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List of non marine molluscs of Nigeria

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List of non-marine molluscs of Nigeria

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

Contents

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

Freshwater gastropods

Freshwater gastropods in Nigeria include:

Ampullariidae

  • Lanistes libycus (Morelet, 1848)
  • Lanistes ovum Peters, 1845
  • Pila wernei (Philipi, 1851)
  • David redus Pharien, 2016
  • Thiaridae

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

  • Potadoma freethi (Gray, 1831)
  • Potadoma moerchi (Reeve, 1859)
  • Planorbidae

  • Biomphalaria pfeifferi (Krauss, 1848)
  • Bulinus globosus (Morelet, 1866)
  • Bulinus forskalii (Ehrenberg, 1831)
  • Bulinus camerunensis Mandahl-Barth, 1957
  • Bulinus senegalensis O. F. Müller, 1781
  • Bulinus truncatus (Audouin, 1827) - synonym: Bulinus rohlfsi Clessin
  • Gyraulus costulatus (Krauss, 1848)
  • Indoplanorbis exustus (Deshayes, 1834)
  • Ferrissia sp.
  • Segmentorbis sp.
  • Lymnaeidae

  • Radix natalensis (Krauss, 1848)
  • Physidae

  • Aplexa waterloti (Germain, 1911)
  • Land gastropods

    Land gastropods in Nigeria include:

    Succineidae

  • Quickia sp.
  • Achatinidae

  • Archachatina marginata (Swainson, 1821)
  • Archachatina papyracea
  • Lignus sp.
  • Limicolaria aurora (Jay, 1839)
  • Limicolaria flammea (Müller, 1774)
  • Streptaxidae

  • Gonaxis camerunensis
  • Gulella monodon
  • Gulella obani Oke, 2007
  • Gulella opoboensis
  • Ptychotrema okei
  • Ptychotrema shagamuense
  • Streptostele musaecola (Morelet, 1860)
  • Subulinidae

  • Curvella feai
  • Curvella sp.
  • Pseudopeas sp. 1
  • Subulina sp. 1
  • Subulina sp. 2
  • Subulona sp.
  • Helicarionidae

  • Thapsia sp.
  • Trochozonites talcosus
  • Trochozonites sp. 1
  • Kaliella sp.
  • Freshwater bivalves

    Freshwater bivalves in Nigeria include:

    References

    List of non-marine molluscs of Nigeria Wikipedia


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