List of non-marine molluscs of Madagascar

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Location of Madagascar

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

In tropical rainforests of Madagascar, there is high diversity of species of terrestrial gastropods and many species has low population density, so many of them are "extremely rare".[1][2]

About 50% of land snails in Madagascar are related to land snails in Africa.[3]

drawing of apertural view of a shell of Madagasikara spinosa

Pachychilidae

the genus Madagasikara is endemic to Madagascar, 5 species[3]

Planorbidae – there are 4 species of Bulinus:[6]

Lymnaeidae

Land gastropods

Megalomastomatidae

Cyclophoridae the genus Boucardicus is endemic to Madagascar, consist 199 species and 5 subspecies[11]

Assimineidae

Hydrocenidae

Pomatiidae

Veronicellidae

  • a veronicellid sp. or spp.[1]

Orculidae

Succineidae

Subulinidae

Subulina octona

Cerastidae

Achatinidae

Streptaxidae

Acavidae

Clavatoridae

Charopidae

Ariophantidae

Helicarionidae

Freshwater bivalves

See also

References

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