List of non-marine molluscs of Brazil


The non-marine molluscs of Brazil are a part of the molluscan fauna of Brazil.
There are at least 1,074 native nominal species of non-marine molluscs living in Brazil.
There are at least 956 nominal species of gastropods, which breaks down to about 250 species of freshwater gastropods, and about 700 species of land gastropods, plus at least 117 species of bivalves living in the wild.
There are at least 373 species of freshwater molluscs in Brazil.
The number of native species is at least 1,074 and the number of non-indigenous molluscs in Brazil is, at minimum, 32 species. The most serious invasive alien species in Paraná State are the land snail Achatina fulica and the freshwater snail Melanoides tuberculata.
;Summary table of number of species
Brazil
freshwater gastropodsabout 250
land gastropodsabout 700
gastropods altogetherover 950
bivalvesat least 117
molluscs altogether1107
non-indigenous gastropods in the wild? freshwater and ? land
non-indigenous synantrop gastropods?
non-indigenous bivalves in the wild?
non-indigenous synantrop bivalves?
non-indigenous molluscs altogether32

In Rio Grande do Sul, 201 species and subspecies of non-marine mollusks were recorded: 156 gastropods and 45 bivalves.
In Santa Catarina, 158 species and subspecies of non-marine mollusk were recorded: 135 gastropods and 23 bivalves.

Freshwater gastropods

The following list of freshwater gastropods is based on the two southernmost states.
Ampullariidae
is a native Brazilian species which is often kept in aquariums in other countries worldwide.
Pleuroceridae
Hydrobiidae
Pomatiopsidae
Thiaridae
Planorbidae
 is a medically important species, because it is a host for the parasite Schistosoma mansoni.
Chilinidae
Physidae
Lymnaeidae
The listing of land snails is complete for snails based on Saldago. The slug listings are probably incomplete because they are based on list from two southernmost states only.
Helicinidae
Neocyclotidae
Diplommatinidae
Vertiginidae
Pyramidulidae
Valloniidae
Succineidae
Ellobiidae
Achatinidae
Charopidae
Helicodiscidae
Punctidae
Zonitidae
Veronicellidae
Milacidae
Limacidae
Agriolimacidae
Philomycidae
Euconulidae
Ferussaciidae
Discidae
Subulinidae

Megaspiridae
Oleacinidae
Strophocheilidae
Orthalicidae
.
, synonym Tomigerus turbinatus, that was endemic to Brazil, is now extinct.
Bulimulidae
Scolodontidae
Streptaxidae
Camaenidae
Pleurodontidae
Bradybaenidae
Epiphragmophoridae
Helicidae
116 species.