Aisur Ignacio Agudo-Padrón

• Managing Director at Project "Avulsos Malacológicos - AM", Autonomous ONG

Introduction: Since 2014, the “Projeto AM” (Brazil) has carried out taxonomic, bioecological and conservation research on non-marine molluscs present in the Caribbean territory of Venezuela, with special emphasis on its terrestrial and arboreal forest species (Agudo-Padrón 2021, Agudo-Padrón & Vera-Caripe 2022, 2023). To date, these aspects of the...

Introduction: Since 2014, the “AM Project” (Brazil) has been conducting taxonomic, bioecological and conservationist research on molluscs present in the Caribbean continental territory of Venezuela, with special emphasis on its land (terrestrial and arboreal) forest species (Agudo- Padrón 2021, Agudo-Padrón & Vera-Caripe 2022). Up to date, these as...

Introduction: Since of the year 2014, the “AM Project” (Brazil) has been carrying out taxonomic, bioecological and conservationist research on "non-marine molluscs" present in the environment of the Caribbean continental territory of the Sucre State and adjacent areas, Northeast region of Venezuela , with special emphasis on its terrestrial and ar...

Based on 24 years of systematic research, it is possible to compile an inventory of mollusks occurring in the little geographical territory of Santa Catarina State/ SC, Central Southern Brazil region. Overall, we have documented a grand total of 1,042 mollusk species for the State, of which 788 are marine (12 Polyplacophora, 475 Gastropoda, 15 Scap...

Non-native species have been introduced at escalating rates during the last decades, mainly due to the dispersion generated by the increasing trade and transport worldwide. Mollusks, the second largest metazoan phylum in terms of species richness, are no exception to this pattern, but, to date, a comprehensive synthesis of non-native mollusk specie...

Non-native species have been introduced at escalating rates during the last decades, mainly due to the dispersion generated by the increasing trade and transport worldwide. Mollusks, the second largest metazoan phylum in terms of species richness, are no exception to this pattern, but, to date, a comprehensive synthesis of non-native mollusk specie...

The first confirmed record of the native limnic/ freshwater pea clam SPHAERIIDAE "Musculium argentinum (d'Orbigny, 1835)" in the State of Santa Catarina/ SC, Central Southern Brazil, is available ----> see pp. 6-7

The first confirmed record of the native limnic/ freshwater pea clam SPHAERIIDAE "Eupera bahiensis (Spix, 1827)" in the State of Santa Catarina/ SC, Central Southern Brazil, is available -----> see pp. 8-9

The occurrence of the invasive non-native asiatic jumping land snail Helicarionidae Ovachlamys fulgens (Gude, 1900) is finally confirmed by us in the southern Brazil region, specifically on the Santa Catarina State territory, from previous records available since the year 2013 “masked” under the identity of another species. This report increases to...

- Agudo-Padrón, A.I. 2019. Confirmed occurrence of the invasive asiatic jumping land microsnail HELICARIONIDAE "Ovachlamys fulgens (Gude, 1900)" in the Southern Brazil region. Bioma Ecológica (ISSN: 2307-0560), San Salvador, El Salvador/ Central America, 5(49): 11-15. ABSTRACT The occurrence of the invasive non-native asiatic jumping land snail H...

Two species of post-larval native mussels Hyriidae, "Diplodon aff. multistriatus (Lea, 1834)" and "Diplodon cf. fontainianus (d'Orbigny, 1835)", were confirmed by us for the Rio Forqueta, a tributary of the right bank of the Rio Taquari, in Arvorezinha Municipal District (28º52'20"S & 52º10'31"W), Taquari Valley, Northeast region of Rio Grande do S...

The giant native freshwater mussel/ naiad Mycetopodidae "Anodontites trapesialis (Lamarck, 1819)" deserves special mention as an emerging pest/plague in fish culture farm areas and tourist fishing places, confirmed and recognized as a synanthropic form, mainly through the unnoticed introduction of infested fishes (breeding adults and fingerlings wi...

Abstract During exploratory trips conducted between August and December 2016, six shrimps, found in association with the crinoid Nemaster grandis A.H. Clark, 1909, ere collected in Chichiriviche de la Costa, Vargas State (Venezuela). A photographic record of the crinoids and the shrimps was conducted in situ. Shrimps were preserved in ethyl alcohol...

