List of non-marine molluscs of Benin explained

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

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

Freshwater gastropods

Planorbidae

• Africanogyrus coretus (de Blainville, 1826)^[1]
• Biomphalaria camerunensis (C. R. Boettger, 1941)^[2]
• Bulinus forskalii (Ehrenberg, 1831)^[3]
• Bulinus globosus (Morelet, 1866)^[4]
• Bulinus senegalensis Müller, 1781^[5]
• Gyraulus costulatus (Krauss, 1848)^[6]
• Segmentorbis kanisaensis (Preston, 1914)^[7]

Paludomidae

• Cleopatra bulimoides (Olivier, 1804)^[8]

Thiaridae

• Pachymelania aurita (Müller, 1774)^[9]
• Pachymelania byronensis (Wood, 1828)^[10]
• Pachymelania fusca (Gmelin, 1791)^[11]

Pachychilidae

• Potadoma freethi (Gray, 1831)^[12]
• Potadoma moerchi (Reeve, 1859)^[13]

Potamididae

• Tympanotonos fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1758) – in brackish water^[14]

Ampullariidae

• Lanistes libycus (Morelet, 1848)^[15]

Hydrobiidae

• Hydrobia lineata Binder, 1957^[16]
• Potamopyrgus ciliatus (Gould, 1850)^[17]

Neritidae

• Neritina oweniana (Wood, 1828)^[18]
• Neritina rubricata Morelet, 1858^[19]

Lymnaeidae

• Radix natalensis (Krauss, 1848)^[20]

Land gastropods

Land gastropods in Cameroon include:

See also

• List of marine molluscs of Benin

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

• List of non-marine molluscs of Togo, Wildlife of Togo
• List of non-marine molluscs of Nigeria, Wildlife of Nigeria
• List of non-marine molluscs of Burkina Faso, Wildlife of Burkina Faso
• List of non-marine molluscs of Niger, Wildlife of Niger

Notes and References

1. Albrecht, C. . Clewing, C. . Appleton, C. . Curtis, B. . Ghamizi, M. . Jørgensen, A. . Kristensen, T.K. . Lange, C. . Stensgaard, A.-S. . 2018 . Africanogyrus coretus . 2018 . e.T165775A120113348 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T165775A120113348.en . 18 November 2021.
2. Van Damme, D. . Ghamizi, M. . Jørgensen, A. . Kristensen, T.K. . Lange, C. . Stensgaard, A.-S. . 2020 . Biomphalaria camerunensis . 2020 . e.T175130A151147058 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T175130A151147058.en . 18 November 2021.
3. Albrecht, C. . Clewing, C. . Lange, C. . 2018 . Bulinus forskalii . 2018 . e.T165794A120113860 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T165794A120113860.en . 18 November 2021.
4. Albrecht, C. . Clewing, C. . Lange, C. . 2018 . Bulinus globosus . 2018 . e.T99504682A120114163 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T99504682A120114163.en . 4 July 2024.
5. Van Damme, D. . Kristensen, T.K. . Stensgaard, A.-S. . 2020 . Bulinus senegalensis . 2020 . e.T165398A151147959 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T165398A151147959.en . 18 November 2021.
6. Albrecht, C. . Clewing, C. . Appleton, C. . Ghamizi, M. . Jørgensen, A. . Kristensen, T.K. . Lange, C. . Stensgaard, A.-S. . 2018 . Gyraulus costulatus . 2018 . e.T165767A120115499 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T165767A120115499.en . 18 November 2021.
7. Albrecht, C. . Clewing, C. . Appleton, C. . Jørgensen, A. . Kristensen, T.K. . Nicayenzi, F. . Stensgaard, A.-S. . 2018 . Segmentorbis kanisaensis . 2018 . e.T165763A120116305 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T165763A120116305.en . 18 November 2021.
8. Ghamizi, M. . Jørgensen, A. . Kristensen, T.K. . Lange, C. . Stensgaard, A.-S. . Van Damme, D. . 2020 . Cleopatra bulimoides . 2020 . e.T175131A151146231 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T175131A151146231.en . 18 November 2021.
9. Van Damme, D. . Curtis, B. . Jørgensen, A. . Kristensen, T.K. . Stensgaard, A.-S. . 2020 . Pachymelania aurita . 2020 . e.T165769A151150411 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T165769A151150411.en . 18 November 2021.
10. Van Damme, D. . Kristensen, T.K. . Stensgaard, A.-S. . 2020 . Pachymelania byronensis . 2020 . e.T175140A151150627 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T175140A151150627.en . 18 November 2021.
11. Van Damme, D. . Curtis, B. . Jørgensen, A. . Kristensen, T.K. . Stensgaard, A.-S. . 2020 . Pachymelania fusca . 2020 . e.T165779A151150879 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T165779A151150879.en . 18 November 2021.
12. Van Damme, D. . 2020 . Potadoma freethi . 2020 . e.T175120A151144634 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T175120A151144634.en . 18 November 2021.
13. Van Damme, D. . Kristensen, T.K. . Stensgaard, A.-S. . 2020 . Potadoma moerchi . 2020 . e.T165382A151145454 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T165382A151145454.en . 18 November 2021.
14. Van Damme, D. . Appleton, C. . Jørgensen, A. . Kristensen, T.K. . Stensgaard, A.-S. . 2020 . Tympanotonos fuscatus . 2020 . e.T165803A151149734 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T165803A151149734.en . 18 November 2021.
15. Van Damme, D. . Kristensen, T.K. . Jørgensen, A. . Stensgaard, A.-S. . 2020 . Lanistes libycus . 2020 . e.T175137A151133860 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T175137A151133860.en . 18 November 2021.
16. Van Damme, D. . 2020 . Hydrobia lineata . 2020 . e.T165380A151137817 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T165380A151137817.en . 18 November 2021.
17. Van Damme, D. . 2020 . Potamopyrgus ciliatus . 2020 . e.T175136A151138150 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T175136A151138150.en . 18 November 2021.
18. Curtis B., Jørgensen A., Kristensen T. K. & Stensgaard A-S. (2009). Neritina oweniana. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. . Retrieved 10 April 2011.
19. Van Damme, D. . Stensgaard, A.-S. . 2020 . Vitta rubricata . 2020 . e.T40090A151143526 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T40090A151143526.en . 18 November 2021.
20. Albrecht, C. . Clewing, C. . Lange, C. . 2018 . Radix natalensis . 2018 . e.T165761A120112796 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T165761A120112796.en . 18 November 2021.