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[edit]
Land gastropods[edit]
Land gastropods and semi-terrestrial gastropods include:
- Georissa hendersoni Preece, 1995 - Henderson Island[3]
- Georissa minutissima (G. B. Sowerby, 1832) - Pitcairn Island[3]
- Orobophana solidula (G. B. Sowerby in Gray, 1839) - Henderson Island[3]
- Allochroa layardi (H. & A. Adams, 1855) - Henderson Island, Oeno Island[3]
- Melampus flavus (Gmelin, 1791) - Henderson Island, Oeno Island, Ducie Island, Pitcairn Island[3]
- Tubuaia fosbergi Kondo, 1962 - Pitcairn Island[3]
- Tubuaia hendersoni Kondo, 1962 - Henderson Island[3]
- Tubuaia voyana christiani Kondo, 1962 - Pitcairn Island[3]
- Pacificella variabilis Odhner, 1922 - Henderson Island, Ducie Island, Pitcairn Island[3]
- Pacificella filica Preece, 1995 - Pitcairn Island[3]
- Lamellidea cf. micropleura Cooke & Kondo, 1961 - Henderson Island, Pitcairn Island[3]
- Lamellidea oblonga (Pease, 1865) - Henderson Island, Pitcairn Island[3]
- Lamellidea sp. - Henderson Island, Oeno Island, Pitcairn Island[3]
- Elasmias sp. - Henderson Island, Pitcairn Island[3]
- Tornatellides oblongus (Anton, 1839)
- Pupisoma orcula (Benson, 1850) - Henderson Island, Pitcairn Island[3]
- Nesopupa cf. pleurophora (Shuttleworth, 1852) - Henderson Island[3]
- Nesopupa sp. nov. - Henderson Island[3]
- cf. Columella sp. - Oeno island[3]
- Pronesopupa sp. - Henderson Island[3]
- Subulina octona (Bruguière, 1789) - Pitcairn Island, introduced[3]
- Opeas pumilum (Pfeiffer, 1840) - Pitcairn Island, introduced[3]
- Allopeas clavulinum (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) - Pitcairn Island, introduced[3]
- Allopeas gracile (Hutton, 1834) - Pitcairn Island, introduced[3]
- Minidonta hendersoni Cooke & Solem in Solem, 1976 - Henderson Island[3]
- Sinployea pitcairnensis Preece, 1995 - Pitcairn Island[3]
- Philonesia pitcairnensis Baker, 1838 - Pitcairn Island[3]
- Philonesia filiceti (Beck, 1837) - Pitcairn Island[3]
- Diastole glaucina Baker, 1938 - Henderson Island[3]
- Diastole tenuistriata Preece, 1995 - Pitcairn Island[3]
- Hawaiia minuscula (A. Binney, 1840) - Pitcairn Island, introduced[3]
- Zonitoides arboreus (Say, 1817) - Pitcairn Island, introduced[3]
See also[edit]
- List of marine molluscs of the Pitcairn Islands
- List of non-marine molluscs of the Gambier Islands
- List of non-marine molluscs of the Cook Islands
- List of non-marine molluscs of Hawaii
- List of non-marine molluscs of Easter Island
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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[edit]
- 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.