The primitive native freshwater pulmonate Chilinidae snail "Chilina rushi Pilsbry, 1896" is confirmed on the rocks at the edge of the waterfall in the Cascata do Arroio Caçador (Waterfall of the Hunter Stream), a 420m deep canyon located in the Parque da Ferradura (Horseshoe Valley Park) natural reserve, with fairly rugged relief at 837 meters abov...

The first confirmed record of the native limnic/freshwater mussel/naiad Hyriidae "Diplodon charruana (d’Orbigny, 1835)", a typical species with a parasitic glochidium cycle on fishes, is available from the Rio Benedito Microbasin, located in the Benedito Novo Municipal District (domain of the Itajaí Basin Valley in the Blumenau Micro-region), Malac...

In the new version of the Invertebrates Red Book of Brasilian Fauna Threatened with Extinction (ICMBio, 2018 - Volume 7) 23 species of molluscs are included and allocated to IUCN Red List categories: eight (8) Critically Endangered, nine (9) Endangered and six (6) Vulnerable. Among these, six (6) are marine (one (1) bivalve, five (5) gastropods), e...

Ten (10) new species (eight (8) gastropods, six (6) native, two (2) non-native invasives) and two (2) native bivalves were added to the current inventory of non-marine molluscs occurring in the state of Santa Catarina/ SC, the small geographically central portion of southern Brasil, part of the Atlantic slope of South America. This addition means t...

Twenty-four (24) endemic non-marine gastropod species (three (3) freshwater, Twenty-one (21) terrestrial) have been recorded in Santa Catarina State/ SC on the Atlantic Slope of Southern Brasil, representing 17 genera and 10 families ... < see pp. 33-34 >

A new geographical record of the invasive asiatic golden mussel MYTILIDAE "Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857)" in Santa Catarina State/ SC, Central Southern Brazil, is confirmed for the Municipality of São Carlos, Western region of the State in a section of the Upper Uruguay River Basin to downstream from the mouth of the Chapecó River, an importa...

The little non-native/ exotic freshwater snail LYMNAEIDAE "Galba (- Lymnaea) truncatula (Müller, 1774)", a European invasive species with medical/ sanitarian interest, is confirmed for first time from the "Rio Benedito Microbasin", Benedito Novo Municipal District, Itajaí Basin Valley region of Santa Catarina State/ SC, with specimens/ vouchers dep...

The most recent edition of the Official Lists of Brazilian Mollusk Species considered as Threatened with Extinction was published in 2016. In addition to two marine species (1 bivalve and 1 gastropod) and one terrestrial gastropod, of the species mentioned in the Official List of Endangered Species, only the following five limnic/ freshwater (2 biv...

The first confirmed record of the native freshwater clam CYRENIDAE Cyanocyclas (Neocorbicula) paranacensis (d'Orbigny, 1835) in Santa Catarina State/ SC is available, bringing to 35 the list of regional known limnic bivalves and the fifth representative of the family recognized so far in the State (... see pp. 37-39).

The occurrence of the invasive non-native indo-asian snail ARIOPHANTIDAE "Macrochlamys cf. indica Benson, 1832", alien species in the Americas and Caribbean basin, is confirmed for first time by us in the southern Brazil region, specifically on the Santa Catarina/ SC and Paraná/ PR States territories, presumably unnoticed introduced through interna...

Based on the last list of non-marine molluscs from Santa Catarina state, published in 2014, the current inventory of continental molluscs (terrestrial and freshwater) occurring in the State of Santa Catarina/SC is finally consolidated, with a verified/confirmed registry of 232 species and subspecies, sustained product of complete 22 years of system...

Based on the last list of non-marine molluscs from Santa Catarina state, published in 2014, the current inventory of continental molluscs (terrestrial and freshwater) occurring in the State of Santa Catarina/SC is finally consolidated, with a verified/confirmed registry of 232 species and subspecies, sustained product of complete 22 years of system...

