List of non-marine molluscs of Morocco
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Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
are a part of the molluscan fauna of Morocco (Wildlife of Morocco
Wildlife of Morocco
The wildlife of Morocco is composed of its flora and fauna. The country has 454 species of birds.-Fauna:...
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A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Morocco.
Freshwater gastropods
PlanorbidaePlanorbidae
Planorbidae, common name the ramshorn snails or ram's horn snails, is a family of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks....
- Bulinus truncatusBulinus truncatusBulinus truncatus is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail with a sinistral shell, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.-Distribution:Distribution of Bulinus truncatus include:...
(Audouin, 1827)
Lymnaeidae
Lymnaeidae
Lymnaeidae is a taxonomic family of small to large air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks, that belong to the clade Hygrophila....
- Galba truncatulaGalba truncatulaGalba truncatula is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.Until recently, this species was commonly known as Lymnaea truncatula.-Description:...
(O. F. Müller, 1774)
Hydrobiidae
Hydrobiidae
Hydrobiidae, common name mud snails, is a large cosmopolitan taxonomic family of very small freshwater snails and brackish water snails that have an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha.- Distribution :...
- Mercuria similis
Physidae
Physidae
Physidae, common name bladder snails, are a monophyletic taxonomic family of small freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the clade Hygrophila....
- Physella acutaPhysella acutaPhysella acuta, common name the European physa, is a species of small, left-handed or sinistral, air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Physidae.-Shell description:...
(Draparnaud, 1805)
Land gastropods
Land gastropods in Morocco include:Milacidae
Milacidae
Milacidae is a family of air-breathing, keeled, land slugs. These are shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Parmacelloidea.This family has no subfamilies ....
- Milax gagatesMilax gagatesMilax gagates, common name the "greenhouse slug" is a species of air-breathing, keeled, land slug, a shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Milacidae.-Description:...
(Draparnaud, 1801)
Parmacellidae
Parmacellidae
Parmacellidae is a family of air-breathing land slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks within the superfamily Parmacelloidea ....
- Parmacella deshayesiParmacella deshayesiParmacella deshayesi is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Parmacellidae.- Distribution :Distribution of this species include:* Algeria* Morocco...
Moquin-Tandon, 1848
Sphincterochilidae
Sphincterochilidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea ....
- Sphincterochila baeticaSphincterochila baeticaSphincterochila baetica is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Sphincterochilidae.-Distribution :Spain, Morocco, Algeria.- Shell description :The shell is globose, solid, whitish ash-color...
(Rossmässler, 1854)
Hygromiidae
Hygromiidae
Hygromiidae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.-Anatomy:...
- Helicopsis conopsisHelicopsis conopsisHelicopsis conopsis is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.This species is endemic to Morocco....
Morelet, 1876 - endemic
Helicidae
Helicidae
The Helicidae, sometimes known as the typical snails, are a taxonomic family of small to large, air-breathing, land snails. In other words, they are terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks....
- Theba pisanaTheba pisanaTheba pisana, common names the white garden snail, the sand hill snail, white Italian snail, the Mediterranean coastal snail, or simply the Mediterranean snail, is an edible species of medium-sized air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae...
(O. F. Müller, 1774)
See also
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:- List of non-marine molluscs of Spain
- List of non-marine molluscs of Algeria
- List of non-marine molluscs of Mauritania
- List of non-marine molluscs of Western Sahara, Wildlife of Western SaharaWildlife of Western SaharaThe wildlife of Western Sahara is composed of its flora and fauna. It has 40 species of mammals and 207 species of birds....
- List of non-marine molluscs of Portugal
- List of non-marine molluscs of the Canary Islands