areas.
The urban areas are: El Hatillo town, El Calvario, La Lagunita, Alto Hatillo La Boyera, Las Marias, Oripoto, Los Pomelos, Los Naranjos, Los Geranios, La Cabana, Cerro Verde, Llano Verde, Colinas, Vista El Valle, Los Olivos y El Cigarral
The rural areas are: La Union, Corralito, Turgua, La Hoyadita, Sabaneta, La Mata, Caicaguana, Los Naranjos y Altos de Halcon.
List of the Molluscs of El Hatillo Municipality
Phylum: Mollusca
* Class: Gastropoda
** Order: Archeogastropoda
*** Family: Helicinidae
**** genus: Helicina
***** Specie. Helicina spp.
** Order: Mesogastropoda
*** Family: Ampullariidae
**** genus: Marisa
***** Marisa cornuarietis Linnaeus, 1858
**** genus: Pomacea
***** Pomacea glauca Linnaeus, 1856
***** Pomacea bridgesii*
***** Pomacea canaliculata*
***** Pomacea haustrum*
*** Family: Poteridae
**** genus: Poteria
***** Poteria fasciatum
***** Poteria translucida (Sowerby 1843)
*** Family: Thiaridae
**** genus: Pachychilus
***** Pachychilus laevisimus
**** genus: Thiara
***** Thiara granifera*
**** genus: Melanoides
***** Melanoides tuberculata*
***** Melanoides * sp.
** Order: Basommatophora
*** Family: Lymnaeaidae
**** genus: Lymnaea
***** Lymnaea columellaris Say, 1817
***** Lymnaea cubensis Pfeifer, 1839
*** Family: Planorbidae
**** genus: Helisoma
***** Helisoma duryi*
**** genus: Taphius
***** Taphius glabratus
*** Family: Physidae
**** genus: Aplexa
***** Aplexa rivalis
** Order: Stylommatophora
*** Family: Achatinidae
**** genus: Achatina
***** Achatina fulica*
*** Family Arionidae
**** genus: Arion
***** Arion subfuscus (Drepparnud)
*** Family: Bulimulidae
**** genus. Endolichotis
***** Endolichotis distorta (Bruguiere1789)
***** Endolichotis euryomphala
**** genus. Plekocheilus
***** Plekocheilus marmoratus
*** Family: Camaeinidae
**** genus: Lampadion
***** Lampadion plicatus
***** Lampadion umbrus
*** Family Helicidae
**** genus: Helix
***** Cepaea hortensis*
***** Cepaea nemoralis*
***** Helix aspersa* Muller, 1799
***** Helix pomatia* Linnaeus, 1758
*** Family: Limacidae
**** genus: Deroceras
***** Deroceras laeve
*** Family: Megalobulimidae
**** genus: Megalobulimus
***** Megalobulimus oblongus
*** Family: Orthalicidae
**** genus: Oxistyla
***** Oxistyla maracaibensis
*** Family: Subulinidae
**** genus: Lamellaxis
***** Lamellaxis micra
**** genus: Leptinaria
***** Leptinaria lamellata
***** Leptinaria unilamellata
**** genus: Subulina
***** Subulina octona
*** Family Succineidae
**** genus: Omalonyx
***** Omalonyx pattersonae Tillier, 1981
**** genus: Succinea
***** Succinea sp.
** Order: Systelommatophora
*** Family: Veronicelidae
**** genus: Vaginulus
***** Vaginulus occidentalis
Note; * the species with asterisk are introduced species in country and county.
References
ARIAS, S. 1952: Algunos moluscos de la Region Baruta El Hatillo. Memoria de la Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle. XII(31):45-65.
ARIAS, S. 1959: Arion subfructus (Draparnaud) , un molusco paleartico adaptado en Venezuela. Memoria de la Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle. 19(52):23-26.
BAKER, H. B. 1923: The mollusca collected by the University of Michigan-Willianson Expedicion in Venezuela. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan. N 137.
BAKER, H. B. 1924: Land and freshwater mollusk of the dutch leeward islands. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan. N 152.
BAKER, H. B. 1925: The mollusca collected by the University of Michigan-Willianson Expedition in Venezuela. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan. N 156.
BAKER, H. B. 1926: The mollusca collected by the University of Michigan-Willianson Expedition in Venezuela. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan. N 167.
BAKER, H. B. 1927: The mollusca collected by the University of Michigan-Willianson Expedition in Venezuela. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan. N 182:1-53.
BAKER, H. B. 1930: The mollusca collected by the University of Michigan-Willianson Expedition in Venezuela. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan. N 210
ERNST, A. 1976: Enumeracion sistematica d las especies de moluscos terrestres y de agua dulce halladas hasta ahora en los alrededores de Caracas y demas partes de la Republica. Apuntes estadisticos del Distrito Federal. p:77-85.
FERNANDEZ, J. 1982: Contribucion al conocimientos de la babosas y sietecueros que causan dano a la agricultura en Venezuela. Revista de la Facultad de Agronomia. XII(3-4):353-386.
HAAS, F. 1962: Caribbean land molluscs: Bubulinidae and Oleacinidae. Studies on the fauna of Curacao and other Caribbean Islands. XIII(58):49-60.
LUTZ, A. 1928: Moluscos de agua dulce recogidos y observados en Venezuela. En: Estudios de zoologia y parasitologia venezolana. Rio de Janeiro-Brasil.
MARTENS, E. V. 1873. ''Die Binnenmollusken Venezuela's. In: Festschrift zur Feier des hundertjahringen Bestehens der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, vol. Reichert, K. B. ed.,157-225.
MARTINEZ E, R. 1991: Nota acerca de la presencia de la babosa Omalonyx(O.) pattersonaeTillier, 1081 de Venezuela. Acta Biologica Venezuelica. 14(2):65-69.
MARTINEZ E, R. y MARTINEZ M, E. 1997: Nota acerca de la Achatina(Lissaachatina) fulica. Peligroso caracol africano (Pulmonata Achatinidae) Introducido en Venezuela. Acta Biologica Venezuelica. 17(1):37-40
MARTINEZ E, R. y MIRANDA, R. 1968: Aspectos de la reproduccion en pulmonados del area metropolitana de Caracas. En: Estudios de Caracas Ecologia Vegetal y Fauna. Universidad Central de Venezuela. Caracas - Venezuela. 2 volumenes.
TELLO, J. 1968: Historia Natural de Caracas. Ediciones del Consejo Municipal del Distrito Federal. Caracas Venezuela.
WENZ, W. 1959: Gastropoda. Gebruder Borntrager. Berlin Germany. 3 Volumenes.
Cartographies References
BLANCO D, A. y FUENTES, R. S/F. El Hatillo destino ecoturistico para observadores de aves. IATURH. Caracas - Venezuela
REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA. 1964: Caracas''. Direccion de Cartografia Nacional. Hoja 6847. Escala 1: 100000.
External links
Municipio El Hatillo. 2004: Datos de Interes. http://www.elhatillo.gov.ve/elmunicipio.html
Apple snail Web Site. 2007: Apple snail http://www.applesnail.net/
Buro de Convenciones y visitantes de Venezuela. 2002: Las Cuevas del Indio en El Cafetal PARQUES / Un oasis natural citadino. http://www.burodevenezuela.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID=15948
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