List of non-marine molluscs of Kenya

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

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

There are 514 species of land snails in Kenya. [1]

Freshwater gastropods

Thiaridae

Lymnaeidae

Land gastropods

Land gastropods in Kenya include:

Cyclophoridae

Maizaniidae

Veronicellidae

Succineidae

Valloniidae

Vertiginidae

Cerastidae

Achatinidae

Ferussaciidae

Micractaeonidae

Subulinidae

Streptaxidae

Punctidae

Charopidae

Helicarionidae

Euconulidae

Urocyclidae

Freshwater bivalves

Sphaeriidae

See also

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

Related Research Articles

Achatinidae Family of gastropods

Achatinidae is a family of medium to large sized tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks from Africa.

<i>Achatina</i> Genus of gastropods

Achatina is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.

<i>Gonaxis</i> Genus of gastropods

Gonaxis is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate [[gastr opod]] mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.

<i>Gulella</i> Genus of gastropods

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

<i>Ptychotrema</i> Genus of gastropods

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

<i>Subulina</i> Genus of molluscs

Subulina is a genus of small tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.

Streptaxidae Family of gastropods


Streptaxidae is a family of carnivorous air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the clade Stylommatophora. Six Streptaxidae subfamilies are accepted in the 2005 taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi.

Urocyclidae Family of gastropods

Urocyclidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, semi-slugs and land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicarionoidea,.

<i>Gittenedouardia</i> Genus of gastropods

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

Pseudopeas is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Achatinidae.

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