The non-marine molluscs of Tanzania are a part of the molluscan fauna of Tanzania (wildlife of Tanzania).
A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Tanzania.
There are 417 species of land snails in Tanzania.Wronski T. & Hausdorf B. (2010). "Diversity and body-size patterns of land snails in rain forests in Uganda". Journal of Molluscan Studies 76(1): 87-100. .
Freshwater gastropods Thiaridae Melanoides tuberculata (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Lymnaeidae Radix natalensis (Krauss, 1848)
Land gastropods Land gastropods in Tanzania include:
Assimineidae - otherwise marine or salt marsh family, the terrestrial assimineid occur in Tanzania "Assiminea" aurifera Preston, 1912 - previously Assimania auriferaRowson B., Warren B. H. & Ngereza C. F. (2010). "Terrestrial molluscs of Pemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, and its status as an "oceanic" island". ZooKeys 70: 1-39. .
Cyclophoridae Cyathopoma azaniense Verdcourt, 1978 Cyathopoma pembense Rowson, 2010 - endemic to Pemba Island
Pomatiidae Tropidophora zanguebarica (Petit, 1850)
Veronicellidae Laevicaulis alte (Férussac, 1821) Laevicaulis striatus (Simroth, 1896) Laevicaulis stuhlmanni (Simroth, 1895)
Maizaniidae Maizania elatior (Martens, 1892) Maizania volkensi (Martens, 1895)
Succineidae Quickia concisa (Morelet, 1849)
Valloniidae Pupisoma (Ptychopatula) dioscoricola (C. B. Adams, 1845)
Vertiginidae Nesopupa (Afripupa) bisulcata (Jickeli, 1873) Nesopupa minutalis (Morelet, 1881) Gastrocopta klunzingeri (Jickeli, 1873)
Cerastidae Edouardia metula (Martens, 1895) Gittenedouardia conulina (von Martens, 1869) Rachis punctata (Anton, 1839) Rhachidina braunsi (von Martens, 1869)
Achatinidae Achatina (Lissachatina) allisa Reeve, 1849 Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica hamillei Petit, 1859 Limicolaria martensiana (E. A. Smith, 1880)
Ferussaciidae Cecilioides callipeplum (Connolly, 1923) Cecilioides (Cecilioides) tribulationis (Preston, 1911)
Micractaeonidae Micractaeon koptawelilensis (Germain, 1934)
Subulinidae
Allopeas gracile (Hutton, 1834) Curvella subvirescens (E. A. Smith, 1890) Kempioconcha terrulenta (Morelet, 1883) Opeas delicatum Taylor, 1877 Opeas lamoense Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892 Pseudoglessula (Kempioconcha) subolivacea agg. (E. A. Smith, 1890) Pseudopeas elgonense Connolly, 1923 Pseudopeas igembiense Connolly, 1923 Striosubulina striatella (Rang, 1831) Subulina intermedia Taylor, 1877 Subulina octona (Bruguière, 1789) Subulina usambarica K. Pfeiffer - endemic Subulona ischna (Pilsbry, 1919) Subulona ordinaria Preston, 1910 Subulona pinguis (Martens, 1895)
Streptaxidae Edentulina obesa (Taylor, 1877) Edentulina usambarensis Bequaert & Clench - endemic Gonaxis (Gonaxis) denticulatus (Dohrn, 1878) Gonaxis usambarensis Verdcourt - endemic Gonaxis vosseleri Thiele - endemic "Gulella" (Aenigmigulella) aenigmatica (E. A. Smith, 1890) Gulella baccata (Preston, 1913) Gulella gwendolinae (Preston, 1910) Gulella (Gulella) laevigata (Dohrn, 1865) Gulella jod (Preston, 1910) "Gulella" peakei van Bruggen, 1975 Gulella planidens (von Martens, 1892) Gulella (Pupigulella) pupa (Thiele, 1911) "Gulella" radius (Preston, 1910) Gulella sexdentata (von Martens, 1869) Gulella streptostelopsis van Bruggen, 2007 Ptychotrema (Ennea) pollonerae Preston, 1913 Streptostele (Raffraya) acicula (Morelet, 1877) Streptostele (Raffraya) horei E. A. Smith, 1890 Tayloria amaniensis Verdcourt - endemic Tayloria angustistriata K. Pfeiffer - endemic Tayloria hyalinoides Thiele - endemic Tayloria shimbiensis Connolly, 1923
Punctidae Paralaoma servilis (Shuttleworth, 1852) Punctum ugandanum (E. A. Smith, 1903)
Charopidae Trachycystis lamellifera (E. A. Smith, 1903)
Euconulidae Afroconulus iredalei (Preston, 1912) Afroguppya quadrisculpta (Connolly, 1939) Afroguppya rumrutiensis (Preston, 1911) Afropunctum seminium (Morelet, 1873) Microcystina minima (H. Adams, 1867)
Helicarionidae Kaliella barrakporensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1852) Sitala jenynsi (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) Sitala mazumbaiensis Verdcourt
Urocyclidae Atoxon pallens Simroth, 1895 "Dendrolimax" vangoethemi Rowson, 2010 Elisolimax roebucki (Simroth, 1910) Elisolimax rufescens Simroth - endemic Leptichnus bernardi van Goethem - endemic Pembatoxon insulare van Goethem, 1975 Thapsia curvatula von Martens, 1897 Thapsia cf. hanningtoni (E. A. Smith, 1890) Thapsia insulsa Preston, 1910 Trichotoxon heynemanni Simroth, 1888 Trochonanina mozambicensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) Trochozonites usambarensis Verdcourt - endemic
Halolimnohelicidae Halolimnohelix cf. bukobae (Martens, 1895) Halolimnohelix conradti von Martens - endemic
See also Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:
List of non-marine molluscs of Kenya, Wildlife of Kenya List of non-marine molluscs of Uganda, Wildlife of Uganda List of non-marine molluscs of Rwanda, Wildlife of Rwanda List of non-marine molluscs of Burundi, Wildlife of Burundi List of non-marine molluscs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wildlife of the Democratic Republic of the Congo List of non-marine molluscs of Zambia, Wildlife of Zambia List of non-marine molluscs of Malawi, Wildlife of Malawi List of non-marine molluscs of Mozambique, Wildlife of Mozambique
oversea countries: List of non-marine molluscs of the Seychelles List of non-marine molluscs of Madagascar List of non-marine molluscs of Mayotte
References
External links Emberton K. C., Pearce T. A., Kasigwa P. F., Tattersfield P. & Habibu Z. (1997). "High diversity and regional endemism in land snails of eastern Tanzania". Biodiversity and Conservation 6(8): 1123–1136. . Tattersfield P., Seddon M. B., Meena C., Kayumbo N. & Kasigwa P. (1998). "Ecology and Conservation of the Land-Snails of the Eastern Arc Mountains". Journal of East African Natural History 87(1): 119–138. . Tattersfield P., Seddon M. B., Ngereza C. & Rowson B. (2006). "Elevational variation in diversity and composition of land-snail faunas in a Tanzanian forest". African Journal of Ecology 44(1): 47–60. .