This list of non-marine molluscs of Germany is a list of the molluscs that live in Germany, excluding the marine (saltwater) species. In other words, it includes the land snails and slugs, the freshwater snails and the freshwater clams and mussels.[1]

Location of Germany

There are about 349 species of non-marine mollusc living in the wild in Germany. Of these, 70 species are freshwater gastropods and 39 species are bivalves. There are 45 introduced gastropod species (6 freshwater and 36 land species) and 3 introduced bivalve species living in the wild in Germany.

Summary table of number of species
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Germany
freshwater gastropods 70
land gastropods 240
gastropods altogether 310
bivalves 39
molluscs altogether 349
non-indigenous gastropods in the wild 6 freshwater and 36 land
non-indigenous bivalves in the wild 3
non-indigenous molluscs altogether in the wild 45
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Some non-indigenous species only occurring greenhouses in Germany are noted separately, below the list.

The main source for the list of freshwater species is the book Süsswassermollusken by Glöer & Meier-Brook.[2]

Freshwater gastropods

Neritidae

Viviparidae

Hydrobiidae

Lithoglyphidae

Amnicolidae

Bithyniidae

Valvatidae

Acroloxidae

Lymnaeidae

Physidae

Planorbidae

Land gastropods

Aciculidae

Cochlostomatidae

Pomatiidae

Assimineidae

Ellobiidae

Carychiidae

Succineidae

Azecidae

Cochlicopidae

Chondrinidae

Lauriidae

Orculidae

Pupillidae

Pyramidulidae

Truncatellinidae

Valloniidae

Vertiginidae

Enidae

Clausiliidae

Ferussaciidae

Testacellidae

Discidae

Helicodiscidae

Punctidae

Gastrodontidae

Euconulidae

Oxychilidae

Pristilomatidae

Milacidae

  • Milax gagates (Draparnaud, 1801) – non-indigenous
  • Milax nigricans (Philippi, 1836) – non-indigenous
  • Tandonia budpestensis (Hazay, 1880) – non-indigenous
  • Tandonia ehrmanni (Simroth, 1910)
  • Tandonia rustica (Millet, 1843)

Zonitidae

Limacidae

Agriolimacidae

Boettgerillidae

Vitrinidae

Arionidae

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Shell of Fruticola fruticum

Camaenidae

Geomitridae

Helicidae

Helicodontidae

Hygromiidae

Bivalves

Margaritiferidae

Unionidae

Corbiculidae

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Corbicula fluminalis

Sphaeriidae

Dreissenidae

List of hot-house alens in Germany

These species have not been recorded in the wild; they live in greenhouses and similar habitats.

Listed alphabetically according to the scientific name:

See also

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

References

Further reading

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