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Biodiversity Journal 2011
Exotic molluscs (Mollusca, Gastropoda et Bivalvia) in Santa Catarina State, Southern Brazil region: check list and regional spatial distributionKeywords: Biodiversity , Continental mollusc fauna , Exotic and invasive species , Santa Catarina State , Southern Brazil region Abstract: 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).
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