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List of non-marine molluscs of Tanzania

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List of non-marine molluscs of Tanzania

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Location of Tanzania
topography of Tanzania

The non-marine molluscs of Tanzania are a part of the molluscan fauna of Tanzania (wildlife of Tanzania).

A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Tanzania.

There are 417 species of land snails in Tanzania. In addition there are at least ? gastropod species living only in as hothouse aliens in greenhouses, aquaria and terraria.

There are ??? species of gastropods ?? species of freshwater gastropods, ?? species of land gastropods) and ?? species of bivalves living in the wild.

-- There are ?? non-indigenous species of gastropods (?? freshwater and ?? land species) and ?? species of bivalves in the wild in Egypt. This is altogether ?? freshwater non-indigenous species of wild molluscs. -- ;Summary table of number of species (Summary table is based on species counted in this list and include also those ones with question marks)

Tanzania
freshwater gastropods
land gastropods
gastropods altogether
bivalves
molluscs altogether
non-indigenous gastropods in the wild
non-indigenous hot-house alien gastropods
non-indigenous bivalves in the wild
non-indigenous hot-house alien bivalves
non-indigenous molluscs altogether

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Freshwater gastropods

Thiaridae

  • Melanoides tuberculata (O. F. Müller, 1774)

Lymnaeidae

  • Radix natalensis (Krauss, 1848)

Land gastropods

Land gastropods in Tanzania include:

Assimineidae - otherwise marine or salt marsh family, the terrestrial assimineid occur in Tanzania

  • "Assiminea" aurifera Preston, 1912 - previously Assimania aurifera

Cyclophoridae

  • Cyathopoma azaniense Verdcourt, 1978
  • Cyathopoma pembense Rowson, 2010 - endemic to Pemba Island

Pomatiidae

  • Tropidophora zanguebarica (Petit, 1850)

Veronicellidae

  • Laevicaulis alte (Férussac, 1821)
  • Laevicaulis striatus (Simroth, 1896)
  • Laevicaulis stuhlmanni (Simroth, 1895)

Maizaniidae

  • Maizania elatior (Martens, 1892)
  • Maizania volkensi (Martens, 1895)

Succineidae

  • Quickia concisa (Morelet, 1849)

Valloniidae

  • Pupisoma (Ptychopatula) dioscoricola (C. B. Adams, 1845)

Vertiginidae

  • Nesopupa (Afripupa) bisulcata (Jickeli, 1873)
  • Nesopupa minutalis (Morelet, 1881)
  • Gastrocopta klunzingeri (Jickeli, 1873)

Cerastidae

  • Edouardia metula (Martens, 1895)
  • Gittenedouardia conulina (von Martens, 1869)
  • Rachis punctata (Anton, 1839)
  • Rhachidina braunsi (von Martens, 1869)

Achatinidae

  • Achatina (Lissachatina) allisa Reeve, 1849
  • Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica hamillei Petit, 1859
  • Limicolaria martensiana (E. A. Smith, 1880)

Ferussaciidae

  • Cecilioides callipeplum (Connolly, 1923)
  • Cecilioides (Cecilioides) tribulationis (Preston, 1911)

Micractaeonidae

  • Micractaeon koptawelilensis (Germain, 1934)

Subulinidae

  • Allopeas gracile (Hutton, 1834)
  • Curvella subvirescens (E. A. Smith, 1890)
  • Kempioconcha terrulenta (Morelet, 1883)
  • Opeas delicatum Taylor, 1877
  • Opeas lamoense Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892
  • Pseudoglessula (Kempioconcha) subolivacea agg. (E. A. Smith, 1890)
  • Pseudopeas elgonense Connolly, 1923
  • Pseudopeas igembiense Connolly, 1923
  • Striosubulina striatella (Rang, 1831)
  • Subulina intermedia Taylor, 1877
  • Subulina octona (Bruguière, 1789)
  • Subulina usambarica K. Pfeiffer - endemic
  • Subulona ischna (Pilsbry, 1919)
  • Subulona ordinaria Preston, 1910
  • Subulona pinguis (Martens, 1895)

