The non-marine molluscs of Namibia

Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...

are a part of the molluscan fauna of Nigeria (wildlife of Namibia

Wildlife of Namibia

The wildlife of Namibia is composed of its flora and fauna.Namibia's endangered species include Wild Dog, Black Rhino, Oribi and Puku. The Puku antelope is limited to about 100 individuals along the Chobe River in Botswana and the Linyati marshes in Namibia. The Black and White Rhino have suffered...

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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 Namibia.

There are no endemic species of freshwater molluscs in Namibia.

Summary table of number of species:

Numbers of molluscs by habitat	Number of species
Freshwater gastropods	26
Land gastropods	??
Total number of non-marine gastropods	??
Freshwater bivalve Freshwater bivalve Freshwater bivalves are one kind of freshwater molluscs. They are bivalves which live in freshwater, as opposed to saltwater. Although the majority of species of bivalve molluscs live in the sea, a number of different families of bivalves live in freshwater... s	13
Total number of non-marine molluscs	???

Freshwater gastropods

Freshwater gastropods in Namibia include 26 species in 9 families:

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....

• Bulinus tropicus
  Bulinus tropicus
  Bulinus tropicus is a species of a tropical freshwater snail with a sinistral shell, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails and their allies.- Distribution :Distribution of Bulinus tropicus includes:* Namibia...
  
  (Krauss, 1848)

Land gastropods

Land gastropods in Namibia include:

Agriolimacidae

Agriolimacidae

Agriolimacidae is a family of small and medium sized land slugs, or shell-less snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.- Distribution :Distribution of Limacidae is Holarctic, this include: Nearctic, western Palearctic and eastern Palearctic....

• Deroceras laeve
  Deroceras laeve
  Deroceras laeve, the marsh slug, is a species of small air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Agriolimacidae.-Distribution:...
  
  (O. F. Müller, 1774) - non-indigenous

Sculptariidae

Sculptariidae

Sculptaria is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Plectopyloidea.Sculptaria is the only genus in the family Sculptariidae. This family has no subfamilies .- Description :The shell is small, discoidal, carinated, widely umbilicated...

• Sculptaria kaokoensis Zilch 1952
• Sculptaria namaquensis

Dorcasiidae

Dorcasiidae

Dorcasiidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Acavoidea .The family Dorcasiidae has no subfamilies.-Genera:...

• Dorcasia alexandri Gray, 1838
• Dorcasia connollyi
• Dorcasia montana
• Trigonephrus haughtoni Connolly
• Trigonephrus ruficornis Serville 1838

Pupillidae

Pupillidae

Pupillidae is a family of mostly minute, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the clade Stylommatophora....

• Pupilla fontana
• Pupoides minisculus

Subulinidae

Subulinidae

Subulinidae is a family of small tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinoidea.- Anatomy :...

• Xerocerastus minutus Zilch

Veronicellidae

Veronicellidae

The Veronicellidae, common name the leatherleaf slugs, are a terrestrial family of pulmonate slugs.This family has no subfamilies ....

• Laevicaulis alte (Férussac, 1821)

Freshwater bivalves

Freshwater bivalves in Namibia include 13 species in 5 families:

See also

• List of marine molluscs of Namibia

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

• List of non-marine molluscs of Angola, Wildlife of Angola
  Wildlife of Angola
  The wildlife of Angola is composed of its flora and fauna.In the Quitçama National Park in the Kwanza River Valley, Angola's top military brass are battling to reintroduce elephants, antelope and other species that once roamed the country's 10 national parks before the civil war. Quiçama spans...
  
  
• List of non-marine molluscs of Zambia, Wildlife of Zambia
  Wildlife of Zambia
  The wildlife of Zambia refers to the natural flora and fauna of Zambia. This article provides an overview, and outline of the main wildlife areas or regions, and compact lists of animals focussing on prevalence and distribution in the country rather than on taxonomy...
  
  
• List of non-marine molluscs of Botswana, Wildlife of Botswana
  Wildlife of Botswana
  The wildlife of Botswana refers to the flora and fauna of Botswana. Botswana is around 90% covered in savanna, varying from shrub savanna in the southwest in the dry areas to tree savanna consisting of trees and grass in the wetter areas...
  
  
• List of non-marine molluscs of South Africa, Wildlife of South Africa
  Wildlife of South Africa
  South Africa has a large variety of wildlife, including snakes, birds, plains animals, and predators. The country has 299 species of mammals and 858 species of birds....
  
  

Further reading

• Brown D. S., Curtis B. A., Bethune S. & Appleton C. C. (1992). "Freshwater snails of East Caprivi
  East Caprivi
  East Caprivi was a bantustan in South West Africa , intended by the apartheid government to be a self-governing homeland for the Lozi people. It was set up in 1972 and self-government was granted in 1976...
  
   and the lower Okavango River Basin in Namibia and Botswana. Hydrobiologia
  Hydrobiologia
  Hydrobiologia: The International Journal of Aquatic Sciences is a scientific journal specialising in hydrobiology, including limnology and oceanography, systematics of aquatic organisms and aquatic ecology.-History:...
  
  246(1): 9-40. doi:10.1007/BF00005620.
• Curtis B. A. (1999). "Inter-basin transfer of freshwater molluscs from the Kunene River Basin to Olushandja Dam in the Cuvelai Basin in north-western Namibia". Cimbebasia 15: 155-161.
• Curtis B. A. (1990). "Investigation into the distribution of freshwater snails and snail-borne diseases in Namibia and the possibility of spreading these diseases, with special reference to the potential role of the Eastern National Water Carrier". Internal report. Windhoek: State Museum of Namibia. 21 pp.
• Curtis B. A. (1991). "Freshwater macro-invertebrates of Namibia". In: Simmons R. E., Brown C. J. & Griffin M. (eds). "The Status and Conservation of Wetlands in Namibia". Madoqua 17: 163-187.
• Curtis B. A. (1995). "Investigation into the distribution of freshwater snails and snail-borne diseases associated with the Calueque-Olushandja Water Supply Network in the Omusati and Oshana regions of Namibia". In: Environmental Assessment of the Olushandja Dam, Northern Namibia. Cape Town: Environmental Evaluation Unit, University of Cape Town.

External links

• Gastropoda (including marine species) at 2009 version of the Namibia Biodiversity Database web site
• Bivalvia (including marine species) at 2009 version of the Namibia Biodiversity Database web site