List of non-marine molluscs of Benin
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Benin
Benin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located...
are a part of the molluscan fauna of Benin (wildlife of Benin
Wildlife of Benin
Benin has varied resources of wildlife comprising flora and fauna, which are primarily protected in its two contiguous protected areas of the Pendjari National Park and W National Park. The former is known for many species of avifauna and the latter park is rich in mammals and predators...
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A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Benin.
Freshwater gastropods
PlanorbidaePlanorbidae
Planorbidae, common name the ramshorn snails or ram's horn snails, is a family of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks....
- Africanogyrus coretus (de Blainville, 1826)
- Biomphalaria camerunensis (C. R. Boettger, 1941)
- Bulinus forskaliiBulinus forskaliiBulinus forskalii 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.- Distribution :...
(Ehrenberg, 1831) - Bulinus globosusBulinus globosusBulinus 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.- Further reading :* Cridland C. C....
(Morelet, 1866) - Bulinus senegalensis Müller, 1781
- Gyraulus costulatusGyraulus costulatusGyraulus costulatus is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.-Distribution:...
(Krauss, 1848) - Segmentorbis kanisaensisSegmentorbis kanisaensisSegmentorbis kanisaensis is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.-Distribution:...
(Preston, 1914)
Paludomidae
Paludomidae
Paludomidae, common name paludomids, is a family of freshwater snails, gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.- Taxonomy :The following three subfamilies have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi :...
- Cleopatra bulimoides (Olivier, 1804)
Thiaridae
Thiaridae
Thiaridae, common name thiarids, is a family of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cerithioidea....
- Pachymelania auritaPachymelania auritaPachymelania aurita is a species of freshwater snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Thiaridae....
(Müller, 1774) - Pachymelania byronensisPachymelania byronensisPachymelania byronensis is a species of freshwater snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Thiaridae....
(Wood, 1828) - Pachymelania fuscaPachymelania fuscaPachymelania fusca is a species of freshwater snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Thiaridae....
(Gmelin, 1791)
Pachychilidae
Pachychilidae
Pachychilidae, common name pachychilids, is a taxonomic family of freshwater snails, gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.- Distribution :Pachychilids are freshwater snails with a worldwide distribution in the tropics...
- Potadoma freethi (Gray, 1831)
- Potadoma moerchi (Reeve, 1859)
Potamididae
Potamididae
Potamididae, common name potamidids , are a family of small to large brackish water snails living in mangroves, gastropod molluscs of the clade Sorbeoconcha. Traditionally, potamidids and batillariids have been confused with each other for having similar shells and living in a similar environment...
- Tympanotonos fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - in brackish water
Ampullariidae
Ampullariidae
Ampullariidae, common name the apple snails, is a family of large freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks with a gill and an operculum...
- Lanistes libycus (Morelet, 1848)
Hydrobiidae
Hydrobiidae
Hydrobiidae, common name mud snails, is a large cosmopolitan taxonomic family of very small freshwater snails and brackish water snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha.- Distribution :...
- Hydrobia lineata Binder, 1957
- Potamopyrgus ciliatus (Gould, 1850)
Neritidae
Neritidae
Neritidae, common name the nerites, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized saltwater and freshwater snails which have a gill and a distinctive operculum, marine, brackish water and freshwater gastropod mollusks in the order Neritoida....
- Neritina owenianaNeritina owenianaNeritina oweniana is a species of small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.-Distribution:...
(Wood, 1828) - Neritina rubricataNeritina rubricataNeritina rubricata is a species of small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.-Distribution:...
Morelet, 1858
Lymnaeidae
Lymnaeidae
Lymnaeidae is a taxonomic family of small to large air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks, that belong to the clade Hygrophila....
- Radix natalensisRadix natalensisRadix natalensis is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lymnaeidae.It is widely distributed in Africa. It is a major intermediate host for Fasciola gigantica in Africa. Placement of this species in the genus Radix was confirmed by Correa et al...
(Krauss, 1848)
See also
- List of marine molluscs of Benin
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:
- List of non-marine molluscs of Togo, Wildlife of TogoWildlife of TogoThe wildlife of Togo is composed of its flora and fauna. It has 169 species of mammals and 670 species of birds....
- List of non-marine molluscs of Nigeria, Wildlife of NigeriaWildlife of NigeriaThe wildlife of Nigeria is composed of its flora and fauna. Nigeria has 290 species of mammals and 940 species of birds....
- List of non-marine molluscs of Burkina Faso, Wildlife of Burkina FasoWildlife of Burkina FasoThe wildlife of Burkina Faso is composed of its flora and fauna. The area is largely wild bush country with a mixture of grass and small trees in varying proportions. The savanna region is mainly grassland in the rainy season and semi desert during the harmattan period...
- List of non-marine molluscs of Niger, Wildlife of NigerWildlife of NigerThe wildlife of Niger is composed of its flora and fauna. It has 136 species of mammals and 529 species of birds....