Most a new geographical record of an exotic amphibious gastropod mollusk in the family Assimineidae, H. and A. Adams, 1856, genus "Assiminea Fleming, 1828", to the territory of Santa Catarina’s State/ SC, report for "Aguas Claras" neighborhood of "Brusque" (city and Municipal District), location in the "Itajaí River Basin Valley" region ..... ( see...

The inventory of limnic/freshwater bivalve mollusk fauna occurring in Santa Catarina State/ SC, Central Southern Brazil, is finally consolidated. This fauna consists of a verified/ confirmed total of 34 species, including 20 native Unionida/ naiads (11 Mycetopodidae, 9 Hyriidae), 13 Veneroida (four Cyrenidae/clams – one native, three non-native/ ex...

The first confirmed geographical record of the native freshwater mussel/ naiad HYRIIDAE "Diplodon rhuacoicus (d'Orbigny, 1835)" in riverside of the "Rio do Peixe" (Fish River), Upper Uruguay River Basin, Western region of Santa Catarina State/ SC, is available (see pp. 14-15) ................

Specimens (lives animals and vestigial losse shells) of the limnophile/ amphibian semi-slug SUCCINEIDAE "Omalonyx convexus (Heynemann, 1868)" were found for first time in a wetland/flooded area behind a warehouse in industrial area, heavily anthropized although officially considered as of "environmental preservation”, of the "Jardim Eldorado" (Neig...

This is a brief analytical summary of the current state of our knowledge (consolidated inventory) of general mollusks in Santa Catarina State/ SC territory, with a total number of species registered/ inventoried envolving 1,020 forms -- 785 marine and 235 non-marine/ continental (land & freshwater), being 29 non-native introduced species, exotic an...

The first confirmed record of the invasive asian clam CYRENIDAE "Corbicula fluminalis (Müller, 1774)" in the territory of Santa Catarina State/ SC is available (see pp. 28-30) .......................

Based on the analysis of bibliographical technical informations of recent production, a new total of 114 forms of marine molluscs (73 Gastropoda, 35 Bivalvia, 5 Scaphopoda and 1 Polyplacophora) is added and incorporated into the systematic malacological inventory of the State of Santa Catarina/ SC, central Southern Brazil, included in 92 genera and...

Based on the analysis of bibliographical technical informations of recent production, a new total of 114 forms of marine molluscs (73 Gastropoda, 35 Bivalvia, 5 Scaphopoda and 1 Polyplacophora) is added and incorporated into the systematic malacological inventory of the State of Santa Catarina/ SC, central Southern Brazil, included in 92 genera and...

New confirmed occurrence (field record) of the little invasive neartic freshwater pulmonate snail Lymnaea columella (Say, 1817) for the Canoas River Basin, in the Highlands malacological region of Santa Catarina State/ SC (see pp. 38-40) ..........

Inedit field report of three freshwater/ limnic mollusk forms (two bivalves & one gastropod) for the Ariranha River Basin in the Municipality of Arvoredo, Western region of Santa Catarina State/ SC (see pp. 40-41) ...............

A total of seven (7) native freshwater/ limnic mollusk species were confirmed in field for this locality, including three (3) gastropod (one Caenogastropoda & two Pulmonata) and four (4) bivalve (three Unionoida & one Veneroida) forms (... see pp. 20-22 !).

A new confirmed geographical occurrence record of the invasive exotic asian clam "Corbicula largillierti (Philippi, 1844)" in the Irani river basin region of Santa Catarina State/ SC is available (see pp. 22-24) ........

The first geographical occurrence record of native forest snails "Orthalicus Beck, 1837" in the State of Santa Catarina/ SC and the Southern Brazil region in general is available (see pp. 33-34) ........

The natural occurrence of the native apple snail "Pomacea sordida (Swainson, 1823)" in Santa Catarina State/ SC, Central Southern Brazil region, domain of the "Atlantic Forest Biome" (Sand Banks environment), is confirmed for first time separately by two brazilian researcher specialists in malacology consulted, after laboratorial morphological anal...

A new geographical ocurrence of the invasive freshwater asian clam "Corbicula largillierti (Philippi, 1844, in area of small hydroelectric power plant located in the Western region of Santa Catarina State/ SC, is available (see pp. 29-30) .........

