List of non-marine molluscs of Malta


The non-marine molluscs of Malta are a part of the molluscan fauna of Malta.
A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Malta. There are 77 species of gastropods, 15 species of freshwater gastropods, 62 species of land gastropods) and 2 species of bivalves living in the wild.
There are 4 non-indigenous species of gastropods. There are no non-indigenous species of bivalves in the wild in Malta.
Numbers of molluscs by habitatNumber of species
Freshwater gastropods15
Land gastropods62
Total number of non-marine gastropods77
Freshwater bivalves2
Total number of non-marine molluscs79

Freshwater gastropods

Freshwater gastropods in Malta include:
Hydrobiidae
Thiaridae
Lymnaeidae
Physidae
Planorbidae
Land gastropods in Malta include:
Pomatiidae
Truncatellidae
Ellobiidae
Lauriidae
Valloniidae
Vertiginidae
Pleurodiscidae
Chondrinidae
Enidae
Clausiliidae
Ferussaciidae
Subulinidae
Testacellidae
Discidae
Succineidae
Pristilomatidae
Oxychilidae
Milacidae

Limacidae
Agriolimacidae
Sphincterochilidae
Hygromiidae
is a widespread species on Malta
Helicidae
Freshwater bivalves in Malta include:
Sphaeriidae