List of non-marine molluscs of Tanzania explained

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

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

There are 417 species of land snails in Tanzania.^[1]

Freshwater gastropods

Thiaridae

• Melanoides tuberculata (O. F. Müller, 1774)^[2]

Lymnaeidae

• Radix natalensis (Krauss, 1848)^[3]

Land gastropods

Land gastropods in Tanzania include:

Assimineidae - otherwise marine or salt marsh family, the terrestrial assimineid occur in Tanzania

• "Assiminea" aurifera Preston, 1912 - previously Assimania aurifera^[4]

Cyclophoridae

• Cyathopoma azaniense Verdcourt, 1978^[4]
• Cyathopoma pembense Rowson, 2010 - endemic to Pemba Island^[4]

Pomatiidae

• Tropidophora zanguebarica (Petit, 1850)^[4]

Veronicellidae

• Laevicaulis alte (Férussac, 1821)^[4]
• Laevicaulis striatus (Simroth, 1896)^[1]
• Laevicaulis stuhlmanni (Simroth, 1895)^[1]

Maizaniidae

• Maizania elatior (Martens, 1892)^[1]
• Maizania volkensi (Martens, 1895)^[1]

Succineidae

• Quickia concisa (Morelet, 1849)^{[1] [4]}

Valloniidae

• Pupisoma (Ptychopatula) dioscoricola (C. B. Adams, 1845)^[1]

Vertiginidae

• Nesopupa (Afripupa) bisulcata (Jickeli, 1873)^[1]
• Nesopupa minutalis (Morelet, 1881)^[4]
• Gastrocopta klunzingeri (Jickeli, 1873)^[4]

Cerastidae

• Edouardia metula (Martens, 1895)^[1]
• Gittenedouardia conulina (von Martens, 1869)^[4]
• Rachis punctata (Anton, 1839)^[4]
• Rhachidina braunsi (von Martens, 1869)^{[1] [4]}

Achatinidae

• Achatina (Lissachatina) allisa Reeve, 1849^[4]
• Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica hamillei Petit, 1859^[4]
• Limicolaria martensiana (E. A. Smith, 1880)^[1]

Ferussaciidae

• Cecilioides callipeplum (Connolly, 1923)^[4]
• Cecilioides (Cecilioides) tribulationis (Preston, 1911)^[1]

Micractaeonidae

• Micractaeon koptawelilensis (Germain, 1934)^[1]

Subulinidae

• Allopeas gracile (Hutton, 1834)^[4]
• Curvella subvirescens (E. A. Smith, 1890)^[4]
• Kempioconcha terrulenta (Morelet, 1883)^[1]
• Opeas delicatum Taylor, 1877^[4]
• Opeas lamoense Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892^[4]
• Pseudoglessula (Kempioconcha) subolivacea agg. (E. A. Smith, 1890)^[4]
• Pseudopeas elgonense Connolly, 1923^[1]
• Pseudopeas igembiense Connolly, 1923^[4]
• Striosubulina striatella (Rang, 1831)^[4]
• Subulina intermedia Taylor, 1877^[4]
• Subulina octona (Bruguière, 1789)^[4]
• Subulina usambarica K. Pfeiffer - endemic^[5]
• Subulona ischna (Pilsbry, 1919)^[1]
• Subulona ordinaria Preston, 1910^[4]
• Subulona pinguis (Martens, 1895)^[1]

Streptaxidae

• Edentulina obesa (Taylor, 1877)^[4]
• Edentulina usambarensis Bequaert & Clench - endemic^[6]
• Gonaxis (Gonaxis) denticulatus (Dohrn, 1878)^[4]
• Gonaxis usambarensis Verdcourt - endemic^[7]
• Gonaxis vosseleri Thiele - endemic^[8]
• "Gulella" (Aenigmigulella) aenigmatica (E. A. Smith, 1890)^[4]
• Gulella baccata (Preston, 1913)^[4]
• Gulella gwendolinae (Preston, 1910)^[4]
• Gulella (Gulella) laevigata (Dohrn, 1865)^[1]
• Gulella jod (Preston, 1910)^[4]
• "Gulella" peakei van Bruggen, 1975^[4]
• Gulella planidens (von Martens, 1892)^[4]
• Gulella (Pupigulella) pupa (Thiele, 1911)^[1]
• "Gulella" radius (Preston, 1910)^[4]
• Gulella sexdentata (von Martens, 1869)^[4]
• Gulella streptostelopsis van Bruggen, 2007^[4]
• Ptychotrema (Ennea) pollonerae Preston, 1913^[1]
• Streptostele (Raffraya) acicula (Morelet, 1877)^[4]
• Streptostele (Raffraya) horei E. A. Smith, 1890^[1]
• Tayloria amaniensis Verdcourt - endemic^[9]
• Tayloria angustistriata K. Pfeiffer - endemic^[10]
• Tayloria hyalinoides Thiele - endemic^[11]
• Tayloria shimbiensis Connolly, 1923^[4]

Punctidae

• Paralaoma servilis (Shuttleworth, 1852)^[1]
• Punctum ugandanum (E. A. Smith, 1903)^[1]

Charopidae

• Trachycystis lamellifera (E. A. Smith, 1903)^[1]

Euconulidae

• Afroconulus iredalei (Preston, 1912)^[1]
• Afroguppya quadrisculpta (Connolly, 1939)^[4]
• Afroguppya rumrutiensis (Preston, 1911)^[1]
• Afropunctum seminium (Morelet, 1873)^{[1] [4]}
• Microcystina minima (H. Adams, 1867)^[4]

