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Molluscs of El Hatillo Municipality, Miranda, Venezuela
This list of non-marine molluscs of El Hatillo Municipality, Miranda, Venezuela shows that El Hatillo Municipality has a rich mollusk fauna. The municipality is land-locked therefore there are no saltwater mollusks. This list includes only terrestrial gastropods, in other words land slugs and land snails; whether there are any freshwater species of snails and clams is not yet recorded. The non-marine mollusk fauna contains 38 species that have been reported in the specialized literature and by observation in the territories of the municipality.
El Hatillo Municipality consists of 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, and Los Olivos y El Cigarral.
The rural areas are: La Union, Corralito, Turgua, La Hoyadita, Sabaneta, La Mata, Caicaguana, and Los Naranjos y Altos de Halcon.
Gastropods
Family Helicinidae
genus Helicina
* Species Helicina spp.
Family Ampullariidae
genus Marisa
* Marisa cornuarietis Linnaeus, 1858
genus Pomacea
* Pomacea glauca Linnaeus, 1856
* Pomacea bridgesii - introduced
* Pomacea canaliculata - introduced
* Pomacea haustrum - introduced
Family Neocyclotidae
genus Poteria
* Poteria fasciatum
* Poteria translucida (Sowerby 1843)
Family Pachychilidae
genus Pachychilus
* Pachychilus laevisimus
Family Thiaridae
genus Tarebia
* Tarebia granifera - introduced
genus Melanoides
* Melanoides tuberculata - introduced
* Melanoides sp. - introduced
Family Lymnaeaidae
genus Lymnaea
* Lymnaea columellaris Say, 1817
* Lymnaea cubensis Pfeifer, 1839
Family Planorbidae
genus Helisoma
* Helisoma duryi - introduced
genus Taphius
* Taphius glabratus
Family Physidae
genus Aplexa
* Aplexa rivalis
Family Achatinidae
genus Achatina
* Achatina fulica - introduced
Family Arionidae
genus Arion
* Arion subfuscus (Draparnaud)
Family Orthalicidae
genus Eudolichotis
* Eudolichotis distorta
* Eudolichotis euryomphala
genus Plekocheilus
* Plekocheilus marmoratus
genus Orthalicus
* Orthalicus maracaibensis
Family Camaenidae
genus Labyrinthus
* Labyrinthus plicatus
* Labyrinthus umbrus Thompson, 1957
Family Helicidae
genus Helix
* Cepaea hortensis - introduced
* Cepaea nemoralis - introduced
* Helix aspersa Muller, 1799 - introduced
* Helix pomatia Linnaeus, 1758 - introduced
Family Agriolimacidae
genus Deroceras
* Deroceras laeve
Family Strophocheilidae
genus Megalobulimus
* Megalobulimus oblongus
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.
Family Veronicellidae
genus Vaginulus
* Vaginulus occidentalis
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
[[:es:Moluscos del Municipio El Hatillo|Venciclopedia:Moluscos del Municipio El Hatillo.]]
Municipio El Hatillo. 2004: Datos de Interes.
Apple snail Apple snail Web Site. 2007
Buro de Convenciones y visitantes de Venezuela. 2002: Las Cuevas del Indio en El Cafetal PARQUES / Un oasis natural citadino.
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moluscos_del_Estado_Falcon
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