List of non-marine molluscs of Uganda

The non-marine molluscs of Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

are the molluscan fauna

Fauna

Fauna or faunæ is all of the animal life of any particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is flora.Zoologists and paleontologists use fauna to refer to a typical collection of animals found in a specific time or place, e.g. the "Sonoran Desert fauna" or the "Burgess shale fauna"...

of Uganda (wildlife of Uganda

Wildlife of Uganda

The wildlife of Uganda is composed of its flora and fauna.Uganda has 364 species of mammals and 1062 species of birds.-Conservation:WCS began conservation work in Uganda through conducting biological surveys of savanna parks in 1957...

). Since Uganda is a land-locked country, there are no marine species present. A number of species of freshwater and land molluscs are found in the wild in Uganda.

66 native molluscs of Uganda were listed in 2010 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

There are 297 species of land snail

Land snail

A land snail is any of the many species of snail that live on land, as opposed to those that live in salt water and fresh water. Land snails are terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells, It is not always an easy matter to say which species are terrestrial, because some are more or less...

s in Uganda.

Freshwater gastropods

Planorbidae

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)
Bulinus mutandensis
Bulinus mutandensis
Bulinus mutandensis is a species of freshwater gastropod in the Planorbidae family. It is endemic to Uganda. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes....

Preston, 1913 - endemic

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 natalensis
Radix natalensis
Radix 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 Uganda include (there is listed 168 species according to Wronski & Hausdorf B. (2010) and some additional records in this list meantime):

Cyclophoridae

Cyclophoridae

Cyclophoridae is a taxonomic family of small to large tropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the informal group Architaenioglossa belonging to the clade Caenogastropoda .- Taxonomy :This family consists of the following subfamilies according to the taxonomy of...

Elgonocyclus koptaweliensis (Germain, 1934)

Maizaniidae

Maizaniidae is a family of minute land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cyclophoroidea .- Genera:...

Maizania elatior (Martens, 1892)
Micromaizania volkensi (Martens, 1895)

Veronicellidae

The Veronicellidae, common name the leatherleaf slugs, are a terrestrial family of pulmonate slugs.This family has no subfamilies ....

Laevicaulis striatus (Simroth, 1896)
Laevicaulis stuhlmanni (Simroth, 1895)
Pseudoveronicella liberiana (Gould, 1850)

Succineidae

Succineidae are a family of small to medium-sized, air-breathing, land snails , terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs. They are commonly called amber snails because their thin fragile shells are translucent and amber-colored...

Quickia concisa (Morelet, 1849)
"Succineidae species A"
"Succineidae species B"

Valloniidae

Valloniidae is a taxonomic family of small and minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the clade Stylommatophora.-Anatomy:...

Acanthinula straeleni Adam, 1954
Pupisoma (Ptychopatula) dioscoricola (C. B. Adams, 1845)
"Pupisoma (Ptychopatula) species A"
"Pupisoma (Ptychopatula) species B"
"Pupisoma (Ptychopatula) species C"
"Pupisoma (Pupisoma) species A"

Truncatellidae

Truncatellidae, common name the "looping snails", is a family of small amphibious snails, with gills and an operculum, semi-marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks.-Shell description :...

Negulus ruwenzoriensis Adam, 1957

Vertiginidae

Vertiginidae is a family of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs or micromollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.- Distribution :...

Nesopupa (Afripupa) bisulcata (Jickeli, 1873)
Truncatellina ninagongensis (Pilsbry, 1935)
Truncatellina pygmaeorum (Pilsbry & Cockerell, 1933)
Truncatellina ruwenzoriensis Adam, 1957

Cerastidae

Cerastidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.- Taxonomy :The Cerastidae family is classified within the informal group Orthurethra, itself belonging to the clade Stylommatophora within the clade Eupulmonata .The family Cerastidae has no...

Cerastus trapezoideus rapezoideus (Martens, 1892)
Conulinus rutshuruensis Pilsbry, 1919
"Conulinus species A"
Edouardia metula (Martens, 1895)
"Edouardia species A"
Rhachidina braunsi (Martens, 1869)

Achatinidae

Achatinidae is a family of medium to large sized tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks from Africa...

Archachatina (Tholachatina) osborni (Pilsbry, 1919)
Limicolaria elegans Thiele, 1911
Limicolaria martensiana
Limicolaria martensiana
Limicolaria martensiana is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae.The specific name martensiana is in honor of German zoologist Eduard von Martens.- Distribution :...

