Non-marine molluscs of New Zealand include gastropods, such as land snails, and freshwater molluscs (or shellfish), such as freshwater mussels.
Among the best known are the large native forest snails such as the Paryphanta (kauri snails) and Powelliphanta.
Tateidae Latiidae - only one genus Latia is endemic to the North Island Lymnaeidae Planorbidae Hydrocenidae Orthalicidae Pupinidae Punctidae Rhytididae Charopidae Helicidae Hyriidae