The list of non-marine

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is a list of freshwater and land

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that form a part of the molluscan

fauna of South Africa The fauna of South Africa is diverse and largely typical of the ecosystems in Africa. South Africa is ranked sixth out of the world's 17 megadiverse countries. Many endemic species are unique to South Africa. The country is among the world leaders ...

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 ...

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Lanistes ovum ''Lanistes ovum'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum (gastropod), operculum, an African apple snail, an aquatic animal, aquatic gastropod Mollusc, mollusk in the family (biology), family Ampullariidae. The shell coiling in this ...

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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 ...

* '' Tomichia cawstoni'' Connolly, 1939 – endemic * '' Tomichia natalensis'' Connolly, 1939 – endemic * '' Tomichia rogersi'' (Connolly, 1929) – endemic

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). Ac ...

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Tarebia granifera ''Tarebia granifera'', common name (in the aquarium industry) the quilted melania, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Thiaridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Tarebia gr ...

'' (Lamarck, 1822) – non-indigenousAppleton C. C., Forbes A. T.& Demetriades N. T. (2009). "The occurrence, bionomics and potential impacts of the invasive freshwater snail ''Tarebia granifera'' (Lamarck, 1822) (Gastropoda: Thiaridae) in South Africa". ''Zoologische Mededelingen'' 83. http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/83/nr03/a04 * '' Thiara amarula'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''

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)

Paludomidae Paludomidae, common name paludomids, is a family of freshwater snails, gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha. Distribution The distribution of the Paludomidae includes Asia and Africa. Taxonomy The following three subfamilies h ...

* '' Cleopatra ferruginea'' (Lea & Lea, 1850)

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 superf ...

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Pseudosuccinea columella ''Pseudosuccinea columella'' , the American ribbed fluke snail, is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails. This snail is an intermediate host for '' Fasciola ...

'' (Say, 1817) – non-indigenous * ''

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)

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 instea ...

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Lentorbis carringtoni ''Lentorbis carringtoni'' is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails. Distribution Distribution of ''Lentorbis carringtoni'' include Malawi, Mozambique ...

'' (de Azevedo et al., 1961)

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 ...

* '' Afrocyclus bhaca'' Cole, 2019Mary L. Cole (2019). "Revision of Chondrocyclus s.l. (Mollusca: Cyclophoridae), with description of a new genus and twelve new species".

European Journal of Taxonomy The ''European Journal of Taxonomy'' is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal for descriptive taxonomy of living and fossil eukaryotes, covering subjects in zoology, botany, and palaeontology. It is supported by the EJT Consortium, a ...

569: 1-92. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2019.569 * '' Afrocyclus exsertus'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1903) * '' Afrocyclus isipingoensis'' (Sturany, 1898) * '' Afrocyclus oxygala'' Cole, 2019 * '' Afrocyclus potteri'' Cole, 2019 * '' Chondrocyclus alabastris'' (Craven, 1880) * '' Chondrocyclus amathole'' Cole, 2019 * '' Chondrocyclus bathrolophodes'' Connolly, 1929 * '' Chondrocyclus convexiusculus'' (Pfeiffer, 1855) * '' Chondrocyclus cooperae'' Cole, 2019 * '' Chondrocyclus devilliersi'' Cole, 2019 * '' Chondrocyclus herberti'' Cole, 2019 * '' Chondrocyclus kevincolei'' Cole, 2019 * '' Chondrocyclus langebergensis'' Cole, 2019 * '' Chondrocyclus pondoensis'' Cole, 2019 * '' Chondrocyclus pulcherrimus'' Cole, 2019 * '' Chondrocyclus putealis'' Connolly, 1939 * '' Chondrocyclus silvicolus'' Cole, 2019 * '' Chondrocyclus trifimbriatus'' Connolly, 1929 * '' Cyathopoma chirindae'' (van Bruggen, 1986) * '' Cyathopoma meredithae'' (van Bruggen, 1983) Succineidae * ''

Oxyloma patentissima ''Oxyloma patentissima'' is a species of land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Succineidae, the amber snails. van Bruggen A. C. & Appleton C. C. (1977). "Studies on the ecology and systematics of the terrestrial ...

