catalogue
Country catalogues
03-08-2007 17:30
The recent work of
Simone provoked me to inventarize the inventories of
land snails in the Neotropical realm. Necessary
incomplete, but a starting point for further
addition, I compile here all known catalogues and
literature dealing with families of the different
countries. From North to South and West to East:
Mexico - To my knowledge there is no overview of whole Mexico, although I know that Fred Thompson is currently compiling a checklist. There is, however, the work of Smith et al. (1990), treating the land molluscs of Baja California.
Belize - Not published.
Guatemala - Not published.
Nicaragua - There is no complete checklist, but a partial overview was presented by Perez & Lopez (1994).
Costa Rica - For some years there was the excellent work in progress of the InBio database, but someone at the WCM told me that it is no longer online.
Panama - Not published.
Cuba - As far as I know there is no complete overview; the Urocoptidae have been listed by Jaume & De la Torre (1976), the Camaenidae by Perez & Espinoza (1994) and the Annulariidae by Waters (2006). The latter covers also the rest of the Caribbean for this family.
Jamaica - Gary Rosenberg and his team are investigating the Jamaican land snail fauna. A status report was published in 2005.
Hispaniola - Not published. I do have, however, an unpublished manuscript compiled by Ad Hovestadt.
Puerto Rico - As far as I know, only the land molluscs of Mona Island have been catalogued (Thompson, 1987).
Lesser Antilles - Partially known, e.g. de Jong & Kristensen (1968) list the land molluscs of Curacao.
Colombia - Only as an unpublished manuscript, by Francisco Borrero, while a second manuscript was compiled by Edgar Linares and Mónica Vera.
Ecuador - Not published.
Peru - Rina Ramirez is for many years an active malacologist and compiled, together with others, a list of species (Ramirez et al., 2003).
Chile - Stuardo & Vega (1985) published a synopsis on the land molluscs.
Venezuela - The work of Tello (1975) is a good start but needs a revision.
Guiana - Not published.
Surinam - Fragmentary known, although it may be expected that the malacofauna will resemble those of French Guyana.
French Guyana - Tillier (1980) made an extensive overview of the land molluscs.
Brazil - The excellent work of Simone (2006) is the landmark for non-marine Mollusca from this large country.
Bolivia - A list was published by Zischka (1953), but is clearly needing an update.
Paraguay - A preliminar list was published by Quintana in 1982. As far as I know, nothing has been added since.
Argentina - There is a checklist by Fernandez (1973), which I have not been able to locate in a Dutch library.
Uruguay - Santos (1998) published a list of land molluscs.
References:
Fernandez, D. (1973). Catalógo de la malacofauna terrestre Argentina. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. La Plata: Provincia de Buenos Aires Press. 197 pp.
Jaume, M. L. & A. de la Torre (1976). Los Urocoptidae de Cuba (Mollusca, Pulmonata). Ciencias Biol. 53: 1-122.
Jong, K. M. de & I. Kristensen (1968). Gegevens over de mollusken van Curaçao uitgezonderd de marine gastropoden. Correspondentieblad van de Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging Supplement 1968: 1-45.
Perez, A. M. & J. Espinoza (1994). Catalogo, claves y bibliografia de la familia Camaenidae (Pulmonata: Stylommatophora) en Cuba. Rev. Biol. Trop. 41(3A): 667-681.
Perez, A. M. & S.J. de la Fuente Lopez (1994). Nouvos registros para la fauna malacologica terrestre y fluviatil de Nicaragua. Rev. Biol. Trop. 41(3B): 913-915.
Quintana, M. G. (1982). Catalogo preliminar de la malacofauna del Paraguay. Rev. Mus. Argentino Cienc. Nat., n.s, Zool. 11: 61-158.
Ramirez, R., C. Paredes & J. Arenas (2003). Moluscos del Peru. Rev. Biol. Trop, 51 (suppl. 3): 225-284.
Rosenberg, G. & I.V. Muratov (2005). Status report on the terrestrial Mollusca of Jamaica. Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 155: 117-161.
Santos, O. (1998). Ensayo de lista sistemática de los caracoles terrestres en el Uruguay. Com. Soc. Malac. Urug, 8 (76-77): 137-144.
Simone, L.R.L., 2006. Land and freshwater molluscs of Brazil. Editoria Gráfica Bernardi / FAPESP, Sao Paulo: 1-390.
Smith, A. G., W.B. Miller, C.C. Christensen & B. Roth (1990). Land Mollusca of Baja California, Mexico. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 47(4): 95-158.
Stuardo, J. & R. Vega (1985). Synopsis of the land Mollusca of Chile, with remarks on distribution. Studies Neotrop. Fauna Environm. 20 (3): 125-146.
Tello, J. (1975). Catalogo de la fauna Venezolana. VIII. Mollusca. Caracas: 1-599.
Thompson, F. G. (1987). A review of the land snails of Mona Island, West Indies. Bulletin Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 31(2): 69-106.
Tillier, S. (1980). Gasteropodes terrestres et fluviatiles de Guyane francaise. Mem.Museum Nat. Hist. Naturelle, Serie A, Zoologie 118: 1-189.
Watters, G. T. (2006). The Caribbean land snail family Annulariidae: a revision of the higher taxa and a catalog of the species. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden: 1-557.
