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:
Neritidae Clypeolum owenianum (Wood, 1828)Van Damme, D. 2020. Clypeolum owenianum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T158567718A151143287. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T158567718A151143287.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2020. Vitta cristata (Morelet, 1864)Van Damme, D., Jørgensen, A., Kristensen, T.K. & Stensgaard, A.-S. 2020. Vitta cristata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T14627A151142801. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T14627A151142801.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2020. Vitta glabrata (Sowerby, 1849)Van Damme, D., Curtis, B., Jørgensen, A., Kristensen, T.K. & Stensgaard, A.-S. 2020. Vitta glabrata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T165780A151143024. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T165780A151143024.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2020. Vitta rubricata (Morelet, 1858)Van Damme, D. & Stensgaard, A.-S. 2020. Vitta rubricata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T40090A151143526. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T40090A151143526.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2020.
Ampullariidae Lanistes libycus (Morelet, 1848) Lanistes ovum Peters, 1845 Pila ovata (Olivier, 1804)Van Damme, D. 2017. Pila ovata (amended version of 2016 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T165765A110769691. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T165765A110769691.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2020. Pila wernei (Philipi, 1851)
Thiaridae Melanoides tuberculata (O. F. Müller, 1774) Pachymelania aurita (Müller, 1774)Van Damme, D., Curtis, B., Jørgensen, A., Kristensen, T.K. & Stensgaard, A.-S. 2020. Pachymelania aurita. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T165769A151150411. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T165769A151150411.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2020. Pachymelania byronensis (Wood, 1828)Van Damme, D., Kristensen, T.K. & Stensgaard, A.-S. 2020. Pachymelania byronensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T175140A151150627. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T175140A151150627.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2020. Pachymelania fusca (Gmelin, 1791)Van Damme, D., Curtis, B., Jørgensen, A., Kristensen, T.K. & Stensgaard, A.-S. 2020. Pachymelania fusca. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T165779A151150879. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T165779A151150879.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2020.
Pachychilidae Potadoma freethi (Gray, 1831) Potadoma liberiensis (Schepman, 1888)Van Damme, D., Kristensen, T.K. & Stensgaard, A.-S. 2020. Potadoma liberiensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T165385A151145264. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T165385A151145264.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2020. Potadoma moerchi (Reeve, 1859)
Hydrobiidae Potamopyrgus ciliatus (Gould, 1850)Van Damme, D. 2020. Potamopyrgus ciliatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T175136A151138150. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T175136A151138150.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2020.
Assimineidae Assiminea hessei O. Boettger, 1887Van Damme, D., Jørgensen, A., Kristensen, T.K. & Stensgaard, A.-S. 2020. Assiminea hessei. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T175138A151134791. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T175138A151134791.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2020.
Bithyniidae Gabbiella africana (Frauenfeld, 1862)Van Damme, D. 2020. Gabbiella africana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T165403A151134910. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T165403A151134910.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2020. Gabbiella tchadiensis Mandahl-Barth, 1968Van Damme, D., Kristensen, T.K. & Stensgaard, A.-S. 2020. Gabbiella tchadiensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T165387A151135498. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T165387A151135498.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2020.
Viviparidae Bellamya unicolor (Olivier, 1804)Van Damme, D. & Lange, C. 2016. Bellamya unicolor. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T98275044A84313812. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T98275044A84313812.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2020.
Planorbidae Africanogyrus coretus (de Blainville, 1826)Albrecht, C., Clewing, C., Appleton, C., Curtis, B., Ghamizi, M., Jørgensen, A., Kristensen, T.K., Lange, C. & Stensgaard, A.-S. 2018. Africanogyrus coretus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T165775A120113348. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T165775A120113348.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2020. Amerianna carinata (H. Adams, 1861)D. S. Brown. (1983). "A freshwater snail new for Africa: Amerianna carinata (Planorbidae) found in Nigeria". Journal of Molluscan Studies 49(1): 77–79. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.mollus.a065687 Biomphalaria camerunensis (C.R. Boettger, 1941)Van Damme, D., Ghamizi, M., Jørgensen, A., Kristensen, T.K., Lange, C. & Stensgaard, A.-S. 2020. Biomphalaria camerunensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T175130A151147058. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T175130A151147058.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2020. Biomphalaria pfeifferi (Krauss, 1848)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. . Bulinus camerunensis Mandahl-Barth, 1957 Bulinus forskalii (Ehrenberg, 1831) Bulinus globosus (Morelet, 1866)Ofoezie I. E. (1999). "Distribution of freshwater snails in the man-made Oyan Reservoir, Ogun State, Nigeria". Hydrobiologia 416(0): 181-191. .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. . Bulinus jousseaumei (Dautzenberg, 1890)Van Damme, D., Kristensen, T.K. & Stensgaard, A.-S. 2020. Bulinus jousseaumei. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T165388A151147459. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T165388A151147459.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2020. Bulinus senegalensis O. F. Müller, 1781 Bulinus truncatus (Audouin, 1827) - synonym: Bulinus rohlfsi Clessin Bulinus umbilicatus Mandahl-Barth, 1973Van Damme, D., Kristensen, T.K. & Stensgaard, A.-S. 2020. Bulinus umbilicatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T175134A151148226. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T175134A151148226.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2020. Ferrissia sp. Gyraulus costulatus (Krauss, 1848) Indoplanorbis exustus (Deshayes, 1834) Pettancylus eburnensis (Binder, 1957)Van Damme, D. 2020. Pettancylus eburnensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T175122A151149506. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T175122A151149506.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2020. Segmentorbis sp. Segmentorbis angustus (Jickeli, 1874)Albrecht, C., Clewing, C. & Lange, C. 2018. Segmentorbis angustus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T165771A120116055. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T165771A120116055.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2020.
