Land gastropods from “Prof. Henry Ramos Matthews” Malacological Collection the Universidade Federal do Ceará

Abstract

Knowledge of terrestrial malacofauna in Ceará state is scarce since there are few surveys of terrestrial mollusks, and most reports and descriptions are old, limited in scope or lack accurate data on occurrence. This paper aimed to expand the “Prof. Henry Ramos Matthews” Malacological Collection from Instituto de Ciências do Mar, Universidade Federal do Ceará with the inclusion of specimens of terrestrial molluscan fauna from Caatinga and Atlantic Forest environments and thus contribute with taxonomic and ecological studies on terrestrial mollusks found in this region. They were sorted, identified and cataloged into 96 lots consisting of specimens stored without processing at the Laboratory of Marine Invertebrates of the UFC, and specimens collected during this research. The material was identified at the genus level, and, where possible, at the species level. In total, 15 genera were identified, being Anostoma Waldheim, 1807 and Tomigerus Spix, 1827 the most representative. When available, ecological data were included in order to provide information on the environment, vegetation and climate of the collecting sites