List of non-marine molluscs of Sudan and South Sudan

Location of Sudan and South Sudan
topography of Sudan and South Sudan

The non-marine molluscs of Sudan and South Sudan are a part of the molluscan fauna of the Sudans (wildlife of Sudan, wildlife of South Sudan).

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

Freshwater gastropods

Freshwater gastropods in the Sudans include:

Ampullariidae

  • Lanistes carinatus (Olivier, 1804)[1][2]
  • Marisa cornuarietis (Linnaeus, 1758)[2]

Paludomidae

  • Cleopatra bulimoides (Olivier, 1804)[1][2]

Thiaridae

  • Melanoides tuberculata (O. F. Müller, 1774)[1][2]

Planorbidae

  • Biomphalaria pfeifferi (Krauss, 1848)[1][2]
  • Bulinus forskalii (Ehrenberg, 1831)[2]
  • Bulinus truncatus (Audouin, 1827)[1][2]

Lymnaeidae

Land gastropods

Land gastropods in the Sudans include:

Bivalves

Freshwater bivalves in the Sudans include:

See also

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Madsen H., Daffala A. A., Karoum K. O. & Frandsen F. (1988). "Distribution of freshwater snails in irrigation schemes in the Sudan". Journal of Applied Ecology 25(3): 853-866. doi:10.2307/2403751.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Madsen H. (1992). "Food selection by freshwater snails in the Gezira irrigation canals, Sudan". Hydrobiologia 228(3): 203-211. doi:10.1007/BF00006587.
  3. ^ Appleton C., Ghamizi M., Jørgensen A., Kristensen T. K., Stensgaard A-S. & Van Damme D. (2009). Lymnaea natalensis. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Retrieved 4 December 2010.