List of non-marine molluscs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Location of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The non-marine molluscs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are a part of the molluscan fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (wildlife of the Democratic Republic of the Congo).

A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Freshwater gastropods[]

Ampullariidae

  • Pila ovata (Olivier, 1804)[1]

Bithyniidae

Pachychilidae

  • (Thiele, 1911)[1]
  • (Smith, 1888)[1]

Thiaridae

  • Melanoides tuberculata (O. F. Müller, 1774)[1]

Lymnaeidae

  • Lymnaea natalensis Krauss, 1848[1]

Planorbidae

Land gastropods[]

Cyclophoridae

Vertiginidae

Streptaxidae

  • van Bruggen & van Goethem, 1999[2]
  • (Dautzenberg & Germain, 1914)[2]
  • Pilsbry, 1919[3]
  • van Bruggen & van Goethem, 1999[2]
  • Adam & van Goethem, 1978[2]
  • Adam & van Goethem, 1978[2]
  • Adam & van Goethem, 1978[2]
  • Adam & van Goethem, 1978[2]
  • Adam & van Goethem, 1978[2]
  • Adam & van Goethem, 1978[2]
  • Adam & van Goethem, 1978[2]
  • Adam & van Goethem, 1978[2]
  • Adam & van Goethem, 1978[2]
  • Adam & van Goethem, 1978[2]
  • Adam, van Bruggen & van Goethem, 1993[2]
  • Adam & van Goethem, 1978[2]
  • Haas, 1934[2]

  • (Pollonera, 1906)[3]
  • Binder, 1979[2]
  • Binder, 1979[2]
  • Binder, 1979[2]
  • Binder, 1979[2]
  • Binder, 1979[2]
  • Binder, 1979[2]

Achatinidae

Arionidae

  • Arion rufus (Linnaeus, 1758)[3]

Cerastidae

  • (van Goethem & Adam, 1978)[2]
  • Pilsbry, 1919[3]
  • Pilsbry, 1919[3]

Subulinidae

  • Pilsbry, 1919[3]
  • (Pilsbry, [3]
  • Pilsbry, 1919[3]

Limacidae

  • Lehmannia valentiana (Férussac, 1822)[3]

Veronicellidae

Helicarionidae

  • (Thiele, 1911)[3]

Helicidae

Urocyclidae

  • Pilsbry, 1919[3]
  • Pilsbry, 1919[3]
  • Pilsbry, 1919[3]
  • Pilsbry, 1919[3]
  • Pilsbry[3]
  • Pilsbry, 1919[3]
  • Pilsbry, 1919[3]
  • van Goethem, 1969[2]

Freshwater bivalves[]

Unionidae

  • (Martens, 1897)[1]

Iridinidae

  • (Gmelin, 1791)[1]

Corbiculidae

Sphaeriidae

See also[]

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Roland Schultheiß, Oscar Wembo Ndeo, Meni Malikwisha, Carina Marek, Ulrich Bößneck & Christian Albrecht (2011). "Freshwater molluscs of the Eastern Congo: notes on taxonomy, biogeography and conservation". African Invertebrates 52(2): 265-284. DOI:10.5733/afin.052.0204
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac A. C. van Bruggen & J. L. van Goethem (2007). "Supplementary notes on the terrestrial molluscs of the Upemba National Park, Katanga, D.R. Congo, a minor biodiversity hotspot in Africa". 77: 119-121.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae Jean Louis BAHIZIRE KAYEYE, Bertin NDEGEYI KABALE, Pierre Batumike Cishibanji, Jean Jacques Bagalwa Mashimango, and Jean Pierre Baluku Bajope, “Population dynamics of land snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Katana region, west coastline of Lake Kivu, Eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 327–346, June 2015.
Retrieved from ""