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


There are no endemic species of freshwater molluscs in Namibia.[1]
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Class: Gastropoda
Freshwater gastropods
Freshwater gastropods in Namibia include 26 species in 9 families:[1]
- Bulinus tropicus (Krauss, 1848)[2]
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Land gastropods
Land gastropods in Namibia include:
- Deroceras laeve (O. F. Müller, 1774) - non-indigenous[3]
- Dorcasia alexandri Gray, 1838[5]
- Dorcasia connollyi[5]
- Dorcasia montana[5]
- Trigonephrus haughtoni Connolly[6]
- Trigonephrus ruficornis Serville 1838[6]
- Laevicaulis alte (Férussac, 1821)[11]
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Class: Bivalvia
Freshwater bivalves
Freshwater bivalves in Namibia include 13 species in 5 families:[1]
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See also
- List of marine molluscs of Namibia
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:
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