Zischka, R. (1953). Catalogo de las conchas y caracoles bolivianos. Folia Universitaria 1953: 69-85.
Mexico - To my knowledge there is no overview of whole Mexico, although I know that Fred Thompson is currently compiling a checklist. There is, however, the work of Smith et al. (1990), treating the land molluscs of Baja California.
Belize - Not published.
Guatemala - Not published.
Nicaragua - There is no complete checklist, but a partial overview was presented by Perez & Lopez (1994).
Costa Rica - For some years there was the excellent work in progress of the InBio database, but someone at the WCM told me that it is no longer online.
Panama - Not published.
Cuba - As far as I know there is no complete overview; the Urocoptidae have been listed by Jaume & De la Torre (1976), the Camaenidae by Perez & Espinoza (1994) and the Annulariidae by Waters (2006). The latter covers also the rest of the Caribbean for this family.
Jamaica - Gary Rosenberg and his team are investigating the Jamaican land snail fauna. A status report was published in 2005.
Hispaniola - Not published. I do have, however, an unpublished manuscript compiled by Ad Hovestadt.
Puerto Rico - As far as I know, only the land molluscs of Mona Island have been catalogued (Thompson, 1987).
Lesser Antilles - Partially known, e.g. de Jong & Kristensen (1968) list the land molluscs of Curacao.
Colombia - Only as an unpublished manuscript, by Francisco Borrero, while a second manuscript was compiled by Edgar Linares and Mónica Vera.
Ecuador - Not published.
Peru - Rina Ramirez is for many years an active malacologist and compiled, together with others, a list of species (Ramirez et al., 2003).
Chile - Stuardo & Vega (1985) published a synopsis on the land molluscs.
Venezuela - The work of Tello (1975) is a good start but needs a revision.
Guiana - Not published.
Surinam - Fragmentary known, although it may be expected that the malacofauna will resemble those of French Guyana.
French Guyana - Tillier (1980) made an extensive overview of the land molluscs.
Brazil - The excellent work of Simone (2006) is the landmark for non-marine Mollusca from this large country.
Bolivia - A list was published by Zischka (1953), but is clearly needing an update.
Paraguay - A preliminar list was published by Quintana in 1982. As far as I know, nothing has been added since.
Argentina - There is a checklist by Fernandez (1973), which I have not been able to locate in a Dutch library.
Uruguay - Santos (1998) published a list of land molluscs.
References:
Fernandez, D. (1973). Catalógo de la malacofauna terrestre Argentina. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. La Plata: Provincia de Buenos Aires Press. 197 pp.
Jaume, M. L. & A. de la Torre (1976). Los Urocoptidae de Cuba (Mollusca, Pulmonata). Ciencias Biol. 53: 1-122.
Jong, K. M. de & I. Kristensen (1968). Gegevens over de mollusken van Curaçao uitgezonderd de marine gastropoden. Correspondentieblad van de Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging Supplement 1968: 1-45.
Perez, A. M. & J. Espinoza (1994). Catalogo, claves y bibliografia de la familia Camaenidae (Pulmonata: Stylommatophora) en Cuba. Rev. Biol. Trop. 41(3A): 667-681.
Perez, A. M. & S.J. de la Fuente Lopez (1994). Nouvos registros para la fauna malacologica terrestre y fluviatil de Nicaragua. Rev. Biol. Trop. 41(3B): 913-915.
Quintana, M. G. (1982). Catalogo preliminar de la malacofauna del Paraguay. Rev. Mus. Argentino Cienc. Nat., n.s, Zool. 11: 61-158.
Ramirez, R., C. Paredes & J. Arenas (2003). Moluscos del Peru. Rev. Biol. Trop, 51 (suppl. 3): 225-284.
Rosenberg, G. & I.V. Muratov (2005). Status report on the terrestrial Mollusca of Jamaica. Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 155: 117-161.
Santos, O. (1998). Ensayo de lista sistemática de los caracoles terrestres en el Uruguay. Com. Soc. Malac. Urug, 8 (76-77): 137-144.
Simone, L.R.L., 2006. Land and freshwater molluscs of Brazil. Editoria Gráfica Bernardi / FAPESP, Sao Paulo: 1-390.
Smith, A. G., W.B. Miller, C.C. Christensen & B. Roth (1990). Land Mollusca of Baja California, Mexico. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 47(4): 95-158.
Stuardo, J. & R. Vega (1985). Synopsis of the land Mollusca of Chile, with remarks on distribution. Studies Neotrop. Fauna Environm. 20 (3): 125-146.
Tello, J. (1975). Catalogo de la fauna Venezolana. VIII. Mollusca. Caracas: 1-599.
Thompson, F. G. (1987). A review of the land snails of Mona Island, West Indies. Bulletin Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 31(2): 69-106.
Tillier, S. (1980). Gasteropodes terrestres et fluviatiles de Guyane francaise. Mem.Museum Nat. Hist. Naturelle, Serie A, Zoologie 118: 1-189.
Watters, G. T. (2006). The Caribbean land snail family Annulariidae: a revision of the higher taxa and a catalog of the species. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden: 1-557.
Zischka, R. (1953). Catalogo de las conchas y caracoles bolivianos. Folia Universitaria 1953: 69-85.