%0 Journal Article %T Exotic molluscs (Mollusca, Gastropoda et Bivalvia) in Santa Catarina State, Southern Brazil region: check list and regional spatial distribution %A A. Ignacio Agudo-Padr¨Žn %J Biodiversity Journal %D 2011 %I Edizioni Danaus, Palermo %X A total of twenty-one exotic mollusc taxa were assessed for Santa Catarina State (SC), fifteen Gastropoda andsix Bivalvia (twelve terrestrial, five limnic/freshwater - three gastropods and two bivalves, and four marinebivalves). Of these, fourteen are confirmed as invasive species (nine terrestrial, three limnic/freshwater, andtwo marine). %K Biodiversity %K Continental mollusc fauna %K Exotic and invasive species %K Santa Catarina State %K Southern Brazil region %U http://www.biodiversityjournal.com/pdf/2_53-58.pdf