List Of Non-marine Molluscs Of Zambia
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The non-marine molluscs of
Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbours are t ...
are a part of the molluscan fauna of Zambia ( wildlife of Zambia). Zambia is land-locked and therefore has no marine species. 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 species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is estim ...
are found in the wild in Zambia.


Freshwater gastropods

Freshwater gastropods in Zambia include: Paludomidae * '' Hirthia globosa'' Ancey, 1898 * ''
Hirthia littorina ''Hirthia littorina'' is a species of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum (gastropod), operculum, Aquatic animal, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Paludomidae. This species is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Co ...
'' Ancey, 1898 * '' Martelia dautzenbergi'' Dupuis, 1924 * '' Martelia tanganyicensis'' Dautzenberg, 1908
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 ...
* ''
Bulinus africanus ''Bulinus africanus'' is a species of a tropical freshwater snail with a sinistral shell, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae Planorbidae, common name the ramshorn snails or ram's horn snails, is a family of air-breathin ...
'' (Krauss, 1848)Brown D. S. & Rollinson D. (1996). "Aquatic snails of the ''Bulinus africanus'' group in Zambia identified according to morphometry and enzymes". '' Hydrobiologia'' 324(2): 163-177. . * ''
Bulinus globosus ''Bulinus globosus'' is a species of a tropical freshwater snail with a sinistral shell, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails and their allies. Parasites ''Bulinus globosus'' is an intermediary host of ...
'' (Morelet, 1866)


Land gastropods

Land gastropods in Zambia include:


Freshwater bivalves

Freshwater bivalves in Zambia include:


See also

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries: * List of non-marine molluscs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Wildlife of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The wildlife of the Democratic Republic of the Congo includes its flora and fauna, comprising a large biodiversity in rainforests, seasonally flooded forests and grasslands. The country is considered one of the 17 megadiverse nations, and is o ...
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List of non-marine molluscs of Tanzania The non-marine molluscs of Tanzania are a part of the molluscan fauna of Tanzania ( wildlife of Tanzania). A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Tanzania. There are 417 species of land snails in Tanzania.Wronski ...
, Wildlife of Tanzania *
List of non-marine molluscs of Malawi A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby uni ...
, Wildlife of Malawi *
List of non-marine molluscs of Mozambique The list of non-marine molluscs of Mozambique is a list of freshwater and land species that form a part of the molluscan fauna of Mozambique (wildlife of Mozambique). The terrestrial malacofauna of Mozambique is underreported and under-collected ...
, Wildlife of Mozambique * List of non-marine molluscs of Zimbabwe,
Wildlife of Zimbabwe The wildlife of Zimbabwe occurs foremost in remote or rugged terrain, in national parks and private wildlife ranches, in miombo woodlands and thorny acacia or kopje. The prominent wild fauna includes African buffalo, African bush elephant, black ...
* List of non-marine molluscs of Botswana, Wildlife of Botswana *
List of non-marine molluscs of Namibia A number of species of non-marine Mollusca, molluscs are found in the wild in Namibia. There are no Endemism, endemic species of freshwater molluscs in Namibia.Curtis B., Roberts K. S., Griffin M., Bethune S., Hay C. J. & Kolberg H. (1998). "Sp ...
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Wildlife of Namibia The wildlife of Namibia is composed of its flora and fauna. Namibia's endangered species include wild dog, black rhino, oribi and puku. Endangered Species The puku antelope is limited to about 100 individuals along the Chobe River in B ...
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List of non-marine molluscs of Angola A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby uni ...
, Wildlife of Angola


References

molluscs, 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 species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is estim ...
Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...
Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...
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