Helicarionidae

• Kaliella barrakporensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1852)^{[1] [4]}
• Sitala jenynsi (L. Pfeiffer, 1845)^[4]
• Sitala mazumbaiensis Verdcourt^[12]

Urocyclidae

• Atoxon pallens Simroth, 1895^[1]
• "Dendrolimax" vangoethemi Rowson, 2010^[4]
• Elisolimax roebucki (Simroth, 1910)^[4]
• Elisolimax rufescens Simroth - endemic^[13]
• Leptichnus bernardi van Goethem - endemic^[14]
• Pembatoxon insulare van Goethem, 1975^[4]
• Thapsia curvatula von Martens, 1897^[4]
• Thapsia cf. hanningtoni (E. A. Smith, 1890)^[1]
• Thapsia insulsa Preston, 1910^[4]
• Trichotoxon heynemanni Simroth, 1888^{[1] [4]}
• Trochonanina mozambicensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1855)^[4]
• Trochozonites usambarensis Verdcourt - endemic^[15]

Halolimnohelicidae

• Halolimnohelix cf. bukobae (Martens, 1895)^[1]
• Halolimnohelix conradti von Martens - endemic^[16]

See also

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

• List of non-marine molluscs of Kenya, Wildlife of Kenya
• List of non-marine molluscs of Uganda, Wildlife of Uganda
• List of non-marine molluscs of Rwanda, Wildlife of Rwanda
• List of non-marine molluscs of Burundi, Wildlife of Burundi
• List of non-marine molluscs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wildlife of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• List of non-marine molluscs of Zambia, Wildlife of Zambia
• List of non-marine molluscs of Malawi, Wildlife of Malawi
• List of non-marine molluscs of Mozambique, Wildlife of Mozambique

oversea countries:

• List of non-marine molluscs of the Seychelles
• List of non-marine molluscs of Madagascar
• List of non-marine molluscs of Mayotte

External links

• Emberton K. C., Pearce T. A., Kasigwa P. F., Tattersfield P. & Habibu Z. (1997). "High diversity and regional endemism in land snails of eastern Tanzania". Biodiversity and Conservation 6(8): 1123–1136. .
• Tattersfield P., Seddon M. B., Meena C., Kayumbo N. & Kasigwa P. (1998). "Ecology and Conservation of the Land-Snails of the Eastern Arc Mountains". Journal of East African Natural History 87(1): 119–138. .
• Tattersfield P., Seddon M. B., Ngereza C. & Rowson B. (2006). "Elevational variation in diversity and composition of land-snail faunas in a Tanzanian forest". African Journal of Ecology 44(1): 47–60. .

Notes and References

1. Wronski T. & Hausdorf B. (2010). "Diversity and body-size patterns of land snails in rain forests in Uganda". Journal of Molluscan Studies 76(1): 87-100. .
2. Albrecht, C. . Clewing, C. . Van Damme, D. . Lange, C. . 2018 . Melanoides tuberculata . 2018 . e.T155675A120117210 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T155675A120117210.en . 18 November 2021.
3. Albrecht, C. . Clewing, C. . Lange, C. . 2018 . Radix natalensis . 2018 . e.T165761A120112796 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T165761A120112796.en . 18 November 2021.
4. Rowson B., Warren B. H. & Ngereza C. F. (2010). "Terrestrial molluscs of Pemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, and its status as an "oceanic" island". ZooKeys 70: 1-39. .
5. Tattersfield, P. . 1996 . Subulina usambarica . 1996 . e.T21126A9249150 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T21126A9249150.en . 18 November 2021.
6. Tattersfield, P. . 1996 . Edentulina usambarensis . 1996 . e.T7033A12824066 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T7033A12824066.en . 18 November 2021.
7. Tattersfield, P. . 1996 . Gonaxis usambarensis . 1996 . e.T9314A12982039 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T9314A12982039.en . 18 November 2021.
8. Tattersfield, P. . 1996 . Gonaxis vosseleri . 1996 . e.T9315A12982069 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T9315A12982069.en . 18 November 2021.
9. Tattersfield, P. . 1996 . Tayloria amaniensis . 1996 . e.T21553A9300852 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T21553A9300852.en . 18 November 2021.
10. Tattersfield, P. . 1996 . Tayloria angustistriata . 1996 . e.T21554A9300882 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T21554A9300882.en . 18 November 2021.
11. Tattersfield, P. . 1996 . Tayloria hyalinoides . 1996 . e.T21555A9300912 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T21555A9300912.en . 18 November 2021.
12. Tattersfield, P. . 1996 . Sitala mazumbaiensis . 1996 . e.T20272A9182383 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T20272A9182383.en . 18 November 2021.
13. Tattersfield, P. . 1996 . Elisolimax rufescens . 1996 . e.T7620A12836442 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T7620A12836442.en . 18 November 2021.
14. Tattersfield, P. . 1996 . Leptichnus bernardi . 1996 . e.T11659A3300875 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T11659A3300875.en . 18 November 2021.
15. Tattersfield, P. . 1996 . Trochozonites usambarensis . 1996 . e.T22266A9369073 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T22266A9369073.en . 18 November 2021.
16. Tattersfield, P. . 1996 . Halolimnohelix conradti . 1996 . e.T9663A13006717 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T9663A13006717.en . 18 November 2021.