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List of non marine molluscs of Uganda

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List of non-marine molluscs of Uganda

The non-marine molluscs of Uganda are the molluscan fauna of Uganda (wildlife of Uganda). Since Uganda is a land-locked country, there are no marine species present. A number of species of freshwater and land molluscs are found in the wild in Uganda.

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66 native molluscs of Uganda were listed in 2010 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

There are 297 species of land snails in Uganda.

Freshwater gastropods

Planorbidae

  • Africanogyrus coretus (de Blainville, 1826)
  • Bulinus mutandensis Preston, 1913 - endemic
  • Lymnaeidae

  • Radix natalensis (Krauss, 1848)
  • Land gastropods

    Land gastropods in Uganda include (there is listed 168 species according to Wronski & Hausdorf B. (2010) and some additional records in this list meantime):

    Cyclophoridae

  • Elgonocyclus koptaweliensis (Germain, 1934)
  • Maizaniidae

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

  • Laevicaulis striatus (Simroth, 1896)
  • Laevicaulis stuhlmanni (Simroth, 1895)
  • Pseudoveronicella liberiana (Gould, 1850)
  • Succineidae

  • Quickia concisa (Morelet, 1849)
  • "Succineidae species A"
  • "Succineidae species B"
  • Valloniidae

  • Acanthinula straeleni Adam, 1954
  • Pupisoma (Ptychopatula) dioscoricola (C. B. Adams, 1845)
  • "Pupisoma (Ptychopatula) species A"
  • "Pupisoma (Ptychopatula) species B"
  • "Pupisoma (Ptychopatula) species C"
  • "Pupisoma (Pupisoma) species A"
  • Truncatellidae

  • Negulus ruwenzoriensis Adam, 1957
  • Vertiginidae

  • Nesopupa (Afripupa) bisulcata (Jickeli, 1873)
  • Truncatellina ninagongensis (Pilsbry, 1935)
  • Truncatellina pygmaeorum (Pilsbry & Cockerell, 1933)
  • Truncatellina ruwenzoriensis Adam, 1957
  • Cerastidae

  • Cerastus trapezoideus rapezoideus (Martens, 1892)
  • Conulinus rutshuruensis Pilsbry, 1919
  • "Conulinus species A"
  • Edouardia metula (Martens, 1895)
  • "Edouardia species A"
  • Rhachidina braunsi (Martens, 1869)
  • Achatinidae

  • Archachatina (Tholachatina) osborni (Pilsbry, 1919)
  • Limicolaria elegans Thiele, 1911
  • Limicolaria martensiana (E. A. Smith, 1880)
  • Limicolaria saturata E. A. Smith, 1895
  • Ferussaciidae

  • Cecilioides (Cecilioides) kalawangaensis Dartevelle & Venmans, 1951
  • Cecilioides (Cecilioides) tribulationis (Preston, 1911)
  • Cecilioides (Geostilbia) callipeplum (Connolly, 1923)
  • Micractaeonidae

  • Micractaeon koptawelilensis (Germain, 1934)
  • Subulinidae

  • "Bocageia (Liobocageia) species A"
  • Curvella babaulti Germain, 1923
  • Curvella bathyraphe Pilsbry & Cockerell, 1933
  • Curvella conoidea (Martens, 1892)
  • Curvella entebbensis Preston, 1912
  • Curvella ovata (Putzey, 1899)
  • "Curvella species A"
  • "Curvella species B"
  • Ischnoglessula cruda (Pilsbry, 1919)
  • Ischnoglessula echinophora (Verdcourt, 2006)
  • Ischnoglessula elegans (Martens, 1895)
  • Ischnoglessula famelica (Pilsbry, 1919)
  • Ischnoglessula gracillima (Pilsbry, 1919)
  • Kempioconcha terrulenta (Morelet, 1883)
  • Nothapalus adelus Connolly, 1923
  • Nothapalus paucispira (Martens, 1892)
  • Nothapalus stuhlmanni (Martens, 1897)
  • Nothapalus ugandanus Connolly, 1923
  • Opeas toroense Connolly, 1923
  • "Opeas species A"
  • "Opeas species B"
  • "Opeas species C"
  • Oreohomorus apio Wronski & Hausdorf, 2009
  • Oreohomorus nitidus (Martens, 1897)
  • Pseudoglessula intermedia Thiele, 1911
  • Pseudopeas burunganum Connolly, 1923
  • Pseudopeas curvelliforme Pilsbry, 1919
  • Pseudopeas elgonense Connolly, 1923
  • Pseudopeas iredalei Connolly, 1923
  • "Pseudopeas species A"
  • Subulina entebbana Pollonera, 1907
  • Subulina subcrenata Martens, 1895
  • Subulina viridula Connolly, 1923
  • Subuliniscus lucasi Pilsbry, 1919
  • "Subuliniscus species A"
  • Subulona clara (Pilsbry, 1919)
  • Subulona ischna (Pilsbry, 1919)
  • Subulona pinguis (Martens, 1895)
  • Streptaxidae