A new geographical ocurrence of the invasive freshwater asian clam "Corbicula largillierti (Philippi, 1844)”, in area of small hydroelectric power plant located in the Western region of Santa Catarina State/ SC, is available (see pp. 29-30) .........

A new geographical ocurrence of the invasive freshwater asian clam "Corbicula largillierti (Philippi, 1844)” in area of small hydroelectric power plant located in the Western region of Santa Catarina State/ SC is available (see pp. 29-30) .........

The first geographical occurrence record of the little subtropical native operculated limnic snail "Potamolithus catharinae Pilsbry, 1911" in the coldest and highest region of Brazil is available (see pp. 31-32) ........

A new geographical ocurrence of the invasive freshwater asian clam "Corbicula largillierti (Philippi, 1844)” in area of small hydroelectric power plant located in the Western region of Santa Catarina State/ SC is available (see pp. 29-30) .........

A new geographical ocurrence of the invasive freshwater asian clam "Corbicula largillierti (Philippi, 1844)” in area of small hydroelectric power plant located in the Western region of Santa Catarina State/ SC is available (see pp. 29-30) .........

A new geographical ocurrence of the invasive freshwater asian clam "Corbicula largillierti (Philippi, 1844)” in area of small hydroelectric power plant located in the Western region of Santa Catarina State/ SC is available (see pp. 29-30) .........

Recently (July 2016) a new occurrence of the asiatic golden mussel MYTILIDAE "Limnoperna fortunei (Dunker, 1857)" is confirmed by us in the "Upper Uruguay River Basin" downstream section, Santa Catarina’s State/ SC, as from specimens found in "dense colonies/ macrofouling" detected on the installations of the "Bonito River Small Hydroelectric Power...

For first time, we have confirmed the "preliminary" ocurrence of three (3) limnic/ freshwater species (two bivalves - one native & one exotic invasive, and one native gastropod) in the "Rio da Lança" (Lance River), a stream tributary of the "Rio Negro" (Black River) located on the border of Santa Catarina/ SC and Paraná/ PR States in the city and M...

The first field report known of the native pearl mussel/ naiad "Diplodon expansus (Küster, 1856)" in the Highlands region of Santa Catarina State/ SC is available (see pp. 28-29) .......

A brief general balance about the knowledge of the freshwater mollusk fauna present in the Santa Catarina State/ SC territory after two complete decades of research, including notes on major regional environmental threats faced by human causes, is available (see pp. 29-32) ........

The ocurrence of the exotic giant african snail "Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica (Bowdich, 1822)" in the "Pampas Biome" environment domain is available/ confirmed for first time for South America, in the Metropolitan area of the "Greater Porto Alegre", Southernmost Brazil region (see pp. 21-22) ......................

The ocurrence of the exotic giant african snail "Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica (Bowdich, 1822)" in the "Pampas Biome" environment domain is available/ confirmed for first time for South America, in the Metropolitan area of the "Greater Porto Alegre", Southernmost Brazil region (see pp. 21-22) ..................

The ocurrence of the exotic giant african snail "Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica (Bowdich, 1822)" in the "Pampas Biome" environment domain is available/ confirmed for first time for South America, in the Metropolitan area of the "Greater Porto Alegre", Southernmost Brazil region (see pp. 21-22) .......

Today, the general inventory of molluscs present in the State of Santa Catarina/ SC, Central Southern Brasil, comprises a confirmed total of 891 species and subspecies. Of these, 671 are marine taxa, including 11 Polyplacophora, 400 Gastropoda, 10 Scaphopoda, 226 Bivalvia (4 non-native) and 24 Cephalopoda; others 220 are non-marine taxa, of which 1...

Native limnic giant bivalve naiad "Anodontites trapesialis (Lamarck, 1819)" is directly involved in experimental activities of Aquaculture, technically known as “Naiadiculture” in the State of Santa Catarina/ SC, Southern Brazil, for your great potential to produce cultured pearls (see p. 32) ......

The freshwater/ limnic mollusk fauna of Santa Catarina State/ SC, Central Southern Brazil, consists today of a total of 72 confirmed species (42 Gastropoda and 30 Bivalvia). That total includes two amphibious representatives of the genera "Omalonyx d'Orbigny, 1837" (semi-slug Succineidae) & "Assiminea Fleming, 1828" (operculated snail Assimineidae)...

