List of non-marine molluscs of Morocco

The non-marine molluscs of Morocco are a part of the molluscan fauna of Morocco (Wildlife of Morocco).

Location of Morocco
Topography of Morocco.

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

Freshwater gastropods

Thiaridae

Hydrobiidae

  • Iglica seyadi Backhyus & Boeters, 1974[2]
  • Iglica soussensis Ghamizi & Boulal, 2017[2]
  • Islamia karawiyiensis Glöer, Mabrouki & Taybi, 2021 - endemic to Morocco[3]
  • Mercuria atlasica Glöer, Mabrouki & Taybi, 2021 - endemic to Morocco[3]
  • Mercuria bakeri Glöer, Boeters & Walther, 2015 - endemic to Morocco[4][5]
  • Mercuria confusa (Frauenfeld, 1838)[1]
  • Mercuria gauthieri Glöer, Bouzid & Boeters, 2010[6]
  • Mercuria midarensis Boulaassafer, Ghamizi & Delicado, 2018 - endemic to Morocco[5]
  • Mercuria targuasensis Glöer, Boeters & Walther, 2015 - endemic to Morocco[4][5]
  • Mercuria tensiftensis Boulaassafer, Ghamizi & Delicado, 2018 - endemic to Morocco[5]
  • Mercuria tingitana Glöer, Boeters & Walther, 2015 - endemic to Morocco[4][5]
  • Pseudamnicola luteola (Küster, 1852)[6]

Melanopsidae

Planorbidae

Lymnaeidae

Physidae

Land gastropods

Land gastropods in Morocco include:

Milacidae

Parmacellidae

A shell of Sphincterochila baetica

Sphincterochilidae

Hygromiidae

Helicidae

Freshwater bivalves

Unionidae

See also

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

References
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  2. Mohamed Ghamizi & Mokhtar Boulal (2017). "New stygobiont snail from groundwater of Morocco (Gastropoda: Moitessieriidae)". Ecologica Montenegrina 10: 11-13. DOI:10.37828/em.2017.10.2
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