List of non-marine molluscs of Germany
This list of non-marine molluscs of Germany is a list of the molluscs that live in Germany, excluding the marine species. In other words, it includes the land snails and slugs, the freshwater snails and the freshwater clams and mussels.
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 and 3 introduced bivalve species living in the wild in Germany.
;Summary table of number of species
| 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 |
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.
Freshwater gastropods
NeritidaeTheodoxus danubialis Theodoxus fluviatilis – and Theodoxus fluviatilis littoralis Theodoxus transversalisViviparidaeViviparus ater Viviparus acerosus Viviparus contectus Viviparus viviparus – and Viviparus viviparus penthicus
HydrobiidaePotamopyrgus antipodarum – non-indigenousBythiospeum acicula Bythiospeum quenstedti Bythiospeum sandbergeri Sadleriana bavarica Boeters, 1989Avenionia roberti Boeters, 1967
LithoglyphidaeLithoglyphus naticoides
AmnicolidaeMarstoniopsis scholtzi Bythinella austriaca Bythinella badensis Bythinella bavarica Bythinella compressa Bythinella dunkeri Emmericia patula
BithyniidaeBithynia leachii Bithynia tentaculata Bithynia troschelii
ValvatidaeBorysthenia naticina Valvata ambigua Westerlund, 1873Valvata cristata O.F. Müller, 1774Valvata macrostoma Mörch, 1864Valvata piscinalis Valvata studeri Boeters & Falkner, 1998
AcroloxidaeAcroloxus lacustris
LymnaeidaeGalba truncatula Stagnicola occultus – synonym: Catascopia occulta Stagnicola corvus Stagnicola fuscus Stagnicola palustris Stagnicola turricula Omphiscola glabra Radix ampla Radix auricularia Radix balthica – synonym: Radix ovata Radix peregra – synonym:: Radix labiata Myxas glutinosa Lymnaea stagnalis
PhysidaeAplexa hypnorum Physa fontinalis Physella acuta – non-indigenous, synonym: Physella heterostropha
PlanorbidaePlanorbis carinatus O.F. Müller, 1774Planorbis planorbis Anisus calculiformis Anisus leucostoma Anisus spirorbis Anisus vortex Anisus vorticulus Bathyomphalus contortus Gyraulus acronicus Gyraulus albus Gyraulus crista Gyraulus chinensis – non-indigenous, in Magdeburg lowlandGyraulus laevis Gyraulus parvus – non-indigenousGyraulus riparius Gyraulus rossmaessleri Hippeutis complanatus Segmentina nitida Planorbarius corneus Planorbella duryi – non-indigenous, one appearance in RhinelandMenetus dilatatus – non-indigenousAncylus fluviatilis O.F. Müller, 1774Ferrissia fragilis – non-indigenous
Land gastropods
AciculidaeAcicula fusca Acicula lineata Acicula lineolata Platyla gracilis Platyla polita Renea venetaCochlostomatidaeCochlostoma septemspirale
PomatiidaePomatias elegans
AssimineidaeAssiminea grayana Fleming, 1828
EllobiidaeMyosotella myosotis Leucophytia bidentata
CarychiidaeCarychium minimum O.F. Müller, 1774Carychium tridentatum
SuccineidaeOxyloma elegans Oxyloma sarsii Quickella arenaria Succinea putris Linnaeus, 1758Succinella oblonga
AzecidaeAzeca goodalli
CochlicopidaeCochlicopa lubrica Cochlicopa lubricella Cochlicopa nitens
ChondrinidaeAbida secale Chondrina arcadica Chondrina avenacea Granaria frumentum
LauriidaeLauria cylindracea
OrculidaeOrcula dolium Orcula gularis Pagodulina pagodula Sphyradium doliolum