Streptaxidae

  • Edentulina obesa (Taylor, 1877)
  • Edentulina usambarensis Bequaert & Clench - endemic
  • Gonaxis (Gonaxis) denticulatus (Dohrn, 1878)
  • Gonaxis usambarensis Verdcourt - endemic
  • Gonaxis vosseleri Thiele - endemic
  • "Gulella" (Aenigmigulella) aenigmatica (E. A. Smith, 1890)
  • Gulella baccata (Preston, 1913)
  • Gulella gwendolinae (Preston, 1910)
  • Gulella (Gulella) laevigata (Dohrn, 1865)
  • Gulella jod (Preston, 1910)
  • "Gulella" peakei van Bruggen, 1975
  • Gulella planidens (von Martens, 1892)
  • Gulella (Pupigulella) pupa (Thiele, 1911)
  • "Gulella" radius (Preston, 1910)
  • Gulella sexdentata (von Martens, 1869)
  • Gulella streptostelopsis van Bruggen, 2007
  • Ptychotrema (Ennea) pollonerae Preston, 1913
  • Streptostele (Raffraya) acicula (Morelet, 1877)
  • Streptostele (Raffraya) horei E. A. Smith, 1890
  • Tayloria amaniensis Verdcourt - endemic
  • Tayloria angustistriata K. Pfeiffer - endemic
  • Tayloria hyalinoides Thiele - endemic
  • Tayloria shimbiensis Connolly, 1923

Punctidae

  • Paralaoma servilis (Shuttleworth, 1852)
  • Punctum ugandanum (E. A. Smith, 1903)

Charopidae

  • Trachycystis lamellifera (E. A. Smith, 1903)

Euconulidae

  • Afroconulus iredalei (Preston, 1912)
  • Afroguppya quadrisculpta (Connolly, 1939)
  • Afroguppya rumrutiensis (Preston, 1911)
  • Afropunctum seminium (Morelet, 1873)
  • Microcystina minima (H. Adams, 1867)

Helicarionidae

  • Kaliella barrakporensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1852)
  • Sitala jenynsi (L. Pfeiffer, 1845)
  • Sitala mazumbaiensis Verdcourt

Urocyclidae

  • Atoxon pallens Simroth, 1895
  • "Dendrolimax" vangoethemi Rowson, 2010
  • Elisolimax roebucki (Simroth, 1910)
  • Elisolimax rufescens Simroth - endemic
  • Leptichnus bernardi van Goethem - endemic
  • Pembatoxon insulare van Goethem, 1975
  • Thapsia curvatula von Martens, 1897
  • Thapsia cf. hanningtoni (E. A. Smith, 1890)
  • Thapsia insulsa Preston, 1910
  • Trichotoxon heynemanni Simroth, 1888
  • Trochonanina mozambicensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1855)
  • Trochozonites usambarensis Verdcourt - endemic

Halolimnohelicidae

  • Halolimnohelix cf. bukobae (Martens, 1895)
  • Halolimnohelix conradti von Martens - endemic

References

References

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  2. Albrecht, C.. (2018). "''Melanoides tuberculata''".
  3. Albrecht, C.. (2018). "''Radix natalensis''".
  4. Rowson B., Warren B. H. & Ngereza C. F. (2010). "Terrestrial molluscs of Pemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, and its status as an "oceanic" island". ''[[ZooKeys]]'' '''70''': 1-39. {{doi. 10.3897/zookeys.70.762
  5. Tattersfield, P.. (1996). "''Subulina usambarica''".
  6. Tattersfield, P.. (1996). "''Edentulina usambarensis''".
  7. Tattersfield, P.. (1996). "''Gonaxis usambarensis''".
  8. Tattersfield, P.. (1996). "''Gonaxis vosseleri''".
  9. Tattersfield, P.. (1996). "''Tayloria amaniensis''".
  10. Tattersfield, P.. (1996). "''Tayloria angustistriata''".
  11. Tattersfield, P.. (1996). "''Tayloria hyalinoides''".
  12. Tattersfield, P.. (1996). "''Sitala mazumbaiensis''".
  13. Tattersfield, P.. (1996). "''Elisolimax rufescens''".
  14. Tattersfield, P.. (1996). "''Leptichnus bernardi''".
  15. Tattersfield, P.. (1996). "''Trochozonites usambarensis''".
  16. Tattersfield, P.. (1996). "''Halolimnohelix conradti''".
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