Location 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 .
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
Common name: Tropical land snails, including Giant African land snails.
Achatina ampullacea O. Boettger, 1910
Achatina dammarensis L. Pfeiffer, 1870
Achatina passargei E. von Martens, 1900
Achatina schinziana Mousson, 1888
Achatina smithii Craven, 1881
Burtoa nilotica (L. Pfeiffer, 1861)
Lissachatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822)
Lissachatina immaculata (Lamarck, 1822)
Lubricetta subteres (O. Boettger, 1910)
Opeas lineare (Krauss, 1848)
Subulina vitrea (Mousson, 1888)
Xerocerastus burchelli (J.E. Gray, 1834)
Xerocerastus damarensis (H. Adams, 1870)
Xerocerastus schultzei (O. Boettger, 1910)
Ampullariidae
Common name: Tropical/Apple snails
Bithyniidae
Common name: Mud freshwater snails
Bulinidae
Common name: Ram's horn snails
Burnupiidae
Common name: Pond snails
Cochliopidae
Common name: Small freshwater snails
Cyrenidae
Common name: Porcelain mussels
Ferussaciidae
Common name: Blind awl snails or pin snails
Gastrocoptidae
Common name: Minute land snails
Helicidae
Common name: Typical snails or helix garden snails
Iridinidae
Common name: Toothless River mussels
Lymnaeidae
Common name: Pond snails
Paludomidae
Common name: Trumpet freshwater snails
Physidae
Planorbidae
Common name: Ram's horn snails
Pupillidae
Common name: Minute land snails
Sphaeriidae
Common name: Orb mussels
Streptaxidae
Common name: Carnivorous land snails
Succineidae
Common name: Amber snails
Unionidae
Common name: Freshwater mussels
Veronicellidae
Common name: Leather-back land slugs
Viviparidae
Common name: River snails
References
List of non-marine molluscs of Africa
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Dependencies and other territories