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List of non-marine molluscs of Papua New Guinea

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionOct 23, 2025
Entity authorityQ6630786 ↗
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The non-marine molluscs of Papua New Guinea are a part of the molluscan fauna of Papua New Guinea (fauna of New Guinea).

Land gastropods

Hydrocenidae

Hydrocena spiralis Wiktor, 1998

Diplommatinidae

Palaina bundiana Wiktor, 1998

Cyclophoridae

Dominamaria calvata Wiktor, 1998

Helicarionidae

Cryptaustenia mirabilis Wiktor, 2002

Cryptaustenia saltatoria Wiktor, 2002

Pupinidae

Pupina bella Wiktor, 1998

Pupina flexuosa Wiktor, 1998

Pupina remota Wiktor, 1998

Pupina variegata Wiktor, 1998

Camaenidae

Papustyla pulcherrima Rensch, 1931

Caecidae

Caecum directum Vannozzi, 2019

Caecum frugi Vannozzi, 2019

Caecum granulatum Vannozzi, 2019

Caecum nasutum Vannozzi, 2019

Caecum neoguineanum Vannozzi, 2019

Caecum nofronii Vannozzi, 2019

Parastrophia cornucopiae (de Folin, 1869)

See also

Molluscs of New Guinea – entire island.

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