List of non-marine molluscs of Cameroon

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

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

Freshwater gastropods

Thiaridae

Ampullariidae

Planorbidae

Lymnaeidae

Land gastropods

Land gastropods in Cameroon include:

Punctidae

Streptaxidae

Freshwater bivalves

See also

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

Related Research Articles

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Streptaxidae Family of gastropods


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<i>Biomphalaria pfeifferi</i> Species of gastropod

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Adolph Cornelis van Bruggen Dutch biologist (1929-2016)

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Sinistrexcisa is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.

<i>Radix natalensis</i> Species of gastropod

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