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{{DEFAULTSORT:Molluscs Ethiopia *Molluscs, Non marine * Mollucs
The non-marine molluscs of Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
are a part of the molluscan fauna of Ethiopia (wildlife of Ethiopia
The richness and variety of the wildlife of Ethiopia is dictated by the great diversity of terrain with wide variations in climate, soils, natural vegetation and settlement patterns. Ethiopia contains a vast highland complex of mountains and diss ...
). Ethiopia is an inland country, so there are no marine molluscs.
A number of species of non-marine 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 taxon, extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil sp ...
are found in the wild in Ethiopia.
Freshwater gastropods
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, wh ...
* '' Pila speciosa''
Thiaridae
Thiaridae, common name thiarids or trumpet snails, is a family of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cerithioidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Thiaridae Gill, 1871 (1823). A ...
* '' Cleopatra ferruginea''
* ''Melanoides tuberculata
The red-rimmed melania (''Melanoides tuberculata''), also known as Malayan livebearing snails or Malayan/Malaysian trumpet snails (often abbreviated to MTS) by aquarists, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, a parthenogenetic, a ...
'' (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Planorbidae
Planorbidae, common name the ramshorn snails or ram's horn snails, is a family of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod molluscs. Unlike most molluscs, the blood of ram's horn snails contains iron-based hemoglobin ins ...
* '' Ancylus ashangiensis''
* '' Ancylus regularis''
* '' Biomphalaria barthi''
* ''Bulinus abyssinicus
''Bulinus abyssinicus'' is a species of tropical freshwater snail with a sinistral shell, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails and their allies.
The specific name ''abyssinicus'' is after Abyssinia, whic ...
'' (von Martens, 1866)
* ''Bulinus hexaploidus
''Bulinus hexaploidus'' is a species of freshwater snail, a gastropod in the Planorbidae family. It is endemic to Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the ...
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* ''Bulinus octaploidus
''Bulinus octaploidus'' is a species of gastropod in the Planorbidae family. It is native to Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Rep ...
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Lymnaeidae
Lymnaeidae, common name the pond snails, is a taxonomic family of small to large air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks, that belong to the clade Hygrophila.
Lymnaeidae is the only family within the superfamily ...
* ''Radix natalensis
''Radix natalensis'' is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lymnaeidae.
This species occurs widely in Africa. It is a major intermediate host for '' Fasciola gigantica'' in Africa. Placement of this s ...
'' (Krauss, 1848)
Land gastropods
Freshwater bivalves
See also
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries: *List of non-marine molluscs of Sudan
The non-marine molluscs of Sudan and South Sudan are a part of the molluscan fauna of the Sudans (wildlife of Sudan, wildlife of South Sudan).
A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in the Sudans.
Freshwater gastr ...
, Wildlife of Sudan
The wildlife of Sudan is composed of its flora and fauna. A variety of climate types in Sudan results in a wide range of habitats and the range of wildlife is diverse. Some 287 species of mammal have been recorded in the country and some 634 spec ...
* List of non-marine molluscs of Djibouti
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* List (surname)
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* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
, Wildlife of Djibouti
The wildlife of Djibouti, consisting of its flora and fauna, is in a harsh landscape with forest accounting for less than one percent of its area. Most species are found in the northern part of the country in the Day Forest National Park at an ave ...
* List of non-marine molluscs of Eritrea
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
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* List (surname)
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* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
, Wildlife of Eritrea
* List of non-marine molluscs of Somalia
The non-marine molluscs of Somalia are a part of the molluscan fauna of Somalia ( wildlife of Somalia).
A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Somalia.
Freshwater gastropods
Freshwater gastropods in Somalia i ...
, Wildlife of Somalia
* List of non-marine molluscs of Kenya
The non-marine molluscs of Kenya are a part of the molluscan fauna of Kenya ( wildlife of Kenya).
A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Kenya.
There are 514 species of land snails in Kenya.Wronski T. & Hausdorf B ...
, Wildlife of Kenya
References
External links
* Verdcourt B. (1985). "New taxa of ''Gulella
''Gulella'' is a genus of very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Gulella L. Pfeiffer, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...
'' L. Pfr. and ''Ptychotrema
''Ptychotrema'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Enneinae of the family Streptaxidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Ptychotrema L. Pfeiffer, 1853. Acc ...
'' Mörch (Mollusca, Streptaxidae) from Eastern Africa". ''Journal of Conchology
The ''Journal of Conchology'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by The Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland, covering research in conchology and malacology. It claims to be the world's oldest continuing publication on t ...
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Molluscs Ethiopia *Molluscs, Non marine * Mollucs
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...