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A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Namibia.

There are no endemic species of freshwater molluscs in Namibia.[1]

Summary table of number of species:

Numbers of molluscs by habitat	Number of species
Freshwater gastropods	26[1]
Land gastropods	??
Total number of non-marine gastropods	??
Freshwater bivalves	13[1]
Total number of non-marine molluscs	???

Freshwater gastropods

Freshwater gastropods in Namibia include 26 species in 9 families:[1]

Planorbidae

• Bulinus tropicus (Krauss, 1848)[2]

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Land gastropods

Land gastropods in Namibia include:

Agriolimacidae

• Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774) - non-indigenous[3]

Sculptariidae

• Sculptaria kaokoensis Zilch 1952[4]
• Sculptaria namaquensis[4]

Dorcasiidae

• Dorcasia alexandri Gray, 1838[5]
• Dorcasia connollyi[5]
• Dorcasia montana[5]
• Trigonephrus haughtoni Connolly[6]
• Trigonephrus ruficornis Serville 1838[6]

Pupillidae

• Gibbulinopsis fontana[7]
• Pupoides calaharicus[8]

Subulinidae

• Xerocerastus minutus Zilch[9][10]

Veronicellidae

• Laevicaulis alte (Férussac, 1821)[11]

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Freshwater bivalves

Freshwater bivalves in Namibia include 13 species in 5 families:[1]

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See also

• List of marine molluscs of Namibia

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

• List of non-marine molluscs of Angola, Wildlife of Angola
• List of non-marine molluscs of Zambia, Wildlife of Zambia
• List of non-marine molluscs of Botswana, Wildlife of Botswana
• List of non-marine molluscs of South Africa, Wildlife of South Africa

References

Further reading

• Brown D. S., Curtis B. A., Bethune S. & Appleton C. C. (1992). "Freshwater snails of East Caprivi and the lower Okavango River Basin in Namibia and Botswana. Hydrobiologia 246(1): 9-40. doi:10.1007/BF00005620.
• Curtis B. A. (1999). "Inter-basin transfer of freshwater molluscs from the Kunene River Basin to Olushandja Dam in the Cuvelai Basin in north-western Namibia". Cimbebasia 15: 155-161.
• Curtis B. A. (1990). "Investigation into the distribution of freshwater snails and snail-borne diseases in Namibia and the possibility of spreading these diseases, with special reference to the potential role of the Eastern National Water Carrier". Internal report. Windhoek: State Museum of Namibia. 21 pp.
• Curtis B. A. (1991). "Freshwater macro-invertebrates of Namibia". In: Simmons R. E., Brown C. J. & Griffin M. (eds). "The Status and Conservation of Wetlands in Namibia". Madoqua 17: 163-187.
• Curtis B. A. (1995). "Investigation into the distribution of freshwater snails and snail-borne diseases associated with the Calueque-Olushandja Water Supply Network in the Omusati and Oshana regions of Namibia". In: Environmental Assessment of the Olushandja Dam, Northern Namibia. Cape Town: Environmental Evaluation Unit, University of Cape Town.

External links

• Gastropoda (including marine species) at Namibia Biodiversity Database web site
• Bivalvia (including marine species) at Namibia Biodiversity Database web site

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