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List of molluscs of Botswana

Botswana molluscs[1] are represented by 63 native species (13 bivalves, 24 freshwater snails, 24 land snails and two slugs) and by four introduced species: Cornu aspersum, Lissachatina fulica, Physella acuta and Radix auricularia, which are potentially invasive and of economic concern. The majority of species occur in the regions of the Okavango Delta and the Chobe–Linyanti–Kwando river system along East Caprivi.

Location of Botswana

The list follows the alphabetical rather than systematic order, and originates from the latest checklist, which summarizes 170 years (1854–2023) of malacological studies in Botswana.[1]

Achatinidae

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Common name: Tropical land snails, including Giant African land snails.

Ampullariidae

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Common name: Tropical/Apple snails

Bithyniidae

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Common name: Mud freshwater snails

Bulinidae

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Common name: Ram's horn snails

Burnupiidae

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Common name: Pond snails

Cochliopidae

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Common name: Small freshwater snails

Cyrenidae

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Common name: Porcelain mussels

Ferussaciidae

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Common name: Blind awl snails or pin snails

Gastrocoptidae

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Common name: Minute land snails

Helicidae

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Common name: Typical snails or helix garden snails

Iridinidae

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Common name: Toothless River mussels

Lymnaeidae

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Common name: Pond snails

Paludomidae

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Common name: Trumpet freshwater snails

Physidae

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Planorbidae

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Common name: Ram's horn snails

Pupillidae

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Common name: Minute land snails

Sphaeriidae

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Common name: Orb mussels

Streptaxidae

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Common name: Carnivorous land snails

Succineidae

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Common name: Amber snails

Unionidae

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Common name: Freshwater mussels

Veronicellidae

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Common name: Leather-back land slugs

Viviparidae

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Common name: River snails

References

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  1. ^ a b Rapalai, B.L. (2024). "An annotated checklist of molluscs recorded from Botswana". Indago. 41: 15–44. doi:10.5281/zenodo.13132605.
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