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Molluscs - CoEB Natural History Museum (UR-CoEB)

Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals, after Arthropoda; members are known as molluscs or mollusks. Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. Molluscs remain understudied in Rwanda.

Curator: Mary Cole, marybursey@elmuseum.za.org (ORCID #: 0000-0001-5046-6536)
Collection Manager: Edmond Twagirayezu, edmondtwagirayezu1997@gmail.com (ORCID #: 0009-0007-5495-6648)
Freshwater molluscs of Africa: diversity, distribution, and conservation.: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/276284292_Freshwater_molluscs_of_Africa_diversity_distribution_and_conservation
Exploring Macro Invertebrates: Key Players in Aquatic Health: https://ickjournalism.com/exploring-macro-invertebrates-key-players-in-aquatic-health/
Photo: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/h9qxPrIJpL8PQsw9OdgsyETjC6X8JV71Qv5ea3qJ6SiZxBWmSXeWL9SOzdcGPXhVU1XOEOmQL9M1jZXJOLYltx4ndldYjpFR1xLiZlmbtNVWUU8=s1500-pp
Tentacle Newsletter Issue 32 - IUCN's Species Survival Commission - Mollusc Specialist Group : http://www.hawaii.edu/cowielab/Tentacle/Tentacle_32.pdf
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: 2eca6f8d-6d1e-4a91-9aa0-9dc53f195c1f
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike)
Rights Holder: University of Rwanda
Cite this collection:
Molluscs - CoEB Natural History Museum. Occurrence dataset (ID: 2eca6f8d-6d1e-4a91-9aa0-9dc53f195c1f) accessed via the Rwanda Biodiversity Specimen Portal, rwandabiodiversity.net, 2025-02-05).
Address:
Center of Excellence in Biodiversity & Natl Res Management (CoEB)
University of Rwanda
P. O. Box 117
Huye, Southern Province   
Rwanda
25 078 857-6052
https://coebiodiversity.ur.ac.rw/
Collection Statistics
  • 173 specimen records
  • 173 (100%) georeferenced
  • 51 (29%) identified to species
  • 9 families
  • 20 genera
  • 7 species
  • 8 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
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Geographic Distribution - Rwanda
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