List of non-marine molluscs of Nigeria

Location of Nigeria

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

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

Freshwater gastropods

Freshwater gastropods in Nigeria include:

Ampullariidae

  • Lanistes libycus (Morelet, 1848)[1]
  • Lanistes ovum Peters, 1845[1]
  • Pila wernei (Philipi, 1851)[1]
  • David Redus (Pharien, 2016)[1]


Thiaridae

Pachychilidae

  • Potadoma freethi (Gray, 1831)[2]
  • Potadoma moerchi (Reeve, 1859)[1][2]

Planorbidae

Lymnaeidae

Physidae

  • Aplexa waterloti (Germain, 1911)[1]

Land gastropods

Land gastropods in Nigeria include:

Succineidae

Achatinidae

Streptaxidae

Subulinidae

Helicarionidae

Freshwater bivalves

Freshwater bivalves in Nigeria include:

See also

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Ndifon G. T. & Ukoli F. M. A. (1989). "Ecology of freshwater snails in south-western Nigeria. I: Distribution and habitat preferences". Hydrobiologia 171(3): 231-253. doi:10.1007/BF00008146.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ofoezie I. E. (1999). "Distribution of freshwater snails in the man-made Oyan Reservoir, Ogun State, Nigeria". Hydrobiologia 416(0): 181-191. doi:10.1023/A:1003875706638.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Akinwale O., Oso O., Salawu O., Odaibo A., Tang P., Chen T.-W. & Gyang P. (2015). "Molecular characterisation of Bulinus snails – intermediate hosts of schistosomes in Ogun State, South-western Nigeria". Folia malacologica 23(2): 137-147. doi:10.12657/folmal.023.009.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Oke O. C., Alohan F. I., Uzibor M. O. & Chokor J. U. (2008). "Land snail diversity and species richness in an oil palm agroforest in Egbeta, Edo State, Nigeria". Bioscience Research Communications 20(5): 249-256. PDF.
  5. Oke C. O. (2007). "A new species of Streptaxidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pulmonata) from southeastern Nigeria". African Zoology 42(2): 286-288. doi:10.3377/1562-7020(2007)42[286:ANSOSM]2.0.CO;2.

Further reading

  • Alohan F. I. & Oke O. C. (2004). "A preliminary investigation on the diversity and abundance of land molluscs in Okomu National Park, Edo State Nigeria". Journal of Applied and Basic Science 2: 77-81.
  • Betterton C. (1984). "Spatiotemporal distributional patterns of Bulinus rohlfsi, B. forskalii and B. senegalensis in newly irrigated areas in northern Nigeria". Journal of Molluscan Studies 50: 137-152.
  • Betterton C., Fryer S. E. & Wright C. A. (1983). "Bulinus senegalensis (Mollusca: Planorbidae) in northern Nigeria". Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 77: 143-149.
  • Oke O. C. (2007). "Land snail diversity in a patch of cocoa plantation in Erin-Ijesha Hills, Osun State Nigeria". African Scientist 8: 61-68.
  • Oke O. C. & Alohan F. I. (2004). "A new species of Streptaxidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pulmonata) from Gelegele Forest Reserve, Edo State, Nigeria". African Zoology 39: 1157-1158.
  • Oke O. C. & Alohan F. I. (2004). "Land snail diversity in a patch of rainforest in Cross river National Park: high species richness abundance and heterogeneity". Nigerian Journal of Applied Science 22: 166-173.
  • Oke O. C. & Alohan F. I. (2006). "The land snail diversity in a square kilometre of tropical rainforest in Okomu National Park, Edo State, Nigeria". African Scientist 7: 135-142.
  • Oke O. C., Alohan F. I. & Abhulimen W. (2007). "Land snail diversity in a threatened limestone formation in Odukpani, Cross River State, Nigeria". Global Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences 13: 487-492.
  • Oke O. C., Alohan F. I. & Edosomwan E. U. (2007). "Land snail diversity and abundance in a patch of secondary tropical rainforest in Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria". African Scientist 8: 55-60.
  • Oke O. C., Alohan F. I. & Ejiofor A. C. (2000). "Diversity of land molluscs in the tropical rainforest of Erin-Ijesha and Oban Hills in southern Nigeria". Journal of Environment, Science & Health 3: 6-11.
  • Oke O. C. & Odiete W. O. (1996). "New species of land molluscs from south western Nigeria I. A new species attributed to Ptychotrema (Mollusca, Gastropoda)". Journal of African Zoology 110: 99-104.
  • Oke O. C. & Ugiagbe O. O. (2007). "Land snail diversity in a patch of cocoa plantation in Usen, Edo State, Nigeria". Global Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences 13: 481-485.
  • Preston H. B. (1914). "Characters of three new species of Ennea from southern Nigeria". Proceedings of the Malacological Society, London 11: 134-136.
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