'' (Pfeiffer, 1853)Oberholzer G. & Van Eeden J. A. (1967). "The freshwater molluscs of the Kruger National Park". ''

Koedoe - African Protected Area Conservation and Science ''Koedoe'', subtitled ''African Protected Area Conservation and Science'', is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal covering biology, ecology, and biodiversity conservation in Africa. It was established in 1958. Koedoe is Afrikaans ...

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p. 26, Fig. 20. van Bruggen A. C. & Appleton C. C. (1977). "Studies on the ecology and systematics of the terrestrial molluscs of the lake

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area of Zululand, South Africa". ''

Zoologische Verhandelingen ''Zoologische Verhandelingen'' was a Dutch scientific journal covering research in zoology. It was published between 1948 and 2002 by the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie in Leiden Leiden (; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) ...

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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 intermed ...

* '' Laevicaulis haroldi'' Dundee, 1980 – endemic

Subulinidae Subulininae is a subfamily of small tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae. Distribution Worldwide.

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Euonyma laeocochlis ''Euonyma laeocochlis'' is a species of an air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae. ''E. laeocochlis'' is the type species of the genus ''Euonyma''.Herbert D. (2006). "Rediscovery of the ty ...

'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1896)Herbert D. (2006). "Rediscovery of the type species of ''Euonyma'' (Subulinidae) and observations on South African species of ''Gulella'' (Streptaxidae), with description of two new species (Gastropoda: Eupulmonata)". '' Journal of Natural History'' 40(17–18): 1063–1081. . Streptaxidae * '' Gulella appletoni'' Bruggen, 1975M. L. Cole & D. G. Herbert (2009). "Description of four new species of Gulella Pfeiff er, 1856 from Eastern Cape, South Africa, with additional notes on two poorly known species (Mollusca: Eupulmonata: Streptaxidae)". Zool. Med. Leiden 83(6): 547-564. * ''

Gulella aprosdoketa ''Gulella aprosdoketa'' is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae. This species is endemic to the coastal scarp forest and woodland in the Eastern Cape Province ...

'' Connolly, 1939 – endemic * ''

Gulella arnoldi ''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 ...

'' (Sturany, 1898) * '' Gulella bomvana'' Cole & Herbert, 2009 * ''

Gulella bruggeni ''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 ...

'' Cole & Herbert, 2009 * '' Gulella chi'' Burnup, 1926 * '' Gulella claustralis'' Connolly, 1939 – endemic * '' Gulella dejae'' Bursey & Herbert, 2004M. L. Bursey & D. G. Herbert (2004). "Four new narrow-range endemic species of Gulella from Eastern Cape, South Africa (Mollusca: Pulmonata: Streptaxidae)".

African Invertebrates ''African Invertebrates'' is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal that covers the taxonomy, systematics, biogeography, ecology, conservation, and palaeontology of Afrotropical invertebrates, whether terrestrial, freshwater, or marine. I ...

45: 249-262. * '' Gulella farquhari'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1895) * '' Gulella fraudator'' Connolly, 1939 * '' Gulella hamerae'' Bursey & Herbert, 2004 * '' Gulella hodgkinsonae'' * '' Gulella incurvidens'' Bruggen, 1972 * '' Gulella latimerae'' Bursey & Herbert 2004 * ''

Gulella mariae ''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 ...

'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892) * '' Gulella munita'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1893) * '' Gulella ndibo'' Cole & Herbert, 2009 * '' Gulella newmani'' Bursey & Herbert, 2004 * '' Gulella peakei continentalis'' Bruggen, 1975 * '' Gulella pentheri'' (Sturany, 1898) * ''

Gulella phyllisae ''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 ...

'' Burnup, 1914 * '' Gulella plantii'' – Plant's gulella snail, endemic * '' Gulella pondoensis'' Connolly, 1939 * '' Gulella puzeyi'' Connolly, 1939 – endemic * '' Gulella salpinx'' Herbert, 2002 – endemicHerbert D. G. (2002). "''Gulella salpinx'' sp. n., a new critical endangered holoendemic species from the limestone deposits of the Marble Delta, KwaZuluNatal, South Africa (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Streptaxidae)". ''