A brief synthesis and critical review about the malacological research situation and creation/ production importance of aquatic molluscs capable of comercial handling in the Santa Catarina State territory, central portion of the Southern Brazil, is presented. Total of eight species, seven marine (Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758), Crassostrea gigas (Thu...

A presença de duas espécies de lesmas exóticas europeias Limacidae, Ambigolimax valentianus (Férussac,1822) e Limax maximus (Linnaeus, 1758), é verificada por nós desde o ano de 2011 no Município de “Monte Carlo”, localizado no Planalto Serrano de Santa Catarina/ SC, região central Sul do Brasil, acrescentando sua distribuição geográfica previament...

The first confirmed record of the native apple snail AMPULLARIIDAE Pomacea lineata (Spix, 1827) in the Municipal District of "Cachoeirinha", North section of the “Great Porto Alegre” metropolitan region in the “Pampa” Biome domain, Rio Grande do Sul State/ RS, Southernmost Brazil, is available (see pp. 24-25) ...

The present brief contribution/ report incorporates two new geographical records of amphibian gastropod mollusks of the family Assimineidae H. and A. Adams, 1856 for Santa Catarina’s State/ SC continental territory (see pp. 25-27) ......

The first geographical record of little amphibian operculated gastropods "Assiminea sp" for specific localities in the "Great Florianópolis" region, Santa Catarina State/ SC, is available (see pp. 17-19) ...

The first geographical record of little native freshwater clams "Pisidium globulus Clessin, 1888" for specific locality in the "Great Florianópolis" region, Santa Catarina State/ SC, is available (see pp. 20-21) ...

First geographical record of the giant african snail "Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica (Bowdich, 1822)" coexisting in "sympatry" with the traditional regional european invader species "Helix (Cornu) aspersa Müller, 1774" in urban areas (wastelands, ornamental gardens and backyards) of the Great Porto Alegre central region, natural domain of the "Pamp...

First geographical record of the giant african snail Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica (Bowdich, 1822) coexisting in "sympatry" with the traditional regional european invader species Helix (Cornu) aspersa Müller, 1774 in urban areas (wastelands, ornamental gardens and backyards) of the Great Porto Alegre central region, particularly in the "geographic...

Product of complete 19 years of field researches, examination of specimens deposited in museum collections and parallel referencial studies, the systematic marine malacological inventory of Santa Catarina’s State/ SC, subtropical central southern Brazil region, is finally presented, behaving a total of 671 confirmed species and subspecies (11 Polyp...

The first geographic record of the snail-eating snake Sibynomorphus mikanii (Schlegel, 1837) (Serpentes: Dipsadiidae) in the " Bosque Vereador Pedro Medeiros " , a preserved urban forest park of the Florianópolis Continental Territory, Santa Catarina State, Central Southern Brazil, is confirmed, expanding the known geographical distribution of this...

A critical review and evaluation of content of the recent " Official List of Brazilian Mollusc Species Threatened with Extinction " in force is presented, based on analysis of the information corresponding to eight of the 23 non-marine/ continental and specific marine species included in it, who occurring in the Southern region of the country withi...

The ocurrence of freshwater and amphibian molluscs in the “Santa Catarina Island”, Florianópolis, central eastern region of Santa Catarina State/ SC is available, including a total of 24 species (6 Bivalvia and 18 Gastropoda – 1 amphibian, with 2 exotic and invasive – 1 Bivalvia and 1 Gastropoda – and 6 under immediate threat of extinction – 5 Biva...

The conservation status in the Brazilian territory of the freshwater cosmopolitan snail "Physa marmorata Guilding, 1828" it is critically analyzed as their valid inclusion in the recent “Official List of the Brazilian Fauna Threatened Extinction” ...

Based in reliable bibliographical technical reports of recent production, most four new gastropod mollusc forms (one marine - sea slug & three terrestrial) are added and incorporated to the previous systematic malacological inventory of Santa Catarina’s State/ SC, central southern Brazil region, the giant land snails Megalobulimus jaguarunensis Fon...

