There are 159 species of non-marine molluscs living in the wild in Latvia. In addition there are at least 9 gastropod species living only in as hothouse aliens in greenhouses, aquaria and terraria.
There are 129 species of gastropods,[1] 43 species of freshwater gastropods, 86 species of land gastropods and 30 species of bivalves[2] living in the wild.
Summary table of number of species
(Summary table is based on species counted in this list and include also those ones with question marks)
Systematic list
The list is divided into freshwater and land species and then arranged in zoological order. The list is complete.
Freshwater gastropods
Species of non-marine gastropods in Latvia include:[1]
^ a b cList of snail species in Latvia Latest modifications: 2002.08.21. Compiled by Arturs Stalazs.
^ a bList of bivalve species in Latvia, Latest modifications: 2002.08.21., Compiled by Arturs Stalazs, cited 30 November 2007
^Šteffek J., Stalažs A. & Dreijers E., 2008: Snail fauna of the oldest cemeteries from Riga (Latvia). – Malacologica Bohemoslovaca, 7: 79–80. 29-September-2008.