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* '' Gulella sylvia'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1903) * '' Gulella tharfieldensis'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1893) * '' Gulella tietzae'' Cole & Herbert, 2009 * '' Gulella wendalinae'' Bruggen, 1975 Bothriembryontidae * '' Prestonella'' – the genus with 3 species is endemic to South Africa. * '' Prestonella bowkeri'' (Sowerby, 1889)Perera SJ, Herbert DG, Procheş Ş, Ramdhani S (2021) Land snail biogeography and endemism in south-eastern Africa: Implications for the Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany biodiversity hotspot. PLoS ONE 16(3): e0248040. https://doi. org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248040 * '' Prestonella nuptialis'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1894) * '' Prestonella quadingensis'' Connolly, 1929

Rhytididae Rhytididae is a taxonomic family of medium-sized predatory air-breathing land snails, carnivorous terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Rhytidoidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Rhytididae Pilsbry, 1893. Accessed ...

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Chlamydephorus bruggeni ''Chlamydephorus'' is a genus of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Chlamydephoridae. It is the only genus within the family Chlamydephoridae.Herbert D. G. (1997). "The terrestrial slugs of KwaZul ...

'' (L. Forcart, 1967) * '' Chlamydephorus burnupi'' (Smith, 1892) * '' Chlamydephorus dimidius'' (Watson, 1915) * '' Chlamydephorus gibbonsi'' W.G. Binney, 1879 * '' Chlamydephorus lawrencei'' (L. Forcart, 1963) * '' Chlamydephorus parva'' (H. Watson, 1915) * '' Chlamydephorus purcelli'' (Collinge, 1901) – Purcell's hunter slug, endemic * '' Chlamydephorus sexangulus'' (H. Watson, 1915) * '' Chlamydephorus watsoni'' (L. Forcart, 1967) * '' Afrorhytida burseyae'' D.G. Herbert & A. Moussalli, 2010 * '' Afrorhytida knysnaensis'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) * '' Afrorhytida kraussi'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) * '' Afrorhytida trimeni'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892) * '' Capitina calcicola'' Herbert & Moussalli, 2010 * '' Capitina schaerfiae'' (Pfeiffer, 1861) * '' Nata aequiplicata'' Herbert & Moussali, 2016 * '' Nata dumeticola'' Benson 1851 * '' Nata tarachodes'' (Connolly, 1912) * '' Nata vernicosa-erugata'' * '' Nata watsoni'' Herbert & Moussali, 2016 * ''

Natalina beyrichi The Pondoland cannibal snail, scientific name ''Natalina beyrichi'', is a species of medium-sized predatory air-breathing land snail, a carnivorous terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae. This species is endemic to Sou ...

'' (Von Martens, 1890) –

Pondoland cannibal snail The Pondoland cannibal snail, scientific name ''Natalina beyrichi'', is a species of medium-sized predatory air-breathing land snail, a carnivorous terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod Mollusca, mollusc in the family Rhytididae. T ...

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Natalina cafra ''Natalina'' is a genus of medium-sized predatory air-breathing land snails, carnivorous terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Rhytididae. Species Species within the genus ''Natalina'' include: * '' Natalina beyrichi'' ( E. von ...

'' (Férussac, 1821) * '' Natalina inhluzana'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1894) * ''

Natalina quekettiana ''Natalina'' is a genus of medium-sized predatory air-breathing land snails, carnivorous terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Rhytididae. Species Species within the genus ''Natalina'' include: * '' Natalina beyrichi'' ( E. von ...

'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1893) * ''

Natalina reenenensis ''Natalina'' is a genus of medium-sized predatory air-breathing land snails, carnivorous terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Rhytididae. Species Species within the genus ''Natalina'' include: * '' Natalina beyrichi'' ( E. von ...

'' Connolly, 1939 * ''

Natalina wesseliana The Tongaland cannibal snail, scientific name ''Natalina wesseliana'', is a species of medium-sized predatory air-breathing land snail, carnivorous terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae. This species is endemic to Sou ...

'' Kobelt, 1876 –

Tongaland cannibal snail The Tongaland cannibal snail, scientific name ''Natalina wesseliana'', is a species of medium-sized predatory air-breathing land snail, carnivorous terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae. This species is endemic to Sou ...

, endemic * '' Natella viridescens'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1891)

Urocyclidae Urocyclidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, semi-slugs and land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicarionoidea, (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Some spec ...

