List of non-marine molluscs of Sudan and South Sudan

The non-marine molluscs of Sudan and South Sudan are a part of the molluscan fauna of the Sudans (wildlife of Sudan, wildlife of South Sudan).

Location of Sudan and South Sudan

topography of Sudan and South Sudan

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

Freshwater gastropods

Freshwater gastropods in the Sudans include:

Ampullariidae

• Lanistes carinatus (Olivier, 1804)[1][2]
• Marisa cornuarietis (Linnaeus, 1758)[2]

Paludomidae

• Cleopatra bulimoides (Olivier, 1804)[1][2]

Thiaridae

• Melanoides tuberculata (O. F. Müller, 1774)[1][2]

Planorbidae

• Biomphalaria pfeifferi (Krauss, 1848)[1][2]
• Bulinus forskalii (Ehrenberg, 1831)[2]
• Bulinus truncatus (Audouin, 1827)[1][2]

Lymnaeidae

• Radix natalensis (Krauss, 1848)[1][3][2]

Land gastropods

Land gastropods in the Sudans include:

Bivalves

Freshwater bivalves in the Sudans include:

See also

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

• List of non-marine molluscs of Egypt, Wildlife of Egypt
• List of non-marine molluscs of Eritrea, Wildlife of Eritrea
• List of non-marine molluscs of Ethiopia, Wildlife of Ethiopia
• 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 the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wildlife of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• List of non-marine molluscs of the Central African Republic, Wildlife of the Central African Republic
• List of non-marine molluscs of Chad, Wildlife of Chad
• List of non-marine molluscs of Libya, Wildlife of Libya

References

1. Madsen H., Daffala A. A., Karoum K. O. & Frandsen F. (1988). "Distribution of freshwater snails in irrigation schemes in the Sudan". Journal of Applied Ecology 25(3): 853-866. doi:10.2307/2403751.
2. Madsen H. (1992). "Food selection by freshwater snails in the Gezira irrigation canals, Sudan". Hydrobiologia 228(3): 203-211. doi:10.1007/BF00006587.
3. Appleton C., Ghamizi M., Jørgensen A., Kristensen T. K., Stensgaard A-S. & Van Damme D. (2009). Lymnaea natalensis. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 4 December 2010.