The non-marine molluscs of Cameroon are a part of the molluscan fauna of Cameroon (wildlife of Cameroon).
A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Cameroon.
Freshwater gastropods
Thiaridae Cleopatra bulimoides (Olivier, 1804) Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774)
Ampullariidae Lanistes ovum Peters, 1845 Pila wernei (Philippi, 1851)
Planorbidae Biomphalaria camerunensis (C.R. Boettger, 1941)Alvine C. Kengne-Fokam, Hugues C. Nana-Djeunga, Félicité F. Djuikwo-Teukeng & Flobert Njiokou (2016). "Analysis of mating system, fecundity, hatching and survival rates in two Schistosoma mansoni intermediate hosts (Biomphalaria pfeifferi and Biomphalaria camerunensis) in Cameroon.". Parasites Vectors 9(10): 2-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1285-4 Biomphalaria pfeifferi (Krauss, 1848)A. Ndassa & R. Mimpfoundi (2005). "The Mollusca inhabiting rice fields in northern Cameroon and their role as intermediate hosts for schistosomes". African Zoology 40(2): 223-232. DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2005.11407321 Bulinus camerunensis Mandahl-Barth, 1957Brown D. S. (1996). Bulinus camerunensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 August 2007. Bulinus forskalii (Ehrenberg, 1831) Bulinus globosus (Morelet, 1866) Bulinus senegalensis Müller, 1781 Ceratophallus natalensis (Krauss, 1848)
Lymnaeidae Radix natalensis (Krauss, 1848)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.
Land gastropods Land gastropods in Cameroon include:
Punctidae Punctum camerunense de Winter, 2017de Winter, A.J. (2017). ""Dwarfs among pygmies": the genus Punctum in western Africa and the Congo Basin, with descriptions of two new species and notes on other Afrotropical punctoids (Gastropoda: Eupulmonata: Punctidae)". Archiv für Molluskenkunde Band 146 Heft 2 (2017), pp. 203–211.
Streptaxidae Avakubia fruticicola de Winter & Vastenhout, 2013A. J. de Winter, N. Vastenhout (2013). "Revision of the Afrotropical Land Snail Genus Avakubia Pilsbry, 1919, with Description of Pseudavakubia Gen. n. and Eleven New Species (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Streptaxidae)". African Invertebrates 54(2): 605-663. https://doi.org/10.5733/afin.054.0215 Avakubia semenguei de Winter & Vastenhout, 2013 Avakubia subacuminata de Winter & Vastenhout, 2013 Costigulella primennilus de Winter, 2008de Winter, A.J. (2008). "Costigulella primennilus spec. nov., a new minute western African terrestrial snail, with remarks on the genus Costigulella (Gastropoda Pulmonata: Streptaxidae).". Zoologische Mededelingen 82(23): 245-251. Gulella kuiperi de Winter, 2007de Winter A. J. (2007). "Gulella (Silvigulella) kuiperi spec. nov., a new minute land snail from Cameroon (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Streptaxidae)". Basteria suppl 3: 69-72. Sinistrexcisa cameruniae De Winter, Gomez & Prieto, 1999 - from Southwest CameroonDe Winter A. J., Gomez B. J. & Prieto C. E.(1999). "Sinistrexcisa, a New Genus of Land Snail from Central West Africa with Four New Species (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Streptaxidae)". Journal of Molluscan Studies 65(2): 209-221. . page 209.
Freshwater bivalves
See also List of marine molluscs of Cameroon
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries: List of non-marine molluscs of Nigeria, Wildlife of Nigeria List of non-marine molluscs of Chad, Wildlife of Chad List of non-marine molluscs of the Central African Republic, Wildlife of the Central African Republic List of non-marine molluscs of Equatorial Guinea, Wildlife of Equatorial Guinea List of non-marine molluscs of Gabon, Wildlife of Gabon List of non-marine molluscs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wildlife of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
References
External links Ailly A. d' (1896). Contributions a la connaissance des mollusques terrestres et d'eau douce de Kaméroun. P.A. Norstedt & Söner, Stockholm. With 5 plates of drawings by Georg Liljevall (1848-1928). scan at Internet Archive.