The non-marine mollusks of

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are a part of the molluscan fauna of Cambodia (the

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). A number of species of non-marine mollusks are found in the wild in Cambodia.

Freshwater gastropods

The lower

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area, which includes parts of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, is considered to be a

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for freshwater gastropods, with dominant taxa from the families

Pomatiopsidae Pomatiopsidae is a family of small, mainly freshwater snails, (some also occur in other habitats) that have gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Truncatelloidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda b ...

Stenothyridae Stenothyridae is a family of small freshwater snails, snails with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Truncatelloidea. This family has no subfamilies. Distribution There are known about 60 freshwater speci ...

Buccinidae The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Buccinidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Acc ...

and

Marginellidae Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a taxonomic family of small, often colorful, sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Neogastropoda. Taxonomy The higher classification of the family Marginellidae has long been in a state of ...

.Strong E. E., Gargominy O., Ponder W. F. & Bouchet P. (2008). "Global Diversity of Gastropods (Gastropoda; Mollusca) in Freshwater". '' Hydrobiologia'' 595: 149–166. .

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Neotricula aperta ''Neotricula aperta'' is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiopsidae. This species serves as a sole intermediate host for the fluke ''Schistosoma mekongi'', that causes Mekong schistosomiasis. Dis ...

'' (Temcharoen, 1971)

Ampullariidae Ampullariidae, commonly known as the apple snails, is a family of large freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks with a gill and an operculum. These snails simultaneously have a gill and a lung as functional respiratory structures ...

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Land gastropods

Cyclophoridae Cyclophoridae is a taxonomic family of small to large tropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the order Architaenioglossa belonging to the subclass Caenogastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropo ...

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Cyclophorus bensoni ''Cyclophorus bensoni'' is a species of gastropods The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slu ...

'' (Pfeiffer, 1854)DO Duc Sang, DO Van Nhuong (2019). "Family Cyclophoridae in Vietnam (Gastropoda: Cyclophoroidea): the genus Cyclophorus Montfort, 1810".

Ruthenica ''Ruthenica'' is a genus of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Clausiliinae of the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. ...

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Cyclophorus cambodgensis ''Cyclophorus'' may be: * ''Cyclophorus'' (gastropod), a genus of tropical land snails * ''Cyclophorus'' (plant), a genus of ferns {{genus disambiguation ...

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Cyclophorus cantori ''Cyclophorus cantori'' is a species of gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and sl ...

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Cyclophorus fulguratus ''Cyclophorus fulguratus'' is a species of small land snail with an operculum, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or ...

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Cyclophorus paviei ''Cyclophorus'' may be: * ''Cyclophorus'' (gastropod), a genus of tropical land snails * ''Cyclophorus'' (plant), a genus of ferns {{genus disambiguation ...

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Cyclophorus pfeifferi ''Cyclophorus expansus'' is a species of gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and s ...

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Cyclophorus saturnus ''Cyclophorus'' may be: * ''Cyclophorus'' (gastropod), a genus of tropical land snails * ''Cyclophorus'' (plant), a genus of ferns {{genus disambiguation ...

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Cyclophorus speciosus ''Cyclophorus speciosus'' is a species of gastropods The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and s ...

'' (Philippi, 1847) * ''

Cyclophorus volvulus ''Cyclophorus volvulus'' is a species of gastropods The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and sl ...

'' (O.F. Müller, 1774)

Camaenidae Camaenidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea, the typical snails and their allies. This is one of the most diverse families in the clade Stylommatophora. These ...

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Amphidromus ''Amphidromus'' is a genus of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae. The shells of ''Amphidromus'' are relatively large, from to in maximum dimension, and particularly colorf ...

Dyakiidae Dyakiidae is a family of air-breathing land snails terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochomorphoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Some of the species in this family are ...

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Quantula striata ''Quantula striata'', also known as ''Dyakia striata'', is a species of medium-sized, air-breathing, tropical land snail. It is a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusk in the family Dyakiidae. This species appears to be unique among terre ...

'' (Gray, 1834)Isobe M., Yuakul D., Sigurdsson J. B., Goto T. & Lam T. J. (1991) "Fluorescent Substance in the Luminous Land Snail, ''Dyakia striata''". ''

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* Bertia cambjiensis * Bertia pergrandis

Diapheridae Diapheridae is a family (biology), family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Streptaxoidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Diapheridae Panha & Naggs, 2010. Acce ...

* '' Diaphera saurini'' Benthem Jutting, 1962Sutcharit C., Naggs F., Wade C. M., Fontanilla I. & Panha S. (2010). "The new family Diapheridae, a new species of ''Diaphera'' Albers from Thailand, and the position of the Diapheridae within a molecular phylogeny of the Streptaxoidea (Pulmonata: Stylommatophora)". ''

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Bivalvia

Cyrenidae * '' Corbicula baudoni'' MONGABAY (14, September 2019). "List of BIVALVIA species in Cambodia". https://rainforests.mongabay.com/biodiversity/en/cambodia/BIVALVIA.html * '' Corbicula blandiana'' * '' Corbicula bocourti'' * '' Corbicula castanea'' * '' Corbicula cyreniformis'' * '' Corbicula erosa'' * '' Corbicula lydigiana'' * '' Corbicula moreletiana'' * '' Corbicula siamensis'' * '' Corbicula tenuis''

Unionidae The Unionidae are a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionida, the bivalve molluscs sometimes known as river mussels, or simply as unionids. The range of distribution for this family is world-wide. It is at its most divers ...

* '' Ensidens ingallsianus'' * '' Ensidens sagittarius'' * '' Harmandia somboriensis'' * '' Radiatula pilata'' * '' Pseudodon inoscularis''

References

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Molluscs Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is estim ...

Freshwater gastropods

Land gastropods

Bivalvia

See also

References