List of non-marine molluscs of Namibia

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

Location of Namibia

The topography of Namibia

There are no endemic species of freshwater molluscs in Namibia.[1]

Summary table of number of species:

Numbers of molluscs by habitat	Number of species
Freshwater gastropods	26[1]
Land gastropods	??
Total number of non-marine gastropods	??
Freshwater bivalves	13[1]
Total number of non-marine molluscs	???

Freshwater gastropods

Freshwater gastropods in Namibia include 26 species in 9 families:[1]

Planorbidae

• Bulinus tropicus (Krauss, 1848)[2]

Land gastropods

Land gastropods in Namibia include:

Agriolimacidae

• Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774) - non-indigenous[3]

Sculptariidae

• Sculptaria kaokoensis Zilch 1952[4]
• Sculptaria namaquensis[4]

Dorcasiidae

• Dorcasia alexandri Gray, 1838[5]
• Dorcasia connollyi[5]
• Dorcasia montana[5]
• Trigonephrus haughtoni Connolly[6]
• Trigonephrus ruficornis Serville 1838[6]

Pupillidae

• Gibbulinopsis fontana[7]
• Pupoides calaharicus[8]

Subulinidae

• Xerocerastus minutus Zilch[9][10]

Veronicellidae

• Laevicaulis alte (Férussac, 1821)[11]

Freshwater bivalves

Freshwater bivalves in Namibia include 13 species in 5 families:[1]

See also

• List of marine molluscs of Namibia

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

• List of non-marine molluscs of Angola, Wildlife of Angola
• List of non-marine molluscs of Zambia, Wildlife of Zambia
• List of non-marine molluscs of Botswana, Wildlife of Botswana
• List of non-marine molluscs of South Africa, Wildlife of South Africa

References

1. Curtis B., Roberts K. S., Griffin M., Bethune S., Hay C. J. & Kolberg H. (1998). "Species richness and conservation of Namibian freshwater macro-invertebrates, fish and amphibians". Biodiversity and Conservation 7(4): 447-466. doi:10.1023/A:1008871410919, PDF.
2. Brown D. S., Curtis B. A. & Rollinson D. (1996). "The freshwater snail Bulinus tropicus (Planorbidae) in Namibia, characterised according to chromosome number, enzymes and morphology". Hydrobiologia 317(2): 127-139. doi:10.1007/BF00018736.
3. "Genus Deroceras". Namibia Biodiversity Database, accessed 13 April 2020.
4. "Genus Sculptaria". Namibia Biodiversity Database, accessed 13 April 2020.
5. "Genus Dorcasia". Namibia Biodiversity Database, accessed 13 April 2020.
6. "Genus Trigonephrus". Namibia Biodiversity Database, accessed 13 April 2020.
7. "Genus Gibbulinopsis". Namibia Biodiversity Database, accessed 13 April 2020.
8. "Genus Pupoides". Namibia Biodiversity Database, accessed 13 April 2020.
9. Hodgson A. N., Hanel C. & Loveridge A. J. (1994). "The reproductive cycle of the pulmonate snail Xerocerastus minutus from the Namib desert". Journal of Molluscan Studies 60(3): 355-358. doi:10.1093/mollus/60.3.355.
10. "Genus Xerocerastus". Namibia Biodiversity Database, accessed 13 April 2011.
11. "Genus Laevicaulis". Namibia Biodiversity Database, accessed 13 April 2011.

Further reading

• Brown D. S., Curtis B. A., Bethune S. & Appleton C. C. (1992). "Freshwater snails of East Caprivi and the lower Okavango River Basin in Namibia and Botswana. Hydrobiologia 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 Namibia Biodiversity Database web site
• Bivalvia (including marine species) at Namibia Biodiversity Database web site