Lymnaeidae Radix natalensis (Krauss, 1848)
Physidae Aplexa waterloti (Germain, 1911) Physa marmorata Guilding, 1828Pastorino, G. & Darrigan, G. 2011. Physa marmorata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T189786A8768994. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T189786A8768994.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2020.
Potamididae Tympanotonos fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1758)Van Damme, D., Appleton, C., Jørgensen, A., Kristensen, T.K. & Stensgaard, A.-S. 2020. Tympanotonos fuscatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T165803A151149734. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T165803A151149734.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2020.
Ellobiidae Melampus liberianus H. & A. Adams, 1854Van Damme, D. 2020. Melampus liberianus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T175139A158395067. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T175139A158395067.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2020.
Land gastropods Land gastropods in Nigeria include:
Succineidae Quickia sp.
Achatinidae Achatina achatina Linnaeus, 1758Joshua Ogbeide, Moses Omogbeme, Uwaifo Osaretin & Omamoke Christopher Oke. (2018). "Land Snail Community Structure and Diversity in Unprotected and Protected Forest Areas of Ekiti State, Nigeria". European Scientific Journal 14(27): 366-377. Archachatina marginata (Swainson, 1821)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. Archachatina papyracea (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) Lignus sp. Limicolaria aurora (Jay, 1839) Limicolaria flammea (Müller, 1774)
Aillyidae Aillya camerunensis Odhner, 1927
Euconulidae Afropunctium seminium (Morelet 1873)
Streptaxidae Costigulella mfamosingi Oke, 2013Omamoke Christopher Oke. (2013). "Four new species of Streptaxidae from Mfamosing limestone hills in Southeastern Nigeria". Journal of Conchology 41(4): 533-537. Edentulina liberiana (I. Lea, 1840) Ennea nigeriensis de Winter & de Gier, 2019A.J. de Winter, Werner de Gier. (2019). "A new Nigerian hunter snail species related to Ennea serrata d’Ailly, 1896 (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Streptaxidae) with notes on the West African species attributed to Parennea Pilsbry, 1919". ZooKeys 840: 21-34. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.840.33878 Gonaxis camerunensis (d'Ailly, 1896) Gulella egborgei Oke, 2013 Gulella gemma (d'Ailly, 1896)C. O. Oke & U. J. Chokor . (2011). "Land-snail species richness in a rubber plantation in Iyanomo, Edo State, Nigeria". Bioscience Research Journal 23(1): 63-72. Gulella io Verdcourt, 1974 Gulella monodon (Morelet, 1873) Gulella obani Oke, 2007Oke C. O. (2007). "A new species of Streptaxidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pulmonata) from southeastern Nigeria". African Zoology 42(2): 286-288. . Gulella odietei Oke, 2013 Gulella ogbeifuni Oke, 2013 Gulella opoboensis H.B. Preston, 1914 Gulella pupa (Thiele, 1911) Gulella reesi H.B. Preston, 1914 Ptychotrema aequatoriale Pilsbry, 1919 Ptychotrema gelegelei Oke, 2004Omamoke Christopher Oke. (2004). "A new species of Streptaxidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pulmonata) from Gelegele Forest Reserve, Edo State, Nigeria". African Zoology 39(1): 157-158. Ptychotrema okei de Winter, 1996 Ptychotrema shagamuense (O.C. Oke & Odiete, 1996) Streptostele musaecola (Morelet, 1860)
Subulinidae Curvella feai J. Germain, 1915 Curvella ovata (Putzeys, 1899) Curvella sp. Pseudopeas sp. 1 Subulina sp. 1 Subulina sp. 2 Subulina involunta Subulina striatella (Rang, 1831) Subulona sp. Subulona pattalus H.A. Pilsbry, 1906Omamoke Christopher Oke. (2013). "Terrestrial Mollusc Species Richness and Diversity in Omo Forest Reserve, Ogun State, Nigeria". African Invertebrates 54(1): 93-104. DOI: 10.5733/afin.054.0106
Helicarionidae Kaliella sp. Thapsia sp. Trochozonites talcosus (Gould, 1850) Trochozonites sp. 1
Urocyclidae Thapsia oscitans (M. Connolly, 1925)
Freshwater bivalves Freshwater bivalves in Nigeria include:
Iridinidae Aspatharia chaiziana (Rang, 1835)Van Damme, D. & Ghamizi, M. 2020. Aspatharia chaiziana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T175124A151138350. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T175124A151138350.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2020. Aspatharia dahomeyensis (Lea, 1859)Van Damme, D. 2020. Aspatharia dahomeyensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T165384A151138651. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T165384A151138651.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2020.