The non-marine molluscs of Sierra Leone are a part of the molluscan fauna of Sierra Leone.
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A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Sierra Leone.
Freshwater gastropods
editFreshwater gastropods in Sierra Leone include: Ampullariidae
- Saulea vitrea (Born, 1778)[1]
- Sierraia leonensis Connolly, 1929[1]
- Sierraia whitei D.S. Brown, 1988[1]
- Pachymelania byronensis (W. Wood, 1828)[2]
- Bulinus forskalii (Ehrenberg, 1831)[3]
- Bulinus globosus (Morelet, 1866)[3]
- Bulinus senegalensis O.F. Müller, 1781[1]
- Radix natalensis (Krauss, 1848)[3]
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Land gastropods
editLand gastropods in Sierra Leone include:
- Maizaniella leonensis (Morelet, 1873)[4]
- Granularion atromaculatus Van Mol, 1970[5]
- Granularion lomaensis Van Mol, 1970[5]
- Granularion marmoratus Van Mol, 1970[5]
- Granularion paratenuis Van Mol, 1970[5]
- Granularion tenuis Van Mol, 1970[5]
- Verrucarion demeryi de Winter, 1987[6]
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Freshwater bivalves
editFreshwater bivalves in Sierra Leone include:
- Galatea paradoxa (Born, 1778)[2]
- Etheria elliptica Lamarck, 1807[1]
- Pleiodon ovatus (Swainson, 1823)[1]
- Coelatura aegyptiaca (Cailliaud, 1827)[1]
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See also
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Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Nagel, K.-O. (1991). "On some freshwater molluscs (Gastropoda and Bivalvia) from Sierra Leone". Journal of Conchology. 34 (1): 31–36.
- ^ a b Seidl, F. (1998). "Erstnachweis von Pachymelania byronensis (Wood 1828) für und Vorkommen von Galatea paradoxa (Born 1778) in Sierra Leone". Mitteilungen der zoologischen Gesellschaft Braunau. 7 (2): 115–119.
- ^ a b c Fashuyi, S.A. (1981). "Observations on the ecology of Bulinus (Physopsis) globosus (Morelet), B. (Bulinus) forskalii (Ehrenberg) and Lymnaea natalensis (Krauss) in rice swamps in Sierra Leone". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 47 (3): 328–333.
- ^ De Winter, A.J. (1996). "Miscellaneous notes on West African Maizaniella (Prosobranchia: Maizaniidae)". Basteria. 59 (4–6): 65–83.
- ^ a b c d e Van Mol, J.-J. (1970). "Révision des Urocyclidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pulmonata) - Anatomie - Systématique - Zoogéographie. Première partie". Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren [sciences zoologiques]. 180: 1–234.
- ^ De Winter, A.J. (1987). "Verrucarion demeryi, a new semi-slug from Sierra Leone (Mollusca: Pulmonata: Urocyclidae)". Basteria. 51: 87–93.