PupillidaePupilla alpicola – synonym: Pupilla pratensis Pupilla muscorum Pupilla sterrii Pupilla triplicata
PyramidulidaePyramidula pusilla Pyramidula saxatilis
TruncatellinidaeColumella aspera Waldén, 1966Columella columella Columella edentula Truncatellina algoviana Colling & Karle-Fendt, 2016Truncatellina callicratis Truncatellina claustralis Truncatellina costulata Truncatellina cylindrica Truncatellina monodon
ValloniidaeAcanthinula aculeata Spermodea lamellata Jeffreys, 1830Vallonia costata Vallonia declivis Sterki, 1893Vallonia enniensis Vallonia excentrica Sterki 1893Vallonia pulchella Vallonia suevica Geyer 1908
VertiginidaeVertigo alpestris Alder, 1838Vertigo angustior Jeffreys, 1830Vertigo antivertigo Vertigo genesii – extinctVertigo geyeri Lindholm, 1925Vertigo heldi Vertigo lilljeborgi Vertigo modesta Vertigo moulinsiana Vertigo pusilla O.F. Müller, 1774Vertigo pygmaea Vertigo ronnebyensis Vertigo substriata
EnidaeEna montana Chondrula tridens Jaminia quadridens Merdigera obscura Zebrina detrita Zebrina varnensis – non-indigenous
ClausiliidaeAlinda biplicata Alopia stramonicollis monacha – non-indigenousBalea perversa Bulgarica cana Bulgarica vetusta Charpentieria itala – non-indigenousClausilia bidentata Clausilia cruciata Clausilia dubia Draparnaud, 1805Clausilia pumila Pfeiffer, 1828Clausilia rugosa parvula A. Férussac, 1807Cochlodina costata Cochlodina fimbriata Cochlodina laminata Cochlodina orthostoma Erjavecia bergeri Laciniaria plicata Macrogastra attenuata lineolata Macrogastra badia Macrogastra densestriata Macrogastra plicatula Macrogastra rolphii Macrogastra ventricosa Medora almissana – non-indigenousMicropontica caucasica – non-indigenousNeostyriaca corynodes Pseudofusulus varians Ruthenica filograna Vestia turgida – extinct
FerussaciidaeCecilioides acicula
TestacellidaeTestacella haliotidea – non-indigenous
DiscidaeDiscus ruderatus Discus rotundatus Discus perspectivus
HelicodiscidaeLucilla scintilla – non-indigenousLucilla singleyana – non-indigenous
PunctidaeParalaoma servilis – non-indigenousPunctum pygmaeum
GastrodontidaeZonitoides arboreus – non-indigenousZonitoides excavatus Zonitoides nitidus
EuconulidaeEuconulus alderi Euconulus fulvus
OxychilidaeAegopinella epipedostoma Aegopinella minor Aegopinella nitens Aegopinella nitidula Aegopinella pura Aegopinella ressmanni Daudebardia brevipes Daudebardia rufa Mediterranea depressa Morlina glabra Nesovitrea hammonis Nesovitrea petronella Oxychilus alliarius Oxychilus cellarius Oxychilus clarus Oxychilus draparnaudi Oxychilus mortilleti Oxychilus navarricus
PristilomatidaeVitrea contracta Vitrea crystallina Vitrea diaphana Vitrea subrimata Vitrea transsylvanica
MilacidaeMilax gagates – non-indigenousMilax nigricans – non-indigenousTandonia budapestensis – non-indigenousTandonia ehrmanni Tandonia rustica
ZonitidaeAegopis verticillus
Limacidae
- "Limax nyctelius " – identity uncertain, non-indigenous, extinctAmbigolimax valentianus – non-indigenousBielzia coerulans – non-indigenousLehmannia janetscheki Forcart, 1966Lehmannia marginata Lehmannia rupicola Lessona & Pollonera, 1882Limacus flavus – non-indigenousLimacus maculatus – non-indigenousLimax cinereoniger Wolf, 1801Limax maximus Linnaeus, 1758Malacolimax tenellus
BoettgerillidaeBoettgerilla pallens Simroth, 1912 – non-indigenous
