The conservation of non-marine molluscs in South America: where we are and how to move forward

Igor C. Miyahira; Cristhian Clavijo; Claudia T. Callil; María Gabriela Cuezzo; Gustavo Darrigran; Suzete R. Gomes; Carlos A. Lasso; Maria Cristina D. Mansur; Meire S. Pena; Rina Ramírez; Rogério C.L. dos Santos; Sonia B. dos Santos; Fabrizio Scarabino; Santiago H. Torres; Roberto E. Vogler; Robert H. Cowie

doi:10.1007/s10531-022-02446-1

The conservation of non-marine molluscs in South America: where we are and how to move forward

Igor C. Miyahira, Cristhian Clavijo, Claudia T. Callil, María Gabriela Cuezzo, Gustavo Darrigran, Suzete R. Gomes, Carlos A. Lasso, Maria Cristina D. Mansur, Meire S. Pena, Rina Ramírez, Rogério C.L. dos Santos, Sonia B. dos Santos, Fabrizio Scarabino, Santiago H. Torres, Roberto E. Vogler, Robert H. Cowie

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South America is a high biodiversity continent with five out of 13 countries considered megadiverse. Many major groups within this fauna exhibit high diversity, including non-marine molluscs. With at least 1401 known species, South American molluscs are seriously understudied. The aim of this paper is to review the conservation status of non-marine molluscs in South America, pointing out significant gaps in knowledge and suggesting possible future directions. According to the most recent IUCN Red List only 231 South American non-marine molluscs have been evaluated, with 84 (36%) categorized as Data Deficient. The main knowledge gaps are in taxonomic inventory, especially in unexplored areas, information about current and historic distributions and population sizes, and basic ecological information. Implementation of integrative taxonomy, ecological and distributional studies, exploration of areas and groups as yet largely ignored, development of researcher networks and improvement of public and political awareness and concern about these important and diverse animals are necessary actions for conservation of non-marine molluscs in South America to have any chance of success.

Original language	English
Journal	Biodiversity and Conservation
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-022-02446-1
State	Published - Sep 2022

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Our gratitude goes to Janine Arruda Oliveira and Daniel Pereira who commented on earlier versions of the manuscript; to Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ E-26/201.347/2021) for the research grant to ICM; to Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq/Universal—434964/2018-2) for the grant to SBS; to Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación (ANII), Mohamed bin Zayed species conservation fund (MBZ 202524562) and Programa de Desarrollo de las Ciencias Basicas—Uruguay (PEDECIBA) for the financial support to CC; to Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP 11/ H949 and 11/N927) and Proyectos de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (PICT-2019- 01417-Res. no. 015/2021) for financial support to GD, and to anonymous reviewers for improving an initial version of the manuscript.

Funding Information:
Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ E-26/201.347/2021), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq/Universal—434964/2018–2), Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación (ANII), Programa de Desarrollo de las Ciencias Basicas—Uruguay (PEDECIBA), Mohamed bin Zayed species conservation fund (MBZ 202524562), Universidad Nacional de La Plata ( UNLP 11/ H949 and 11/N927), Proyectos de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (PICT-2019- 01417-Res. no. 015/2021).

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Keywords

Bivalvia
Freshwater mussels
Freshwater snails
Gastropoda
Land snails
Slugs

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Miyahira, I. C., Clavijo, C., Callil, C. T., Cuezzo, M. G., Darrigran, G., Gomes, S. R., Lasso, C. A., Mansur, M. C. D., Pena, M. S., Ramírez, R., dos Santos, R. C. L., dos Santos, S. B., Scarabino, F., Torres, S. H., Vogler, R. E., & Cowie, R. H. (2022). The conservation of non-marine molluscs in South America: where we are and how to move forward. Biodiversity and Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-022-02446-1

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