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List of non marine molluscs of Nepal

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List of non-marine molluscs of Nepal

The non-marine molluscs of Nepal are a complete molluscan fauna of Nepal (wildlife of Nepal, environment of Nepal), because Nepal is landlocked country.

Contents

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

Summary table of number of species

(Summary table is based on species counted in this list and include also those ones with question marks)

Land slug Limax seticus lives in altitudes 4,700–4,800 m a.s.l. in Nepal. It is the highest locality where occurrence of land slugs was recorded.

Freshwater gastropods

Freshwater gastropods in Nepal include:

Viviparidae

  • Bellamya bengalensis (Lamarck, 1822)

    • Ampullariidae

  • Pila globosa (Swainsen, 1822)

    • Thiaridae

  • Tarebia granifera (Lamarck, 1822)

    • Pachychilidae

  • Brotia costula (Rafinesque, 1833)

    • Lymnaeidae

  • Austropeplea viridis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
  • Lymnaea acuminata Lamarck, 1822
  • Radix luteola (Lamarck, 1822)

    • Planorbidae

  • Indoplanorbis exustus (Deshayes, 1834)
  • Gyraulus convexiusculus (Hutton, 1849)

    • Land gastropods

    Land gastropods in Nepal include:

    Cyclophoridae

  • Cyclophorus fulguratus (L. Pfeiffer, 1852)
  • Cyclophorus pyrotrema Benson, 1854
  • Cyclophorus aurantiacus (Schumacher, 1817) - doubtful
  • Theobaldius sp.
  • Scabrina phaenotopicus (Benson, 1851)
  • Pterocyclos cf. brahmakundensis Godwin-Austen, 1915
  • Alycaeus burti Godwin-Austen, 1874
  • Alycaeus lohitensis Godwin-Austen, 1914
  • Alycaeus yamneyensis Godwin-Austen, 1914
  • Chamalycaeus bicrenatus (Godwin-Austen, 1874)
  • Chamalycaeus digitatus (H.F. Blanford, 1871)
  • Chamalycaeus inflatus (Godwin-Austen, 1874)
  • Chamalycaeus notatus (Godwin-Austen, 1876)
  • Chamalycaeus plectochilus (Benson, 1859)
  • Chamalycaeus strangulatus (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
  • Chamalycaeus stylifer (Benson, 1857)
  • Chamalycaeus otiphorus (Benson, 1858)
  • Chamalycaeus summus (Godwin-Austen, 1914)

    • Diplommatinidae

    Pyramidulidae

  • Pyramidula kuznetsovi Schileyko & Balashov, 2012

    • Limacidae

  • Limax seticus Wiktor & Bössneck, 2004

    • Ariophantidae

  • Khasiella pansa

    • Achatinidae

  • Achatina fulica (Férussac, 1821)

    • Freshwater bivalves

    Unionidae

  • Lamellidens marginalis (Lamarck, 1819)

    • Amblemidae

  • Parreysia corrugata
  • Parreysia flavidens deltae (Benson)
  • Parreysia lima (Simpson)

    • References

    List of non-marine molluscs of Nepal Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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