Freshwater snails of Southern Africa

A guide to the freshwater snails that can be found in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. In addition to aquatic species found in freshwater ponds, rivers and lakes, here is included a selection of snails found in mangrove forests and estuaries.
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Bulinus tropicus ¹

Lymnaea natalensis ²

Mimic Lymnaea ³
Pseudosuccinea columella

Acute Bladder Snail ⁴
Physa acuta

Aplexa marmorata ⁵

Quilted Melania ²
Tarebia granifera

Red-rimmed Melania ⁶
Melanoides tuberculata

Spotted Nerite ⁷
Neritina natalensis

Bellamya capillata ⁸

Lanistes ovum ⁸

Pila occidentalis ⁸

Littoraria coccinea ⁹

Littoraria coccinea glabrata ⁹

Littoraria subvittata ¹⁰

Assiminea capensis ⁷
Assiminea ovata

Truncated Mangrove Snail ¹¹
Cerithidea decollata

Giant Mangrove Whelk ¹²
Terebralia palustris

Oxyloma patentissima ¹

Mouse-eared Snail ¹³
Myosotella myosotis

Burnupia ⁷

Ferrissia ¹⁴

Vlei Snails ¹⁵
Tomichia

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Freshwater snails of Southern Africa

Mimic Lymnaea 3 Pseudosuccinea columella

Acute Bladder Snail 4 Physa acuta

Quilted Melania 2 Tarebia granifera

Red-rimmed Melania 6 Melanoides tuberculata

Spotted Nerite 7 Neritina natalensis

Assiminea capensis 7 Assiminea ovata

Truncated Mangrove Snail 11 Cerithidea decollata

Giant Mangrove Whelk 12 Terebralia palustris

Mouse-eared Snail 13 Myosotella myosotis

Vlei Snails 15 Tomichia