(E. A. Smith, 1880)
Limicolaria saturata E. A. Smith, 1895

Ferussaciidae

Ferussaciidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinoidea.This family has no subfamilies...

Cecilioides (Cecilioides) kalawangaensis Dartevelle & Venmans, 1951
Cecilioides (Cecilioides) tribulationis (Preston, 1911)
Cecilioides (Geostilbia) callipeplum (Connolly, 1923)

Micractaeonidae

Micractaeon koptawelilensis is a species of land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinoidea ....

Micractaeon koptawelilensis (Germain, 1934)

Subulinidae

Subulinidae is a family of small tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinoidea.- Anatomy :...

"Bocageia (Liobocageia) species A"
Curvella babaulti Germain, 1923
Curvella bathyraphe Pilsbry & Cockerell, 1933
Curvella conoidea (Martens, 1892)
Curvella entebbensis Preston, 1912
Curvella ovata (Putzey, 1899)
"Curvella species A"
"Curvella species B"
Ischnoglessula cruda (Pilsbry, 1919)
Ischnoglessula echinophora (Verdcourt, 2006)
Ischnoglessula elegans (Martens, 1895)
Ischnoglessula famelica (Pilsbry, 1919)
Ischnoglessula gracillima (Pilsbry, 1919)
Kempioconcha terrulenta (Morelet, 1883)
Nothapalus adelus Connolly, 1923
Nothapalus paucispira (Martens, 1892)
Nothapalus stuhlmanni (Martens, 1897)
Nothapalus ugandanus Connolly, 1923
Opeas toroense Connolly, 1923
"Opeas species A"
"Opeas species B"
"Opeas species C"
Oreohomorus apio Wronski & Hausdorf, 2009
Oreohomorus nitidus (Martens, 1897)
Pseudoglessula intermedia Thiele, 1911
Pseudopeas burunganum Connolly, 1923
Pseudopeas curvelliforme Pilsbry, 1919
Pseudopeas elgonense Connolly, 1923
Pseudopeas iredalei Connolly, 1923
"Pseudopeas species A"
Subulina entebbana Pollonera, 1907
Subulina subcrenata Martens, 1895
Subulina viridula Connolly, 1923
Subuliniscus lucasi Pilsbry, 1919
"Subuliniscus species A"
Subulona clara (Pilsbry, 1919)
Subulona ischna (Pilsbry, 1919)
Subulona pinguis (Martens, 1895)

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....

Gonaxis latula (Martens, 1895)
Gonaxis translucida (Dupuis & Putzeys, 1901)
Gulella (Avakubia) avakubiensis Pilsbry, 1919
Gulella (Conogulella) conospira (Martens, 1892)
Gulella (Gulella) laevigata (Dohrn, 1865)
Gulella (Gulella) mikenoensis (Preston, 1913)
Gulella (Molarella) malasangiensis (Preston, 1913)
Gulella (Molarella) ugandensis (E. A. Smith, 1901)
Gulella (Paucidentina) brevis (Thiele, 1911)
Gulella (Paucidentina) masisiensis Pilsbry, 1919
Gulella (Plicigulella) vicina adelpha (Preston, 1913)
Gulella (Primigulella) linguifera (Martens, 1895)
Gulella (Pupigulella) pupa (Thiele, 1911)
Gulella (Silvigulella) osborni Pilsbry, 1919
Gulella (Tortigulella) cara Pilsbry, 1919
Gulella (Tortigulella) heteromphala Pilsbry, 1919
Gulella (Tortigulella) lessensis Pilsbry, 1919
Gulella (Wilmattina) disseminata (Preston, 1913)
Gulella decussatula (Preston, 1913)
Gulella ruwenzoriensis van Bruggen & van Goethem, 1999
Gulella selene van Bruggen & van Goethem, 1999
Gulella virungae van Bruggen & van Goethem, 1999
Pseudogonaxis pusillus (Martens, 1897)
Ptychotrema (Ennea) bequaerti (Dautzenberg & Germain, 1914)
Ptychotrema (Ennea) fraterculus Pilsbry, 1919
Ptychotrema (Ennea) paradoxulum (Martens, 1895)
Ptychotrema (Ennea) pollonerae Preston, 1913
Ptychotrema (Ennea) silvaticum Pilsbry, 1919
Ptychotrema (Haplonepion) geminatum (Martens, 1895)
Ptychotrema (Haplonepion) runsoranum (Martens, 1892)
Ptychotrema (Parennea) aequatoriale Pilsbry, 1919
Ptychotrema (Parennea) cossyphae van Bruggen, 1989
Ptychotrema (Parennea) goossensi (Adam & van Goethem, 1978)
Ptychotrema (Parennea) kerereense (Adam & van Goethem, 1978)
Ptychotrema (Parennea) kigeziense (Preston, 1913)
Ptychotrema (Parennea) pelengeense (Adam & van Goethem, 1978)
Streptostele (Graptostele) teres Pilsbry, 1919
Streptostele (Raffraya) horei E. A. Smith, 1890
Streptostele (Streptostele) bacillum Pilsbry, 1919
Streptostele (Streptostele) coloba Pilsbry, 1919
"Streptostele (Streptostele) species A"
"Streptostele (Streptostele) species B"
Varicostele lessensis Pilsbry, 1919