The most recent new "Official List of Brazilian Fauna Threatened Extinction" - Version 2014, only includes a total of 23 species of mollusks, including six (6) marine forms, eight (8) terrestrial forms, and nine (9) freshwater/ limnic forms. Seven (7) of these species there are currently verified in the Santa Catarina's State/ SC territory, includi...

The second geographical record of the native limnic apple snail Pomacea lineata (Spix, 1827) in Santa Catarina State/ SC, southern Brazil region, is available ...

Recently, a “nursery” of native giant forest snails "Megalobulimus paranaguensis (Pilsbry & Ihering, 1900)" was created in the city of Joinville/ SC, following the discovery in the region of a natural population and the opportune rescue of seven (7) adult specimens that still survived in heavily degraded wasteland in the northern section of the cit...

Monitoring and systematic effort of removal/ rescue of remanescent population of native arboreal snails "Mesembrinus interpunctus (Martens, 1887)", in abandoned ground located in the continental sector of the city of Florianópolis/ SC, totally destroyed by the construction works of a small residential condominium (see pp. 11-12) ...

Research and increased knowledge of the conservation status of molluscan biodiversity in the southernmost regions of Brasil, the states of Santa Catarina/ SC and Rio Grande do Sul/ RS, are necessary in view of the rapid changes to the natural environment due to human activities and rapid invasion by alien species. Similarly, urgent needs for in-dep...

Based in reliable bibliographical technical reports of recent production, a new total of thirteen marine mollusc forms (eleventh gastropods - sea slugs, and two bivalves) are added and incorporated to the previous systematic malacological inventory of Santa Catarina s State-SC, Central Southern Brazil Region, the species Pleurobranchus testudinariu...

The present contribution incorporates the geographical records of four more continental mollusks for the Municipal District of “Joinville”, Northern region of the State: the gastropods Littoridina piscium (d’Orbigny, 1835), Pomacea sordida Swainson, 1823, Megalobulimus paranaguensis (Pilsbry & Ihering, 1900), and the bivalve Corbicula largillierti...

Product of 18 years of field researches, examination of specimens deposited in museum collections and parallel referencial studies, the systematic continental malacological inventory of Santa Catarina’s State/ SC, subtropical central southern Brazil region, is finally presented, behaving a total of 220 species and subspecies of land and fresh...

A new total of nine continental gastropod forms are incorporated to the previous systematic malacological inventory of Santa Catarina's State/SC, central southern Brazil region, the species Leme, 1964, and Zilchogyra cleliae Weyrauch, 1965. Included in eight genera and seven families, raise the state record for 220 species and subspecies regionally...

Continental malacological traversing during October and November 2013 was carried by the Brazilian “Project AM” through the gorgeous geography of the Italian Peninsula. A total of six regions and eleven provinces were visited in the course, the alpine "Lake Garda" between them. Specimens recognized totaled 17 species (16 Gastropoda - two limnic/ fr...

A general list of the continental freshwater mollusk species known in Santa Catarina’s State/ SC, the most central and small territory of the Southern Brazil region, with 72 limnic forms (70 freshwater – 40 gastropods and 30 bivalves – and two amphibious gastropods) is available, taxonomically included on 31 genera and 15 families (see pp. 31-35) ....

Continental malacological traversing during October and November 2013 was carried by the Brazilian “Project AM” through the gorgeous geography of the Italian Peninsula, Europe. The specimens collected in the course totaled 17 species (16 Gastropoda & 1 Bivalvia). Particularly on November 03 2013, during a brief visit to comunity of "Sirmione", on L...

For the purposes of recognizing the spatial distribution presented by the richness of specific continental or non-marine "freshwater/ limnic and amphibious" mollusks verified in Santa Catarina State/ SC, central portion of the southern Brazil (- general total of 220 species and subspecies = 190 gastropods - 148 terrestrial, 40 limnic/ freshwater an...

Sistematic inventory and monitoring of the mollusc fauna present in the "Bosque Vereador Pedro Medeiros" (total of 15 native and 9 synanthropic exotic gastropod species), a urban park with preserved remanescent Atlantic forest in the continental Florianópolis territory, Santa Catarina State/ SC, Central Southern Brazil region, is available (pp. 16-...