  • Gonaxis latula (Martens, 1895)
  • Gonaxis translucida (Dupuis & Putzeys, 1901)
  • Gulella (Avakubia) avakubiensis Pilsbry, 1919
  • Gulella (Conogulella) conospira (Martens, 1892)
  • Gulella (Gulella) laevigata (Dohrn, 1865)
  • Gulella (Gulella) mikenoensis (Preston, 1913)
  • Gulella (Molarella) malasangiensis (Preston, 1913)
  • Gulella (Molarella) ugandensis (E. A. Smith, 1901)
  • Gulella (Paucidentina) brevis (Thiele, 1911)
  • Gulella (Paucidentina) masisiensis Pilsbry, 1919
  • Gulella (Plicigulella) vicina adelpha (Preston, 1913)
  • Gulella (Primigulella) linguifera (Martens, 1895)
  • Gulella (Pupigulella) pupa (Thiele, 1911)
  • Gulella (Silvigulella) osborni Pilsbry, 1919
  • Gulella (Tortigulella) cara Pilsbry, 1919
  • Gulella (Tortigulella) heteromphala Pilsbry, 1919
  • Gulella (Tortigulella) lessensis Pilsbry, 1919
  • Gulella (Wilmattina) disseminata (Preston, 1913)
  • Gulella decussatula (Preston, 1913)
  • Gulella ruwenzoriensis van Bruggen & van Goethem, 1999
  • Gulella selene van Bruggen & van Goethem, 1999
  • Gulella virungae van Bruggen & van Goethem, 1999
  • Pseudogonaxis pusillus (Martens, 1897)
  • Ptychotrema (Ennea) bequaerti (Dautzenberg & Germain, 1914)
  • Ptychotrema (Ennea) fraterculus Pilsbry, 1919
  • Ptychotrema (Ennea) paradoxulum (Martens, 1895)
  • Ptychotrema (Ennea) pollonerae Preston, 1913
  • Ptychotrema (Ennea) silvaticum Pilsbry, 1919
  • Ptychotrema (Haplonepion) geminatum (Martens, 1895)
  • Ptychotrema (Haplonepion) runsoranum (Martens, 1892)
  • Ptychotrema (Parennea) aequatoriale Pilsbry, 1919
  • Ptychotrema (Parennea) cossyphae van Bruggen, 1989
  • Ptychotrema (Parennea) goossensi (Adam & van Goethem, 1978)
  • Ptychotrema (Parennea) kerereense (Adam & van Goethem, 1978)
  • Ptychotrema (Parennea) kigeziense (Preston, 1913)
  • Ptychotrema (Parennea) pelengeense (Adam & van Goethem, 1978)
  • Streptostele (Graptostele) teres Pilsbry, 1919
  • Streptostele (Raffraya) horei E. A. Smith, 1890
  • Streptostele (Streptostele) bacillum Pilsbry, 1919
  • Streptostele (Streptostele) coloba Pilsbry, 1919
  • "Streptostele (Streptostele) species A"
  • "Streptostele (Streptostele) species B"
  • Varicostele lessensis Pilsbry, 1919
  • Punctidae

  • Paralaoma servilis (Shuttleworth, 1852)
  • Punctum pallidum Connolly, 1922
  • Punctum ugandanum (E. A. Smith, 1903)
  • Charopidae

  • Afrodonta kempi (Connolly, 1925)
  • Prositala butumbiana (Martens, 1895)
  • Trachycystis iredalei Preston, 1912
  • Trachycystis lamellifera (E. A. Smith, 1903)
  • family ?

  • "Punctoidea species A"
  • Helicarionidae

  • Kaliella barrakporensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1852)
  • Kaliella iredalei Preston, 1912
  • Euconulidae

  • Afroconulus iredalei (Preston, 1912)
  • "Afroconulus species A"
  • "Afroconulus species B"
  • Afroguppya rumrutiensis (Preston, 1911)
  • Afroguppya solemi de Winter & van Bruggen, 1992
  • "Afroguppya species A"
  • Afropunctum seminium (Morelet, 1873)
  • Urocyclidae

  • Atoxon pallens Simroth, 1895
  • Chlamydarion spatiosus (Preston, 1914)
  • Gymnarion aloysiisabaudiae (Pollonera, 1906)
  • Thapsia cf. hanningtoni (E. A. Smith, 1890)
  • Thapsia cf. inclinans (Preston, 1914)
  • Thapsia kigeziensis (Preston, 1913)
  • Thapsia rufescens Pilsbry, 1919
  • Thapsia rutshuruensis Pilsbry, 1919
  • "Thapsia species A"
  • Trichotoxon heynemanni Simroth, 1888
  • Trochonanina (Trochonanina) lessensis (Pilsbry, 1919)
  • Trochozonites (Teleozonites) adansoniae (Morelet, 1848)
  • Trochozonites (Trochozonites) bellula (Martens, 1892)
  • Trochozonites (Trochozonites) plumaticostata Pilsbry, 1919
  • Trochozonites (Trochozonites) trifilaris ituriensis Pilsbry, 1919
  • Trochozonites (Zonitotrochus) aillyi Pilsbry, 1919
  • Trochozonites (Zonitotrochus) medjensis Pilsbry, 1919
  • "Trochozonites (Zonitotrochus) species A"
  • "Verrucarion species A"
  • "Verrucarion species B"
  • "Sheldoniinae species A"
  • "Sheldoniinae species B"
  • "Sheldoniinae species C"
  • "Sheldoniinae species D"
  • "Sheldoniinae species E"
  • "Sheldoniinae species F"
  • "Sheldoniinae species G"
  • "Sheldoniinae species H"
  • "Sheldoniinae species I"
  • "Sheldoniinae species J"
  • Halolimnohelicidae

  • Halolimnohelix cf. bukobae (Martens, 1895)
  • Halolimnohelix cf. fonticula (Preston, 1914)
  • Halolimnohelix hirsuta Pilsbry, 1919
  • Halolimnohelix cf. malasangiensis (Preston, 1914)
  • Halolimnohelix cf. soror (Preston, 1914)
  • "Halolimnohelix species A"
  • "Halolimnohelix species B"
  • References

    List of non-marine molluscs of Uganda Wikipedia


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