 Lake Victoria is home to 28 species of freshwater snails (e.g., "Bellamya", "Biomphalaria", "Bulinus", "Cleopatra", "Gabbiella", and "Melanoides"), including 12 endemic species/subspecies.There are 17 species of bivalves ("Corbicula", "Coelatura", "Sphaerium", and "Byssanodonta"), including 6 endemic species/subspecies.It is likely that undescribed species of snails remain.