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).
A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Tanzania.
There are 417 species of land snails in Tanzania.[1]
Freshwater gastropods
- Melanoides tuberculata (O. F. Müller, 1774)[2]
- Radix natalensis (Krauss, 1848)[3]
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Land gastropods
Land gastropods in Tanzania include:
Assimineidae - otherwise marine or salt marsh family, the terrestrial assimineid occur in Tanzania[4]
- "Assiminea" aurifera Preston, 1912 - previously Assimania aurifera[4]
- Cyathopoma azaniense Verdcourt, 1978[4]
- Cyathopoma pembense Rowson, 2010 - endemic to Pemba Island[4]
- Tropidophora zanguebarica (Petit, 1850)[4]
- Laevicaulis alte (Férussac, 1821)[4]
- Laevicaulis striatus (Simroth, 1896)[1]
- Laevicaulis stuhlmanni (Simroth, 1895)[1]
- Maizania elatior (Martens, 1892)[1]
- Maizania volkensi (Martens, 1895)[1]
- Quickia concisa (Morelet, 1849)[1][4]
- Pupisoma (Ptychopatula) dioscoricola (C. B. Adams, 1845)[1]
- Nesopupa (Afripupa) bisulcata (Jickeli, 1873)[1]
- Nesopupa minutalis (Morelet, 1881)[4]
- Gastrocopta klunzingeri (Jickeli, 1873)[4]
- Edouardia metula (Martens, 1895)[1]
- Gittenedouardia conulina (von Martens, 1869)[4]
- Rachis punctata (Anton, 1839)[4]
- Rhachidina braunsi (von Martens, 1869)[1][4]
- Achatina (Lissachatina) allisa Reeve, 1849[4]
- Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica hamillei Petit, 1859[4]
- Limicolaria martensiana (E. A. Smith, 1880)[1]
- Cecilioides callipeplum (Connolly, 1923)[4]
- Cecilioides (Cecilioides) tribulationis (Preston, 1911)[1]
Micractaeonidae
- Micractaeon koptawelilensis (Germain, 1934)[1]
Subulinidae
- Allopeas gracile (Hutton, 1834)[4]
- Curvella subvirescens (E. A. Smith, 1890)[4]
- Kempioconcha terrulenta (Morelet, 1883)[1]
- Opeas delicatum Taylor, 1877[4]
- Opeas lamoense Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892[4]
- Pseudoglessula (Kempioconcha) subolivacea agg. (E. A. Smith, 1890)[4]
- Pseudopeas elgonense Connolly, 1923[1]
- Pseudopeas igembiense Connolly, 1923[4]
- Striosubulina striatella (Rang, 1831)[4]
- Subulina intermedia Taylor, 1877[4]
- Subulina octona (Bruguière, 1789)[4]
- Subulina usambarica K. Pfeiffer - endemic[5]
- Subulona ischna (Pilsbry, 1919)[1]
- Subulona ordinaria Preston, 1910[4]
- Subulona pinguis (Martens, 1895)[1]
- Edentulina obesa (Taylor, 1877)[4]
- Edentulina usambarensis Bequaert & Clench - endemic[6]
- Gonaxis (Gonaxis) denticulatus (Dohrn, 1878)[4]
- Gonaxis usambarensis Verdcourt - endemic[7]
- Gonaxis vosseleri Thiele - endemic[8]
- "Gulella" (Aenigmigulella) aenigmatica (E. A. Smith, 1890)[4]
- Gulella baccata (Preston, 1913)[4]
- Gulella gwendolinae (Preston, 1910)[4]
- Gulella (Gulella) laevigata (Dohrn, 1865)[1]
- Gulella jod (Preston, 1910)[4]
- "Gulella" peakei van Bruggen, 1975[4]
- Gulella planidens (von Martens, 1892)[4]
- Gulella (Pupigulella) pupa (Thiele, 1911)[1]
- "Gulella" radius (Preston, 1910)[4]
- Gulella sexdentata (von Martens, 1869)[4]
- Gulella streptostelopsis van Bruggen, 2007[4]
- Ptychotrema (Ennea) pollonerae Preston, 1913[1]
- Streptostele (Raffraya) acicula (Morelet, 1877)[4]
- Streptostele (Raffraya) horei E. A. Smith, 1890[1]
- Tayloria amaniensis Verdcourt - endemic[9]
- Tayloria angustistriata K. Pfeiffer - endemic[10]
- Tayloria hyalinoides Thiele - endemic[11]
- Tayloria shimbiensis Connolly, 1923[4]
- Paralaoma servilis (Shuttleworth, 1852)[1]
- Punctum ugandanum (E. A. Smith, 1903)[1]
- Trachycystis lamellifera (E. A. Smith, 1903)[1]
- Afroconulus iredalei (Preston, 1912)[1]
- Afroguppya quadrisculpta (Connolly, 1939)[4]
- Afroguppya rumrutiensis (Preston, 1911)[1]
- Afropunctum seminium (Morelet, 1873)[1][4]
- Microcystina minima (H. Adams, 1867)[4]
- Kaliella barrakporensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1852)[1][4]
- Sitala jenynsi (L. Pfeiffer, 1845)[4]
- Sitala mazumbaiensis Verdcourt[12]
- Atoxon pallens Simroth, 1895[1]
- "Dendrolimax" vangoethemi Rowson, 2010[4]
- Elisolimax roebucki (Simroth, 1910)[4]
- Elisolimax rufescens Simroth - endemic[13]
- Leptichnus bernardi van Goethem - endemic[14]
- Pembatoxon insulare van Goethem, 1975[4]
- Thapsia curvatula von Martens, 1897[4]
- Thapsia cf. hanningtoni (E. A. Smith, 1890)[1]
- Thapsia insulsa Preston, 1910[4]
- Trichotoxon heynemanni Simroth, 1888[1][4]
- Trochonanina mozambicensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1855)[4]
- Trochozonites usambarensis Verdcourt - endemic[15]
- Halolimnohelix cf. bukobae (Martens, 1895)[1]
- Halolimnohelix conradti von Martens - endemic[16]
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See also
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:
- List of non-marine molluscs of Kenya, Wildlife of Kenya
- List of non-marine molluscs of Uganda, Wildlife of Uganda
- List of non-marine molluscs of Rwanda, Wildlife of Rwanda
- List of non-marine molluscs of Burundi, Wildlife of Burundi
- List of non-marine molluscs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wildlife of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- List of non-marine molluscs of Zambia, Wildlife of Zambia
- List of non-marine molluscs of Malawi, Wildlife of Malawi
- List of non-marine molluscs of Mozambique, Wildlife of Mozambique
oversea countries:
- List of non-marine molluscs of the Seychelles
- List of non-marine molluscs of Madagascar
- List of non-marine molluscs of Mayotte
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External links
- Emberton K. C., Pearce T. A., Kasigwa P. F., Tattersfield P. & Habibu Z. (1997). "High diversity and regional endemism in land snails of eastern Tanzania". .
- Tattersfield P., Seddon M. B., Meena C., Kayumbo N. & Kasigwa P. (1998). "Ecology and Conservation of the Land-Snails of the Eastern Arc Mountains". 2.0.CO;2].
- Tattersfield P., Seddon M. B., Ngereza C. & Rowson B. (2006). "Elevational variation in diversity and composition of land-snail faunas in a Tanzanian forest". .