List of non-marine molluscs of Tanzania

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

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

There are 417 species of land snails in Tanzania. [1]

Freshwater gastropods

Thiaridae

Lymnaeidae

Land gastropods

Land gastropods in Tanzania include:

Assimineidae - otherwise marine or salt marsh family, the terrestrial assimineid occur in Tanzania [4]

Cyclophoridae

Pomatiidae

Veronicellidae

Maizaniidae

Succineidae

Valloniidae

Vertiginidae

Cerastidae

Achatinidae

Ferussaciidae

Micractaeonidae

Subulinidae

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Subulina octona

Streptaxidae

Punctidae

Charopidae

Euconulidae

Helicarionidae

Urocyclidae

Halolimnohelicidae

See also

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

oversea countries:

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Edentulina usambarensis a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Streptaxidae.

<i>Edentulina</i> Genus of gastropods

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

Gonaxis usambarensis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Streptaxidae.

<i>Gonaxis</i> Genus of gastropods

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

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

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

Gulella ndamanyiluensis is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Streptaxidae. This species is endemic to Tanzania.

Gulella paucidens is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Streptaxidae. This species is endemic to Tanzania.

Gulella translucida is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Streptaxidae.

Gulella unidentata is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Streptaxidae.

Gulella usambarica is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Streptaxidae.

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

Thapsia usambarensis is a species of air-breathing land snail or semi-slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Helicarionidae. This species is endemic to Tanzania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Streptaxidae</span> 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.

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