Punctidae

Punctidae, common name the "dot snails", is a family of minute air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the informal group Sigmurethra ....

Paralaoma servilis
Paralaoma servilis
Paralaoma servilis is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Punctidae, the dot snails.-Distribution:...

(Shuttleworth, 1852)
Punctum pallidum Connolly, 1922
Punctum ugandanum (E. A. Smith, 1903)

Charopidae

Charopidae is a taxonomic family of small air-breathing land snails , terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Punctoidea .- Subfamilies and genera :The family Charopidae consists of the following subfamilies:* Charopinae Hutton, 1884 - synonyms:...

Afrodonta kempi (Connolly, 1925)
Prositala butumbiana (Martens, 1895)
Trachycystis iredalei Preston, 1912
Trachycystis lamellifera (E. A. Smith, 1903)

family ?

"Punctoidea species A"

Helicarionidae

Helicarionidae is a family of air-breathing land snails or semi-slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicarionoidea.- Distribution :...

Kaliella barrakporensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1852)
Kaliella iredalei Preston, 1912

Euconulidae

Euconulidae is a taxonomic family of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks or micromollusks. This land snail family is closely allied to the Zonitidae, the glass snails.- Distribution :...

Afroconulus iredalei (Preston, 1912)
"Afroconulus species A"
"Afroconulus species B"
Afroguppya rumrutiensis (Preston, 1911)
Afroguppya solemi de Winter & van Bruggen, 1992
"Afroguppya species A"
Afropunctum seminium (Morelet, 1873)

Urocyclidae

Urocyclidae is a family of air-breathing land snails and semi-slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicarionoidea, ....

Atoxon pallens Simroth, 1895
Chlamydarion spatiosus (Preston, 1914)
Gymnarion aloysiisabaudiae (Pollonera, 1906)
Thapsia cf. hanningtoni (E. A. Smith, 1890)
Thapsia cf. inclinans (Preston, 1914)
Thapsia kigeziensis (Preston, 1913)
Thapsia rufescens Pilsbry, 1919
Thapsia rutshuruensis Pilsbry, 1919
"Thapsia species A"
Trichotoxon heynemanni Simroth, 1888
Trochonanina (Trochonanina) lessensis (Pilsbry, 1919)
Trochozonites (Teleozonites) adansoniae (Morelet, 1848)
Trochozonites (Trochozonites) bellula (Martens, 1892)
Trochozonites (Trochozonites) plumaticostata Pilsbry, 1919
Trochozonites (Trochozonites) trifilaris ituriensis Pilsbry, 1919
Trochozonites (Zonitotrochus) aillyi Pilsbry, 1919
Trochozonites (Zonitotrochus) medjensis Pilsbry, 1919
"Trochozonites (Zonitotrochus) species A"
"Verrucarion species A"
"Verrucarion species B"
"Sheldoniinae species A"
"Sheldoniinae species B"
"Sheldoniinae species C"
"Sheldoniinae species D"
"Sheldoniinae species E"
"Sheldoniinae species F"
"Sheldoniinae species G"
"Sheldoniinae species H"
"Sheldoniinae species I"
"Sheldoniinae species J"

Halolimnohelicidae

Halolimnohelicidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea . This family has no subfamilies.-Genera :...

Halolimnohelix cf. bukobae (Martens, 1895)
Halolimnohelix cf. fonticula (Preston, 1914)
Halolimnohelix hirsuta Pilsbry, 1919
Halolimnohelix cf. malasangiensis (Preston, 1914)
Halolimnohelix cf. soror (Preston, 1914)
"Halolimnohelix species A"
"Halolimnohelix species B"

Freshwater gastropods

Land gastropods

See also