VitrinidaeEucobresia diaphana Eucobresia glacialis Eucobresia nivalis Eucobresia pegorarii Oligolimax annularis Phenacolimax major Semilimax kotulae Semilimax semilimax Vitrina pellucida Vitrinobrachium breve
ArionidaeArion ater s.s. Arion brunneus Lehmann, 1862Arion circumscriptus Johnston, 1828Arion distinctus Mabille, 1868Arion fasciatus Arion fuscus Arion hortensis Arion intermedius Normand, 1852Arion obesoductus Reischütz, 1973 – synonym: Arion alpinus auct. non Pollonera, 1887Arion rufus s.l. Arion silvaticus Lohmander, 1937Arion simrothi Künkel, 1909Arion subfuscus Arion vulgaris Moquin-Tandon, 1855 = Arion lusitanicus auct. non Mabille, 1868 – non-indigenous
CamaenidaeFruticicola fruticum
GeomitridaeBackeljaia gigaxii Candidula intersecta Candidula unifasciata Cernuella cisalpina – non-indigenousCernuella neglecta – non-indigenousCochlicella acuta – non-indigenousHelicella bolenensis – non-indigenousHelicella itala Helicopsis striata Xerocrassa geyeri Xerolenta obvia Xerotricha conspurcata – non-indigenous
HelicidaeArianta arbustorum Caucasotachea vindobonensis Causa holosericea Cepaea hortensis Cepaea nemoralis Chilostoma achates Chilostoma cingulatum baldense – non-indigenousChilostoma cingulatum peregrini Falkner, 1998Cornu aspersum – non-indigenousDrobacia banatica – non-indigenousCampylaea illyrica – non-indigenousHelix pomatia Helicigona lapicida Isognomostoma isognomostomos Macularia sylvatica Theba pisana – non-indigenous
HelicodontidaeHelicodonta obvoluta
HygromiidaeEuomphalia strigella Hygromia cinctella – non-indigenousMonacha cantiana Monacha cartusiana Monacha claustralis – non-indigenousMonachoides incarnatus Monachoides vicinus Perforatella bidentata Petasina edentula Petasina unidentata Plicuteria lubomirskii Pseudotrichia rubiginosa Trochulus alpicola Trochulus clandestinus Trochulus coelomphala Trochulus graminicola Trochulus hispidus Trochulus sericeus Trochulus striolatus Trochulus villosus
Bivalves
MargaritiferidaeMargaritifera margaritiferaUnionidaeUnio crassus Philipsson, 1788 – Unio crassus crassus, Unio crassus nanus, Unio crassus cythereaUnio mancus Lamarck, 1819Unio pictorum Unio tumidus Philipsson, 1788Anodonta anatina Anodonta cygnea Pseudanodonta complanata – Pseudanodonta complanata elongata, Pseudanodonta complanata klettii, Pseudanodonta complanata küsteriSinanodonta woodiana – non-indigenous
CorbiculidaeCorbicula fluminalis Corbicula fluminea
SphaeriidaeSphaerium corneum Sphaerium nucleus Sphaerium ovale Sphaerium rivicola Sphaerium solidum Musculium lacustre Musculium transversum Pisidium amnicum Pisidium casertanum Pisidium conventus Pisidium henslowanum Pisidium hibernicum Westerlund, 1894Pisidium interstitiale Bössneck, Groh & Richling, 2020 – endemic to GermanyPisidium lilljeborgii Pisidium milium Held, 1836Pisidium moitessierianum Paladilhe, 1866Pisidium nitidum Jenyns, 1832Pisidium obtusale Pisidium personatum Malm, 1855Pisidium pulchellum Pisidium pseudosphaerium Favre, 1927Pisidium subtruncatum Malm, 1855Pisidium supinum A. Schmidt, 1851Pisidium tenuilineatum Stelfox, 1918
DreissenidaeCongeria leucophaeata – synonym: Mytilopsis leucophaeata Dreissena polymorpha – non-indigenousDreissena bugensis – non-indigenous
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:Hawaiia minuscula