List of non-marine molluscs of Ethiopia
The non-marine molluscs of Ethiopia are a part of the molluscan fauna of Ethiopia (wildlife of Ethiopia). Ethiopia is an inland country, so there are no marine molluscs.
Location of Libya
A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Ethiopia.
Freshwater gastropods
- Cleopatra ferruginea
- Melanoides tuberculata (O. F. Müller, 1774)[1]
- Ancylus ashangiensis
- Ancylus regularis
- Biomphalaria barthi
- Bulinus abyssinicus (von Martens, 1866)[2]
- Bulinus hexaploidus
- Bulinus octaploidus
- Radix natalensis (Krauss, 1848)[3]
See also
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:
- List of non-marine molluscs of Sudan, Wildlife of Sudan
- List of non-marine molluscs of Djibouti, Wildlife of Djibouti
- List of non-marine molluscs of Eritrea, Wildlife of Eritrea
- List of non-marine molluscs of Somalia, Wildlife of Somalia
- List of non-marine molluscs of Kenya, Wildlife of Kenya
References
- Madhyastha A. (2010). Melanoides tuberculatus. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 3 December 2010.
- Van Damme D. (2008). Bulinus abyssinicus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 June 2011.
- 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.
External links
- Verdcourt B. (1985). "New taxa of Gulella L. Pfr. and Ptychotrema Mörch (Mollusca, Streptaxidae) from Eastern Africa". Journal of Conchology 32(1): 109–122. abstract.
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