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List of non-marine molluscs of Sierra Leone

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Location 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

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Freshwater gastropods in Sierra Leone include: Ampullariidae

Bithyniidae

Hemisinidae

Bulinidae

Lymnaeidae

Land gastropods

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Land gastropods in Sierra Leone include:

Maizaniidae

Urocyclidae

Freshwater bivalves

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Freshwater bivalves in Sierra Leone include:

Donacidae

Etheriidae

Iridinidae

Unionidae

See also

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Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Nagel, K.-O. (1991). "On some freshwater molluscs (Gastropoda and Bivalvia) from Sierra Leone". Journal of Conchology. 34 (1): 31–36.
  2. ^ a b Seidl, F. (1998). "Erstnachweis von Pachymelania byronensis (Wood 1828) für und Vorkommen von Galatea paradoxa (Born 1778) in Sierra Leone". Mitteilungen der zoologischen Gesellschaft Braunau. 7 (2): 115–119.
  3. ^ a b c Fashuyi, S.A. (1981). "Observations on the ecology of Bulinus (Physopsis) globosus (Morelet), B. (Bulinus) forskalii (Ehrenberg) and Lymnaea natalensis (Krauss) in rice swamps in Sierra Leone". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 47 (3): 328–333.
  4. ^ De Winter, A.J. (1996). "Miscellaneous notes on West African Maizaniella (Prosobranchia: Maizaniidae)". Basteria. 59 (4–6): 65–83.
  5. ^ a b c d e Van Mol, J.-J. (1970). "Révision des Urocyclidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pulmonata) - Anatomie - Systématique - Zoogéographie. Première partie". Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren [sciences zoologiques]. 180: 1–234.
  6. ^ De Winter, A.J. (1987). "Verrucarion demeryi, a new semi-slug from Sierra Leone (Mollusca: Pulmonata: Urocyclidae)". Basteria. 51: 87–93.