List of non-marine molluscs of Cameroon
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Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
are a part of the molluscan fauna of Cameroon (wildlife of Cameroon
Wildlife of Cameroon
The wildlife of Cameroon is composed of its flora and fauna.The Cameroonian Highlands forests extend across the Cameroon Highlands, covering an area of in eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon...
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A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Cameroon.
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....
- Bulinus camerunensisBulinus camerunensisBulinus camerunensis is a species of small air-breathing freshwater snail with a sinistral shell, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails and their allies.This species is endemic to Cameroon....
Mandahl-Barth, 1957
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)
Land gastropods
Land gastropods in Cameroon include:Streptaxidae
Streptaxidae
Streptaxidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in theStylommatophora. Six Streptaxidae subfamilies are accepted in the 2005 taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi....
- Gulella kuiperi de Winter, 2007
- Sinistrexcisa cameruniae De Winter, Gomez & Prieto, 1999 - from Southwest Cameroon
See also
- List of marine molluscs of Cameroon
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:
- 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 Chad, Wildlife of ChadWildlife of ChadThe wildlife of Chad is composed of its flora and fauna.-Overview:Animal and plant life correspond to the three climatic zones. In the Saharan region, the only flora is the date-palm groves of the oasis. Palms and acacia trees grow in the Sahelian region. The southern, or Sudanic, zone consists of...
- List of non-marine molluscs of the Central African Republic, Wildlife of the Central African RepublicWildlife of the Central African RepublicWildlife in the Central African Republic is in the vast natural habitat located between the Congo Basin's rain forests and large savannas, where the human density was smaller than 0.5 per km2 prior to 1850...
- List of non-marine molluscs of Equatorial Guinea, Wildlife of Equatorial GuineaWildlife of Equatorial GuineaThe wildlife of Equatorial Guinea is composed of its rich biodiversity of flora and fauna.-Overview:Dense tropical rainforest vegetation prevails throughout Equatorial Guinea. There are 140 species of trees, especially palms and hardwoods. Yams and bananas were introduced by the early inhabitants...
- List of non-marine molluscs of Gabon, Wildlife of GabonWildlife of GabonThe wildlife of Gabon is composed of its flora and fauna. Gabon is a largely low-lying country with a warm, humid climate. Much of the country is still covered by tropical rainforest and there are also grasslands, savannas, large rivers and coastal lagoons....
- List of non-marine molluscs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wildlife of the Democratic Republic of the CongoWildlife of the Democratic Republic of the CongoThe wildlife of the Democratic Republic of the Congo includes its fauna and flora.-Overview:The country's rainforests contain great biodiversity, including many rare and endemic species, such as both species of chimpanzee: the common chimpanzee and the bonobo , mountain tigers, okapi and white rhino...