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List of non marine molluscs of Tanzania

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List of non-marine molluscs of Tanzania

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

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

There are 417 species of land snails in Tanzania.

Freshwater gastropods

Thiaridae

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

  • Radix natalensis (Krauss, 1848)
  • Land gastropods

    Land gastropods in Tanzania include:

    Assimineidae - otherwise matine 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)
  • Micromaizania 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

    List of non-marine molluscs of Tanzania Wikipedia