List of non-marine molluscs of Kenya

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List of non-marine molluscs of Kenya

The non-marine molluscs of Kenya are a part of the molluscan fauna of Kenya (wildlife of Kenya).

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A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Kenya.

There are 514 species of land snails in Kenya.[1]

Freshwater gastropods

Thiaridae

Lymnaeidae

Land gastropods

Summarize
Perspective

Land gastropods in Kenya include:

Cyclophoridae

  • Elgonocyclus koptaweliensis (Germain, 1934)[1]

Maizaniidae

Veronicellidae

Succineidae

  • Quickia concisa (Morelet, 1849)[1]

Valloniidae

Vertiginidae

  • Nesopupa (Afripupa) bisulcata (Jickeli, 1873)[1]
  • Truncatellina ninagongensis (Pilsbry, 1935)[1]
  • Truncatellina pygmaeorum (Pilsbry & Cockerell, 1933)[1]

Cerastidae

  • Conulinus rutshuruensis Pilsbry, 1919[1]
  • Conulinus ugandae – subspecies: Conulinus ugandae costatus Verdcourt, 1985[4]
  • Edouardia metula (Martens, 1895)[1]
  • Rhachidina braunsi (Martens, 1869)[1]

Achatinidae

Ferussaciidae

  • Cecilioides (Cecilioides) tribulationis (Preston, 1911)[1]
  • Cecilioides (Geostilbia) callipeplum (Connolly, 1923)[1]

Micractaeonidae

Subulinidae

  • Curvella babaulti Germain, 1923[1]
  • Euonyma curtissima Verdcourt[5]
  • Ischnoglessula elegans (Martens, 1895)[1]
  • Nothapalus paucispira (Martens, 1892)[1]
  • Nothapalus ugandanus Connolly, 1923[1]
  • Oreohomorus nitidus (Martens, 1897)[1]
  • Pseudopeas curvelliforme Pilsbry, 1919[1]
  • Pseudopeas elgonense Connolly, 1923[1]
  • Subulina entebbana Pollonera, 1907[1]
  • Subulona clara (Pilsbry, 1919)[1]

Streptaxidae

  • Gulella (Molarella) ugandensis (E. A. Smith, 1901)[1]
  • Gulella (Silvigulella) osborni Pilsbry, 1919[1]
  • Gulella (Wilmattina) disseminata (Preston, 1913)[1]
  • Stenomarconia Germain, 1934[6]

Punctidae

Charopidae

Helicarionidae

Euconulidae

  • Afroconulus iredalei (Preston, 1912)[1]
  • Afroguppya rumrutiensis (Preston, 1911)[1]
  • Afropunctum seminium (Morelet, 1873)[1]

Urocyclidae

  • Atoxon pallens Simroth, 1895[1]
  • Chlamydarion quentini Verdcourt, 2004[7]
  • Gymnarion aloysiisabaudiae (Pollonera, 1906)[1]
  • Trichotoxon heynemanni Simroth, 1888[1]
  • Trochozonites (Teleozonites) adansoniae (Morelet, 1848)[1]
  • Trochozonites (Zonitotrochus) medjensis Pilsbry, 1919[1]

Freshwater bivalves

Sphaeriidae

See also

  • List of marine molluscs of Kenya

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

References

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