List of non-marine molluscs of Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
is a list of freshwater and land species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
that form a part of the molluscan fauna of Zimbabwe (wildlife of Zimbabwe
Wildlife of Zimbabwe
The wildlife of Zimbabwe is mostly located in remote or rugged terrain in the national parks and private wildlife ranches; it is spread over the landscapes of miombo woodlands and thorny acacia or kopje...
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Freshwater gastropods
ViviparidaeViviparidae
Viviparidae, sometimes known as the river snails or mystery snails, are a family of large operculate freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks....
- Bellamya capillata (Frauenfeld, 1865)
Thiaridae
Thiaridae
Thiaridae, common name thiarids, is a family of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cerithioidea....
- 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....
- Bulinus tropicusBulinus tropicusBulinus 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) - Planorbella duryiPlanorbella duryiPlanorbella duryi, common name the Seminole rams-horn, is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.-Distribution:This species of snail is endemic to Florida, USA....
(Wetherby, 1879)
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)
Land gastropods
SuccineidaeSuccineidae
Succineidae are a family of small to medium-sized, air-breathing, land snails , terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs. They are commonly called amber snails because their thin fragile shells are translucent and amber-colored...
- Oxyloma patentissimaOxyloma patentissimaOxyloma patentissima is a species of a land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.-Distribution:Distribution of Oxyloma patentissima include:* Lake Chad* Angola* Botswana...
(Pfeiffer, 1853)
See also
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:- List of non-marine molluscs of South Africa
- List of non-marine molluscs of Botswana
- List of non-marine molluscs of Zambia
- List of non-marine molluscs of Mozambique