# List of non-marine molluscs of Malta

The non-marine molluscs of Malta are a part of the molluscan fauna of Malta (wildlife of Malta).
A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Malta. There are 78 species of gastropods, 15 species of freshwater gastropods, 62 species of land gastropods) and 2 species of bivalves living in the wild.
There are 5 non-indigenous species of gastropods (2 freshwater and 2 land species). There are no non-indigenous species of bivalves in the wild in Malta.
Summary table of number of species: :
| Numbers of molluscs by habitat | Number of species (according to this list) |
| Freshwater gastropods | 15 |
| Land gastropods | 62 |
| Total number of non-marine gastropods | 77 |
| Freshwater bivalves | 2 |
| Total number of non-marine molluscs | 79 |

## Freshwater gastropods

Freshwater gastropods in Malta include:
Hydrobiidae
* Hydrobia acuta (Draparnaud, 1805) - in brackish water
* Hydrobia ventrosa (Montagu, 1803) - in brackish water
* Paludinella littorina (Delle Chiaje, 1828) - in brackish water
* Pseudamnicola moussoni (Calcara, 1841)
* Heleobia stagnorum (Gmelin, 1791) - synonym: Littorinida stagnorum (Gmelin, 1791) - in brackish water
* Mercuria similis (Draparnaud, 1805)
Thiaridae
* Melanoides tuberculata (O. F. Müller, 1774) - probably locally extinct
Lymnaeidae
* Galba truncatula (O. F. Müller, 1774)
* Radix peregra (O. F. Müller, 1774) - probably locally extinct
Physidae
* Physella acuta Draparnaud, 1805 - non-indigenous
Planorbidae
* Planorbis moquini Requien, 1848
* Planorbis planorbis (Linnaeus, 1758) - probably locally extinct
* Gyraulus laevis (Alder, 1838)
* Helisoma duryi Wetherby, 1879 - non-indigenous
* Ancylus fluviatilis (O. F. Müller, 1774)

## Land gastropods

Land gastropods in Malta include:
Pomatiidae
* Pomatias elegans (O. F. Müller, 1774) - non-indigenous
* Tudorella sulcata (Draparnaud, 1805)
Truncatellidae
* Truncatella subcylindrica (Linnaeus, 1767) - partly marine, partly land snail
Ellobiidae
* Leucophytia bidentata (Montagu, 1808) - semi-marine
* Ovatella firminii (Payraudeau, 1826) - semi-marine
* Myosotella myosotis (Draparnaud, 1801) - semi-marine
* Carychium schlickumi Strauch, 1977
Lauriidae
* Lauria cylindracea (Da Costa, 1778)
Valloniidae
* Vallonia pulchella (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Vertiginidae
* Truncatellina callicratis (Scacchi, 1833)
Pleurodiscidae
* Pleurodiscus balmei (Potiez & Michaud, 1838)
Chondrinidae
* Granopupa granum (Draparnaud, 1801)
* Rupestrella philippii (Cantraine, 1840)
Enidae
* Mastus pupa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Clausiliidae
* Lampedusa imitatrix (O. Boettger, 1879) - Lampedusa imitatrix imitatrix (O. Boettger, 1879) - endemic; Lampedusa imitatrix melitensis (Gatto, 1892) - endemic
* Muticaria macrostoma (Cantraine, 1835) - Muticaria macrostoma macrostoma (Cantraine, 1835) - endemic; Muticaria macrostoma oscitans (Charpentier, 1852) - endemic; Muticaria macrostoma macrostoma × Muticaria macrostoma oscitans - endemic; Muticaria macrostoma macrostoma × Muticaria macrostoma scalaris
* hybrid Lampedusa imitatrix imitatrix × Muticaria macrostoma macrostoma
* Muticaria macrostoma (Gulia, 1861) - Muticaria macrostoma mamotica (Gulia, 1861) - endemic; Muticaria macrostoma scalaris (L. Pfeiffer, 1848) - endemic
* Papillifera papillaris (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Ferussaciidae
* Ferussacia folliculum (Gronovius, 1781)
* Cecilioides acicula (O. F. Müller, 1774)
* Cecilioides janii (De Betta & Martinati, 1855)
* Cecilioides petitiana (Benoit, 1862)
* Hohenwartiana hohenwarti (Rossmässler, 1839)
Subulinidae
* Rumina decollata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Testacellidae
* Testacella riedeli Guisti, Manganelli & Schembri, 1995
Discidae
* Discus rotundatus (O. F. Müller, 1774) - non-indigenous
Succineidae
* Oxyloma elegans (Risso, 1826)
Pristilomatidae
* Vitrea contracta (Westerlund, 1871)
* Vitrea subrimata (Reinhardt, 1871)
Oxychilidae
* Mediterranea hydatina (Rossmässler, 1838)
* Oxychilus draparnaudi (Beck, 1837)
Milacidae
* Milax nigricans (Schultz, 1836)
* Tandonia sowerbyi (Férussac, 1823)
Limacidae
* Limacus flavus Linnaeus, 1758
* Lehmannia melitensis (Lessona & Pollonera, 1882)
* Ambigolimax valentianus (Férussac, 1821) – introduced
Agriolimacidae
* Deroceras panormitanum (Lessona & Pollonera, 1882)
* Deroceras golcheri Altena, 1962
Sphincterochilidae
* Sphincterochila candidissima (Draparnaud, 1801)
Hygromiidae
* Cernuella caruanae (Kobelt, 1888) - endemic to Malta and Sicily
* Cernuella cisalpina (Rossmässler, 1837)
* Cernuella virgata (Da Costa, 1778)
* Cochlicella acuta (O. F. Müller, 1774)
* Cochlicella conoidea (Draparnaud, 1801)
* Schileykiella parlatoris (Bivona, 1839)
* Trochoidea calcarata (Benoit, 1860) - endemic
* Trochoidea cucullus (Martens, 1873) - endemic
* Trochoidea despotti (Soós, 1933) - endemic
* Trochoidea ogygiaca (Westerlund, 1889) - endemic
* Trochoidea schembrii (Pfeiffer, 1848) - endemic
* Trochoidea spratti (Pfeiffer, 1846) - endemic
* Xerocrassa gharlapsi (Beckmann, 1987) - endemic
* Xerocrassa meda (Porro, 1840)
* Xerotricha apicina (Lamarck, 1822)
* Xerotricha conspurcata (Draparnaud, 1801)
Helicidae
* Cantareus aperta (Born, 1778)
* Cornu aspersum (O. F. Müller, 1774)
* Eobania vermiculata (O. F. Müller, 1774)
* Murella globularis (Philippi, 1836)
* Murella melitensis (Férussac, 1821) - endemic
* Theba pisana (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Trissexodontidae
* Caracollina lenticula (Michaud, 1831)

## Freshwater bivalves

Freshwater bivalves in Malta include:
Sphaeriidae
* Pisidium casertanum (Poli, 1791)
* Pisidium personatum (Malm, 1855)