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List of non marine molluscs of Madagascar

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List of non-marine molluscs of Madagascar

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

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In tropical rainforests of Madagascar, there is high diversity of species of terrestrial gastropods and many species has low population density, so many of them are "extremely rare".

About 50% of land snails in Madagascar are related to land snails in Africa.

Freshwater gastropods

Pachychilidae

the genus Madagasikara is endemic to Madagascar, 5 species

  • Madagasikara spinosa (Lamarck, 1822) - the previously used name Melanatria fluminea being not valid, endemic
  • Madagasikara madagascariensis (Grateloup, 1840) - endemic
  • Madagasikara johnsoni (E. A. Smith, 1882) - endemic
  • Madagasikara vivipara Köhler & Glaubrecht, 2010 - endemic
  • Madagasikara zazavavindrano Köhler & Glaubrecht, 2010 - endemic
  • Madagasikara vazimba Köhler & Glaubrecht, 2010 - endemic
  • Planorbidae - there are 4 species of Bulinus:

  • Bulinus bavayi - endemic
  • Bulinus forskalii - introduced
  • Bulinus liratus - endemic
  • Bulinus obtusispira - endemic
  • Lymnaeidae

  • Radix natalensis (Krauss, 1848)
  • Land gastropods

    Megalomastomatidae

  • Acroptychia mahafinaritra
  • Acroptychia bathiei Fischer-Piette & Bedoucha, 1965
  • Cyclophoridae the genus Boucardicus is endemic to Madagascar, consist 199 species and 5 subspecies

  • Boucardicus ambindaensis
  • Boucardicus anjarae
  • Boucardicus avo
  • Boucardicus hetra
  • Boucardicus lalinify
  • Boucardicus mahavariana
  • Boucardicus matoatoa
  • Boucardicus menoi
  • Boucardicus monchenkoi
  • Boucardicus peggyae
  • Boucardicus pulchellus
  • Boucardicus tantelyae
  • Cyathopoma anjombona
  • Cyathopoma hoditra
  • Cyathopoma iridescens
  • Cyathopoma madio
  • Cyathopoma matsoko
  • Pomatiidae

  • Tropidophora humbug Griffiths & Herbert, 2013
  • Tropidophora sericea Griffiths & Herbert, 2013
  • Veronicellidae

  • a veronicellid sp. or spp.
  • Orculidae

  • Fauxulus josephinae Emberton & Griffiths, 2009
  • Fauxulus tsarakely
  • Succineidae

  • Succinea masoala Emberton & Griffiths, 2009
  • Subulinidae

  • Allopeas sp. 1 sensu Emberton & Griffiths (2009)
  • Allopeas sp. 2 sensu Emberton & Griffiths (2009)
  • Curvella poutiersi Fischer-Piette, Blanc, Blanc & Salvat, 1994
  • Pseudopeas cf. valentini Fischer-Piette, Blanc, Blanc & Salvat, 1994
  • Subulina mamillata (Craven, 1880)
  • Subulina octona (Bruguière, 1792)
  • Cerastidae

  • Conulinus randalanai Griffiths & Herbert, 2013
  • Achatinidae

  • Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822
  • Achatina immaculata Lamarck, 1822
  • Streptaxidae

  • Fischerpietteus josephinae Emberton & Griffiths, 2009
  • Gulella ambodipelomosiae Emberton, 2002
  • Gulella andriantanteliae
  • Gulella beandreana Emberton, 2001
  • Gulella betamponae Emberton, 2002
  • Gulella kelimolotra Emberton, 2002
  • Gulella kendrae Emberton & Griffiths, 2009
  • Gulella laninifia Emberton, 2002
  • Gulella lincolni Emberton & Griffiths, 2009
  • Gulella matavymolotra Emberton, 2002
  • Gulella minuseula Emberton & Pearce, 2000
  • Gulella ruthae Emberton, 2002
  • Gulella sahia Emberton, 2002
  • Gulella soulaiana Fischer-Piette, 1973
  • Gulella taolantehezana Emberton, 2002
  • Gulella thompsoni
  • Gulella sp. 1 sensu Emberton & Griffiths (2009)
  • Gulella sp. 2 sensu Emberton & Griffiths (2009)
  • Gulella sp. 3 sensu Emberton & Griffiths (2009)
  • Parvedentulina Emberton & Pearce, 2000 - Parvedentulina are endemic to Madagascar
  • Acavidae

  • Ampelita ambatoensis Emberton & Griffiths, 2009
  • Ampelita andriamamonjyi Griffiths & Herbert, 2013
  • Ampelita beanka Griffiths & Herbert, 2013
  • Ampelita julii Fischer-Piette & Garreau, 1965 - Ampelita julii soa Emberton & Griffiths, 2009
  • Ampelita lamarei (Pfeiffer, 1853)
  • Ampelita owengriffithsi
  • Clavator moreleti Crosse & Fischer, 1868 / Clavator moreleti (Deshayes in Férussac, 1851)
  • Helicophanta amphibulima (Férussac, 1839)
  • Charopidae

  • Reticulapex michellae
  • Ariophantidae

  • Kalidos gora Emberton et al., 2010
  • Kalidos manotrika Emberton et al., 2010
  • Kalidos manta Emberton et al., 2010
  • Kalidos maryannae Griffiths & Herbert, 2013
  • Helicarionidae

  • Kaliella crandalli
  • Microcystis albosuturalis
  • Microcystis fotsifotsy
  • Microcystis vony
  • Sitala burchi
  • Sitala mavo
  • Sitala stanisici
  • Freshwater bivalves

    Sphaeriidae

  • Eupera ferruginea (Krauss, 1848)
  • Pisidium reticulatum Kuiper, 1966)
  • References

    List of non-marine molluscs of Madagascar Wikipedia