List of non-marine molluscs of Tunisia

Location of Tunisia

topography of Tunisia

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

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

Freshwater gastropods

Neritidae

• Theodoxus meridionalis (Philippi, 1836) [1]

Hydrobiidae

• Belgrandiella nana (Terver, 1839) [2]
• Belgrandiellopsis chorfensis Khalloufi, Bejaoui & Delicado, 2020 - endemic to Tunisia[3]
• Belgrandiellopsis secunda Khalloufi, Bejaoui & Delicado, 2020 - endemic to Tunisia[3]
• Biserta putealis Khalloufi, Bejaoui & Delicado, 2020 - endemic to Tunisia[3]
• Bullaregia tunisiensis Khalloufi, Bejaoui & Delicado, 2017 - endemic to Tunisia[4]
• Bythinella limnopsis Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887 - extinct, was endemic to Tunisia[5]
• Bythinella mauritanica Letourneux & Bourguignat 1887 - extinct, was endemic to Tunisia[6]
• Bythinella microcochlia Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887 - extinct, was endemic to Tunisia[7]
• Bythinella punica Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887 - extinct, was endemic to Tunisia[8]
• Hydrobia acuta (Draparnaud, 1805) [9]
• Hydrobia djerbaensis Wilke, Pfenninger & Davis, 2002 [10][11]
• Hydrobia musaensis Frauenfeld, 1855 [12]
• Hydrobia ventrosa (Montagu, 1803) [13]
• Mercuria bourguignati Glöer, Bouzid et Boeters, 2010[14]
• Mercuria punica (Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887)[14][15]
• Mercuria saharica (Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887)[14]
• Pseudamnicola barratei Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887 - extinct, was endemic to Tunisia[16]
• Pseudamnicola doumeti Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887 - extinct, was endemic to Tunisia[17]
• Pseudamnicola globulina Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887 - extinct, was endemic to Tunisia[18]
• Pseudamnicola latasteana Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887 - extinct, was endemic to Tunisia[19]
• Pseudamnicola meluzzii Boeters, 1976 [20]
• Pseudamnicola oudrefica (Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887) - extinct, was endemic to Tunisia[21]
• Pseudamnicola ragia Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887 - extinct, was endemic to Tunisia[22]
• Pseudamnicola singularis Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887 - extinct, was endemic to Tunisia[23]

Thiaridae

• Melanoides tuberculata (O.F. Müller, 1774) [24]

Melanopsidae

• Melanopsis cariosa Linnaeus, 1767 [25]

Cochliopidae

• Heleobia stagnorum (Gmelin, 1791) [26]

Potamididae

• Pirenella conica Blainville, 1829 [27]

Assimineidae

• Paludinella globularis (Hanley, 1844) [28]

Lymnaeidae

• Galba truncatula (O.F. Müller, 1774) [29]

Physidae

• Physella acuta (Draparnaud, 1805) [30]

Planorbidae

• Ancylus fluviatilis O.F. Müller, 1774 [31]
• Bulinus truncatus (Audouin, 1827) [32]
• Hippeutis complanatus Linnaeus, 1758 [33]

Land gastropods

Pleurodiscidae

• Pleurodiscus balmei (Potiez & Michaud, 1838)[34]

Pupillidae

• Pupoides coenopictus (T. Hutton, 1834)[35]

Enidae

• Cirna micelii (Kobelt, 1885)[36]
• Coniconapaeus milevianus (Raymond, 1853)[36]
• Mauronapaeus terverii (Dupotet in Forbes, 1839)[36]
• Mastus pupa (Linnaeus, 1758)[36]

Clausiliidae

• Mauritanica cossoni (Letourneux, 1887) - endemic to Tunisia[37]
• Mauritanica perinni Bourguignat, 1876[37]
  • Mauritanica perinni polygyra (O. Boettger, 1879) - endemic to Tunisia[37]
  • Mauritanica perinni zaghouanica Sparacio, Liberto & La Mantia, 2020 - endemic to Tunisia[37]
• Mauritanica philora (Letourneux, 1887) - endemic to Tunisia[37]
  • Mauritanica philora philora (Letourneux, 1887) - endemic to Tunisia[37]
  • Mauritanica philora bognannii Sparacio, Liberto & La Mantia, 2020 - endemic to Tunisia[37]
• Mauritanica tristrami (Pfeiffer, 1861) - endemic to Tunisia[37]
  • Mauritanica tristrami tristrami (Pfeiffer, 1861) - endemic to Tunisia[37]
  • Mauritanica tristrami nouirasaidi Sparacio, Liberto & La Mantia, 2020 - endemic to Tunisia[37]
  • Mauritanica tristrami zribensis Sparacio, Liberto & La Mantia, 2020 - endemic to Tunisia[37]
• Papillifera papillaris (O.F. Müller, 1778)[38]

Achatinidae

• Rumina decollata (Linnaeus, 1758)[53][39]

Milacidae

• Milax gagates (Bourguignat 1801)[40]
• Milax gasulli Altena 1974 - endemic to Tunisia[41][42]
• Milax nigricans (Philippi 1836)[43]

Limacidae

• Limacus flavus (Linnaeus 1758)[44]
• Lehmannia melitensis (Lessona and Pollonera 1882)[45]

Geomitridae

• Cernuella virgata (Da Costa, 1778) [46]
• Cochlicella barbara (Linnaeus, 1758)[47]
• Trochoidea elegans (Gmelin, 1791)[46]
• Trochoidea pyramidata (Draparnaud, 1805)[46]
• Xerocrassa latastei (Letourneux in Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887) - endemic to Tunisia[46]
• Xerocrassa latasteopsis (Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887) - endemic to Tunisia[46]
• Xeroplana doumeti (Bouguignat, 1876) - endemic to Tunisia[48]
• Xeroplana idia (Issel, 1885) - endemic to Tunisia[48]

Helicidae

• Cornu aspersum (O.F. Müller, 1778)[49]
• Eobania vermiculata (O.F. Müller, 1778)[47]
• Eremina desertorum irregularis (Férussac, 1821)[50]
• Helix melanostoma Draparnaud, 1801[51]
• Helix pronuba Westerlund & Blanc, 1879[51]
• Marmorana muralis (O. F. Müller, 1774) [52]
• Theba pisana (O.F. Müller, 1778)[47]

Sphincterochilidae

• Sphincterochila candidissima (Draparnaud, 1801)[47][53]
• Sphincterochila tunetana (L. Pfeiffer, 1850) - endemic to Tunisia[53]

Trissexodontidae

• Caracollina lenticula (Férussac, 1821)[47]

Freshwater bivalves

Unionidae

• Anodonta lucasi Deshayes, 1847[54]
• Potomida littoralis (Cuvier, 1798)[55]
• Unio durieui Deshayes, 1847[55]
• Unio gibbus Spengler, 1793[56][55]
• Unio ravoisieri Deshayes, 1848 [55][57]

Sphaeriidae

• Pisidium casertanum (Poli, 1791)[58][59]

See also

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

• List of non-marine molluscs of Libya, Wildlife of Libya
• List of non-marine molluscs of Algeria, Wildlife of Algeria

oversea countries:

• List of non-marine molluscs of Italy, Wildlife of Italy
• List of non-marine molluscs of Malta, Wildlife of Malta

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