List of non-marine molluscs of the Cook Islands

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]

Location of the Cook Islands

Land gastropods

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Assimineidae

Endodontidae

Drawing of the shell of an extinct snail Sinployea decorticata.

Charopidae[3]

Partulidae

Vertiginidae

Freshwater bivalves

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The status of freshwater bivalves in this area is currently unknown.

See also

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References

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  1. IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 7 November 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 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.
  3. 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.
  4. "Cook Islands Biodiversity: Partula assimilis".