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List Of Non-marine Molluscs Of Namibia
A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Namibia. There are no endemic species of freshwater molluscs in Namibia.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. PDF Class: Gastropoda Freshwater gastropods Freshwater gastropods in Namibia include 26 species in 9 families: Planorbidae * ''Bulinus tropicus'' (Krauss, 1848) Land gastropods Land gastropods in Namibia include: Agriolimacidae * ''Deroceras laeve'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) - non-indigenous Sculptariidae * '' Sculptaria kaokoensis'' Zilch 1952"Genus ''Sculptaria''" Namibia Biodiversity Database, accessed 13 April 2020. * '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorcasiidae
Dorcasiidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Acavoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). The family Dorcasiidae has no subfamilies. Distribution Found in southern Africa. Genera Genera within the family Dorcasiidae include: * '' Dorcasia'' Gray, 1838 - the type genus In biological taxonomy, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name. Zoological nomenclature According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearing type of a nominal f ... of the family Dorcasiidae * '' Trigonephrus'' Pilsbry, 1905Gess F. W. & Gess S. K. (1999). "The use by wasps, bees and spiders of shells of ''Trigonephrus'' Pilsb. (Mollusca: Gasteropoda: Dorcasiidae) in desertic winter-rainfall areas in southern Africa". '' Journal of Arid Environments'' 43(2): 143-153. . * '' Tulbaghinia'' Melvill & Ponsonby, 1898 Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laevicaulis Alte
''Laevicaulis alte'', or the tropical leatherleaf, is a species of tropical land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Veronicellidae, the leatherleaf slugs. Description ''Laevicaulis alte'' is a round, dark-coloured slug with no shell, long. Its skin is slightly tuberculated. The central keel is beige in colour. This slug has a unique, very narrow foot; juvenile specimens have a foot wide and adult specimens have a foot that is only wide. The tentacles are small, long, and they are only rarely extended beyond the edge of the mantle. Parasites This slug is an intermediate host for ''Angiostrongylus cantonensis'', the rat lungworm, a round worm, the most common cause of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis. Predators ''Laevicaulis alte'' is eaten by the frog '' Rana tigrina''. Distribution The species is probably indigenous to Africa, both western Africa and eastern Africa, particularly Tanzania.Rowson B., Warren B. H. & Ngereza C. F. (2010). "Ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veronicellidae
The Veronicellidae, also known by their common name the leatherleaf slugs, are a family of pulmonate terrestrial slugs. The herbivorous molluscs occur mainly in the tropical and subtropical areas of America, Asia and Africa. They act as intermediate hosts of the rat lung worm ''Angiostrongylus costaricensis'', and act as a vector for other human diseases. They also cause significant damage to crops. Description The dorsal surface of these slugs is entirely covered by the mantle or hyponota. These mollusks have a posterior located anus, eyes on contractile (not retractile) tentacles, and no lung or pulmonary organ. In these aspects they are anatomically distinct from most other types of terrestrial slugs, which typically belong to the order Stylommatophora, and which have a forward located anus, and retractile tentacles. The closely related members of the family Onchidiidae differ from the Veronicellidae by having a pulmonary sac, or lung. Distribution Members of the famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journal Of Molluscan Studies
The ''Journal of Molluscan Studies'' is the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Malacological Society of London, covering research in malacology.About the journal accessed 6 December 2010. Previous names of this journal include ''Proceedings of the Malacological Society'', and ''Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London'' (abbreviated as ''Proc. Malacol. Soc. Lond.''). Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted and indexed by ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subulinidae
Subulininae is a subfamily of small tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae. Distribution Worldwide."Family summary for Subulinidae" , last modified 21-02-2006, accessed 15 March 2011. Anatomy In this subfamily, the number of haploid s lies between 26 and 35 (according to the values in this table).Barker G. M.: Gastropods on Land: ''Phylogeny, Diversi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pupoides Calaharicus
''Pupoides'' is a genus of land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pupillidae."Mollusca" . Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011. Species Species within the genus ''Pupoides'' include: * '''' (C. B. Adams, 1841) - white-lip dagger''Pupoides''ITIS, accessed 5 April 2011. * '' |
Gibbulinopsis Fontana
''Gibbulinopsis'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Pupillidae. The species of this genus are found in Asia, Africa, Australia. Species: *''Gibbulinopsis cryptodon'' *''Gibbulinopsis fontana ''Gibbulinopsis'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Pupillidae Pupillidae is a family of mostly minute, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea. Mollus ...'' *'' Gibbulinopsis gracilis'' *'' Gibbulinopsis interrupta'' *'' Gibbulinopsis nanosignata'' *'' Gibbulinopsis pupula'' *'' Gibbulinopsis rahti'' *'' Gibbulinopsis signata'' *'' Gibbulinopsis submuscorum'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q18596539 Gastropods ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pupillidae
Pupillidae is a family of mostly minute, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pupillidae W. Turton, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=426389 on 2021-07-25 This family has two subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).: Pupillinae W. Turton, 1831 and Pupoidinae Iredale, 1940. Distribution ''Pupoides marginatus'' is endemic to Cuba. The type genus, ''Pupilla'', in direct contrast, has numerous living and extinct species found in Europe, Northern Africa, North America and South-East Asia. Anatomy In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 30 (according to the values in this table).Barker G. M.: Gastropods on Land: ''Phylogeny, Diversity and Adaptive Morphology''. in Barker G. M. (ed.): The biology of terrestria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
