The non-marine molluscs of Cook Islands are a part of the molluscan fauna of the Cook Islands. There are 14 species of land snails listed as extinct in 2009 IUCN Red List,[1] and 48 species of land gastropods.[2]
Gastropoda edit
Freshwater gastropods edit
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Land gastropods edit
- Atropis rarotongana Brook, 2010 - endemic[2]
- Minidonta aroa Brook, 2010 - endemic[2]
- Minidonta arorangi Brook, 2010 - endemic[2]
- Minidonta iota Brook, 2010 - endemic[2]
- Minidonta kavera Brook, 2010 - endemic[2]
- Minidonta matavera Brook, 2010 - endemic[2]
- Minidonta ngatangiia Brook, 2010 - endemic[2]
- Minidonta pue Brook, 2010 - endemic[2]
- Minidonta rutaki Brook, 2010 - endemic[2]
- Thaumatodon multilamellata Garrett, 1887 - extinct
- Libera fratercula fratercula (Pease)
- Libera subcavernula Tryon, 1887 - extinct
- Libera tumuloides Garrett, 1872 - extinct
- Mautodontha unilamellata Garrett, 1884 - extinct
- Mautodontha zebrina - extinct
- Sinployea atiensis
- Sinployea andrewi
- Sinployea avanaensis
- Sinployea canalis Garrett, 1872 - extinct
- Sinployea decorticata (Garrett, 1872) - extinct
- Sinployea harveyensis Garrett, 1872 - extinct
- Sinployea muri Brook, 2010 - endemic[2]
- Sinployea otareae Garrett, 1872 - extinct
- Sinployea planospira Garrett, 1872 - extinct
- Sinployea proxima Garrett, 1872 - extinct
- Sinployea rudis Garrett, 1872 - extinct
- Sinployea taipara Brook, 2010 - endemic[2]
- Sinployea tenuicostata Garrett, 1872 - extinct
- Sinployea titikaveka Brook, 2010 - endemic[2]
- Sinployea tupapa Brook, 2010 - endemic[2]
- Sinployea youngi Garrett, 1872 - extinct
- Nesopupa rarotonga Brook, 2010 - endemic[2]
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Freshwater bivalves edit
The status of freshwater bivalves in this area is currently unknown.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 7 November 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Brook F. J. (2010). "Coastal landsnail fauna of Rarotonga, Cook Islands: systematics, diversity, biogeography, faunal history, and environmental influences". Tuhinga: records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa 21: 161-252. abstract.
- ^ Solem A. (7 January 1983) Endodontoid land snails from Pacific Islands (Mollusca: Pulmonata: Sigmurethra). Part II. Families Punctidae and Charopidae, Zoogeography. Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, ISSN 0015-0754. [1]