List of non-marine molluscs of Sierra Leone

The non-marine molluscs of Sierra Leone are a part of the molluscan fauna of Sierra Leone.

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

Freshwater gastropods Freshwater gastropods in Sierra Leone include: Ampullariidae Saulea vitrea (Born, 1778)

Bithyniidae Sierraia leonensis Connolly, 1929 Sierraia whitei D.S. Brown, 1988

Hemisinidae Pachymelania byronensis (W. Wood, 1828)

Bulinidae Bulinus forskalii (Ehrenberg, 1831) Bulinus globosus (Morelet, 1866) Bulinus senegalensis O.F. Müller, 1781

Lymnaeidae Radix natalensis (Krauss, 1848)

Land gastropods Land gastropods in Sierra Leone include:

Maizaniidae Maizaniella leonensis (Morelet, 1873)

Urocyclidae Granularion atromaculatus Van Mol, 1970 Granularion lomaensis Van Mol, 1970 Granularion marmoratus Van Mol, 1970 Granularion paratenuis Van Mol, 1970 Granularion tenuis Van Mol, 1970 Verrucarion demeryi de Winter, 1987

Freshwater bivalves Freshwater bivalves in Sierra Leone include:

Donacidae Galatea paradoxa (Born, 1778)

Etheriidae Etheria elliptica Lamarck, 1807

Iridinidae Pleiodon ovatus (Swainson, 1823)

Unionidae Coelatura aegyptiaca (Cailliaud, 1827)

See also

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries: List of non-marine molluscs of Guinea, Wildlife of Guinea List of non-marine molluscs of Liberia, Wildlife of Liberia

References