List of non-marine molluscs of Nepal

The non-marine molluscs of Nepal are a complete molluscan fauna of Nepal (wildlife of Nepal, environment of Nepal), because Nepal is landlocked country.

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

Summary table of number of species

(Summary table is based on species counted in this list and include also those ones with question marks)

Nepal
freshwater gastropods >10
land gastropods 138 species
gastropods altogether  ???
bivalves >4
molluscs altogether ???
non-indigenous gastropods in the wild  ?? freshwater and ?? land
non-indigenous hot-house alien gastropods  ?
non-indigenous bivalves in the wild  ?
non-indigenous hot-house alien bivalves  ?
non-indigenous molluscs altogether  ?

Land slug Limax seticus lives in altitudes 4,700–4,800 m a.s.l. in Nepal. It is the highest locality where occurrence of land slugs was recorded.

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