* '' Kerkophorus ampliatus'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1899) * '' Kerkophorus bicolor'' Godwin-Austen, 1914 * '' Kerkophorus cingulatus'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1890) * '' Kerkophorus corneus'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) * '' Kerkophorus inunctus'' (Connolly 1939)David G. Herbert (2017). "A new genus and eight new species of tail-wagger snails from eastern South Africa, with a key to genera within Sheldonia s.l. (Gastropoda: Urocyclidae)".

309: 1-50. * '' Kerkophorus knysnaensis'' (Pretson, 1912) * '' Kerkophorus melvilli'' Godwin-Austen, 1912 * '' Kerkophorus perfragilis'' Connolly, 1922 * '' Kerkophorus perlevis'' (Preston, 1912) * '' Kerkophorus piperatus-vittarubra'' * '' Kerkophorus poeppigii'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) * '' Kerkophorus pumilio'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1909) * '' Kerkophorus phaedimus'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892) * '' Kerkophorus piperatus'' Herbert, 2017 * '' Kerkophorus puzeyi'' (Connolly, 1939) * '' Kerkophorus russofulgens'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1909) * '' Kerkophorus scrobicolus'' Herbert, 2017 * '' Kerkophorus terrestris'' Herbert, 2017 * '' Kerkophorus vandenbroeckii'' (Craven, 1881) * '' Kerkophorus vitalis'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1908) * '' Kerkophorus vittarubra'' Herbert, 2017 * '' Kerkophorus zonamydrus'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1890) * '' Microkerkus arnotti'' (Benson, 1864) * '' Microkerkus burnupi'' (Godwin-Austen, 1914) * '' Microkerkus chrysoprasinus'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892) * '' Microkerkus fuscicolor'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892) * '' Microkerkus leucospira'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1857) * '' Microkerkus maseruensis'' Connolly, 1929 * '' Microkerkus pondoensis'' (Godwin-Austen, 1912) * '' Microkerkus sibaya'' Herbert, 2017 * '' Microkerkus symmetricus'' (Craven, 1881) * '' Microkerkus transvaalensis'' (Craven, 1881) * '' Ptilototheca soutpansbergensis'' Herbert 2016 * '' Selatodryas luteosoma-roseosoma'' * '' Selatodryas luteosoma'' Herbert, 2017 * '' Selatodryas roseosoma'' Herbert, 2017 * '' Sheldonia aloicola'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1890) * '' Sheldonia asthenes'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1907) * '' Sheldonia caledonensis'' (Godwin-Austen, 1912) * '' Sheldonia capsula'' (Benson, 1864) * '' Sheldonia cotyledonis'' (Benson, 1850) * '' Sheldonia crawfordi'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1890) * '' Sheldonia fingolandensis'' Herbert, 2017 * '' Sheldonia hudsoniae'' (Benson, 1864) * '' Sheldonia monsmaripi'' Herbert, 2016 * '' Sheldonia natalensis'' (Pfeiffer, 1846) * '' Sheldonia phytostylus'' (Benson, 1864) * '' Sheldonia puzeyi'' (Connolly, 1939) * '' Sheldonia transvaalensis'' (Craven, 1880) * '' Sheldonia trotteriana'' (Benson, 1848) * '' Sheldonia wolkbergensis'' (Herbert, 2016)

Charopidae Charopidae is a taxonomic family of small air-breathing land snails (and semi-slugs such as ''Otoconcha dimidiata''), terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Punctoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Charopidae Hutt ...

* '' Trachycystis clifdeni'' Connolly, 1932 – endemic * '' Trachycystis haygarthi'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1899) – endemic * '' Trachycystis placenta'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1899) – endemicHerbert D. G. (2004)
''Trachycystis placenta''2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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Bivalves

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* de Kock K. N. & Wolmarans C. T. (1998). "A re-evaluation of the occurrence of freshwater molluscs in the Kruger National Park". ''

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* de Kock K. N., Wolmarans C. T. & du Preez L. H. (2002) "Freshwater mollusc diversity in the Kruger National Park: a comparison between a period of prolonged drought and a period of exceptionally high rainfall". ''

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* Wolmarans C. T. & de Kock K. N. (2006). "The current status of freshwater molluscs in the Kruger National Park". ''

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