List of non-marine molluscs of Ethiopia
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
are a part of the molluscan fauna of Ethiopia (wildlife of Ethiopia
Wildlife of Ethiopia
Ethiopia has a large variety of indigenous plant and animal species. In some areas, the mountains are covered with shrubs such as pyracantha, jasmine, poinsettia, and a varied assortment of evergreens. Caraway, carcade, cardamom, chat, coriander, incense, myrrh, and red pepper are common...
). Ethiopia is an inland country, so there are no marine molluscs.
A number of species of non-marine molluscs
Mollusca
The Mollusca , common name molluscs or mollusksSpelled mollusks in the USA, see reasons given in Rosenberg's ; for the spelling mollusc see the reasons given by , is a large phylum of invertebrate animals. There are around 85,000 recognized extant species of molluscs. Mollusca is the largest...
are found in the wild in Ethiopia.
Freshwater gastropods
AmpullariidaeAmpullariidae
Ampullariidae, common name the apple snails, is a family of large freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks with a gill and an operculum...
- Pila speciosaPila speciosaPila speciosa is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae, the applesnails. This species is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia....
Thiaridae
Thiaridae
Thiaridae, common name thiarids, is a family of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cerithioidea....
- Cleopatra ferrugineaCleopatra ferrugineaCleopatra ferruginea is a species of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Paludomidae.This species is found in Burundi, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and South Africa....
- Melanoides tuberculata (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Planorbidae
Planorbidae
Planorbidae, common name the ramshorn snails or ram's horn snails, is a family of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks....
- Ancylus ashangiensisAncylus ashangiensisAncylus ashangiensis is a species of very small, air-breathing, freshwater snail or limpet. It is an aquatic pulmonate gastropod in the Ancylidae family. This species is endemic to Ethiopia....
- Ancylus regularisAncylus regularisAncylus regularis is a species of very small, freshwater, air-breathing limpet, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the tribe Ancylini within the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Ethiopia....
- Biomphalaria barthiBiomphalaria barthiBiomphalaria barthi is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.This species is endemic to Ethiopia....
- Bulinus abyssinicusBulinus abyssinicusBulinus abyssinicus is a species of tropical freshwater snail with a sinistral shell, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails and their allies....
(von Martens, 1866) - Bulinus hexaploidusBulinus hexaploidusBulinus hexaploidus is a species of freshwater snail, a gastropod in the Planorbidae family. It is endemic to Ethiopia....
- Bulinus octaploidusBulinus octaploidusBulinus octaploidus is a species of gastropod in the Planorbidae family. It is endemic to Ethiopia....
Lymnaeidae
Lymnaeidae
Lymnaeidae is a taxonomic family of small to large air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks, that belong to the clade Hygrophila....
- Radix natalensisRadix natalensisRadix natalensis is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lymnaeidae.It is widely distributed in Africa. It is a major intermediate host for Fasciola gigantica in Africa. Placement of this species in the genus Radix was confirmed by Correa et al...
(Krauss, 1848)
See also
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:- List of non-marine molluscs of Sudan, Wildlife of SudanWildlife of SudanThe wildlife of Sudan is composed of its flora and fauna. It has 287 species of mammals and 207 species of birds.-References:...
- List of non-marine molluscs of Djibouti, Wildlife of DjiboutiWildlife of DjiboutiThe Wildlife of Djibouti, consisting of flora and fauna, is in a harsh landscape with forest accounting for less than one percent of the total area of the country. The flora and fauna species are most found in the northern part of the country in the ecosystem of the Day Forest National Park at an...
- List of non-marine molluscs of Eritrea, Wildlife of EritreaWildlife of EritreaThe wildlife of Eritrea is composed of its flora and fauna.Eritrea has 96 species of mammals and a rich avifauna of 566 species of birds.-Overview:...
- List of non-marine molluscs of Somalia, Wildlife of SomaliaWildlife of SomaliaThe wildlife of Somalia is composed of its flora and fauna. It has 177 species of mammals and 727 species of birds....
- List of non-marine molluscs of Kenya, Wildlife of KenyaWildlife of KenyaThe wildlife of Kenya refers to its flora and fauna.It is not confined to the parks, pens, and reserves, although there is normally more abundance in such areas...
External links
- Verdcourt B. (1985). "New taxa of GulellaGulellaGulella is a genus of very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.Until recently, species which are now in the genus Costigulella were included here.- Distribution :...
L. Pfr. and PtychotremaPtychotremaPtychotrema is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.Ptychotrema is the type genus of the subfamily Ptychotrematinae.- Distribution :...
Mörch (Mollusca, Streptaxidae) from Eastern Africa". Journal of Conchology 32(1): 109-122. abstract.