List of non-marine molluscs of Cambodia

The non-marine mollusks of Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...

are a part of the molluscan fauna of Cambodia (the wildlife of Cambodia

Wildlife of Cambodia

Wildlife of Cambodia is home to a diverse array of wildlife. There are 212 mammal species, 536 bird species, 240 reptile species, 850 freshwater fish species , and 435 marine fish species....

). A number of species of non-marine mollusks are found in the wild in Cambodia.

Freshwater gastropods

The lower Mekong River area, which includes parts of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, is considered to be a biodiversity hotspot

Biodiversity hotspot

A biodiversity hotspot is a biogeographic region with a significant reservoir of biodiversity that is under threat from humans.The concept of biodiversity hotspots was originated by Norman Myers in two articles in “The Environmentalist” , revised after thorough analysis by Myers and others in...

for freshwater gastropods, with dominant taxa from the families Pomatiopsidae

Pomatiopsidae

Pomatiopsidae is a family of small mainly freshwater snails with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Rissooidea ....

, Stenothyridae

Stenothyridae

Stenothyridae is a family of freshwater snails, snails with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Rissooidea.This family has no subfamilies.-Distribution :...

, Buccinidae

Buccinidae

Buccinidae is a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.True whelks are mostly marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda...

and Marginellidae

Marginellidae

Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a taxonomic family of small, often colorful, sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Neogastropoda.- Taxonomy :...

.

Pomatiopsidae

Pomatiopsidae

Pomatiopsidae is a family of small mainly freshwater snails with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Rissooidea ....

Neotricula aperta
Neotricula aperta
Neotricula aperta is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiopsidae.This species serves as an intermediate host for Schistosoma mekongi.-Distribution:This species occurs:...

(Temcharoen, 1971)

Ampullariidae

Ampullariidae, common name the apple snails, is a family of large freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks with a gill and an operculum...

Land gastropods

Camaenidae

Camaenidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.This is one of the most diverse families in the clade Stylommatophora....

Amphidromus
Amphidromus
Amphidromus is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae.Amphidromus is a genus of arboreal pulmonate land snails...

Dyakiidae

Dyakiidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Dyakioidea ....

Quantula striata
Quantula striata
Quantula striata, also known as Dyakia striata, is a species of medium-sized, air-breathing, tropical land snail. It is a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusk in the family Dyakiidae. This species appears to be unique among terrestrial gastropods in that it is bioluminescent: Its eggs glow in...

(Gray, 1834)

Diapheridae

Streptaxidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Streptaxoidea.Sutcharit et al. established the new family Diapheridae within the superfamily Streptaxoidea in 2010.- Genera:...

Diaphera saurini Benthem Jutting, 1962

Freshwater gastropods

Land gastropods

See also