List of non-marine molluscs of Senegal
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Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
are a part of the molluscan fauna of Senegal (wildlife of Senegal
Wildlife of Senegal
The wildlife of Senegal is composed of its flora and fauna. Senegal has 188 species of mammals and 664 species of bird....
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A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Senegal.
Freshwater gastropods
Freshwater gastropods in Senegal include:Viviparidae
Viviparidae
Viviparidae, sometimes known as the river snails or mystery snails, are a family of large operculate freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks....
- Bellamya unicolor Olivier, 1804
Cochliopidae
Cochliopidae
Cochliopidae is a family of small freshwater snails with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks.This family is in the superfamily Rissooidea and in the clade Littorinimorpha ....
- HeleobiaHeleobiaHeleobia is a genus of small freshwater and brackish water snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Cochliopidae and the superfamily Rissooidea.-Species:Species within the genus Heleobia include:...
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Thiaridae
Thiaridae
Thiaridae, common name thiarids, is a family of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cerithioidea....
- Melanoides tuberculata Müller, 1774
Planorbidae
Planorbidae
Planorbidae, common name the ramshorn snails or ram's horn snails, is a family of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks....
- Biomphalaria pfeifferiBiomphalaria pfeifferiBiomphalaria pfeifferi is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.This snail is a medically important pest, because of transferring the disease schistosomiasis....
(Krauss, 1848) - 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 truncatusBulinus truncatusBulinus truncatus is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail with a sinistral shell, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.-Distribution:Distribution of Bulinus truncatus include:...
(Audouin, 1827)
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
Freshwater bivalves
Freshwater bivalves in Senegal include:Unionidae
Unionidae
Unionidae is a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionoida, the bivalve mollusks sometimes known as river mussels, naiads, or simply as unionids.The range of distribution for this family is world-wide...
- Coelatura aegyptiaca (Cailliaud, 1827)
Corbiculidae
Corbiculidae
The Corbiculidae, common name "basket clams", are a family of aquatic bivalve molluscs in the order Veneroida.Clams in this family release many juveniles into the surrounding waters that have hatched inside the clams . Fertilization is internal...
- Corbicula fluminalis (Müller 1774)
See also
- List of marine molluscs of Senegal
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:
- List of non-marine molluscs of Mauritania, Wildlife of MauritaniaWildlife of MauritaniaThe wildlife of Mauritania is composed of its flora and fauna.-Fauna:*Guinea Baboon*Four-toed Hedgehog...
- List of non-marine molluscs of Mali, Wildlife of MaliWildlife of MaliThe wildlife of Mali is composed of its flora and fauna. It has 146 species of mammals and 606 species of birds....
- List of non-marine molluscs of Guinea, Wildlife of GuineaWildlife of GuineaThe wildlife of Guinea is composed of its flora and fauna.-Mammals:*Guinea Baboon*Red River Hog-Birds:*Blue-headed Wood-dove*Iris Glossy-starling*White-necked Rockfowl*White-breasted Guineafowl...
- List of non-marine molluscs of Guinea-Bissau, Wildlife of Guinea-BissauWildlife of Guinea-BissauThe wildlife of Guinea-Bissau is composed of its rich biodiversity of flora and fauna.-Birds:*Blue-headed Wood-dove*Iris Glossy-starling...
- List of non-marine molluscs of Gambia, Wildlife of Gambia
Further reading
- Dautzenberg P.Philippe DautzenbergPhilippe Dautzenberg was a Belgian malacologist, in other words, he was a biologist who specialized in the branch of invertebrate zoology that deals with mollusks...
(1890). "Récoltes malacologiques de M. le Capitaine Em. Dorr dans le Haut-Sénégal et le Soudan francais de 1886 à1889". Mémoires de la Société zoologique de France 3: 128-135. - Diaw O. T., Vassiliades G., Seye M. & Sarr Y. (1990). "Prolifération de mollusques et incidence sur les trématodoses du Delta du fleuve Sénégal et du lac de Guiers après la construction du barrage de Diama sur le fleuve Sénégal". Revue d’Élevage et de Médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux 43: 499-502.