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List of marine molluscs of Brazil

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List of marine molluscs of Brazil

The list of marine molluscs of Brazil is a partial list of saltwater species that form a part of the molluscan fauna of Brazil. This list does not include the land or freshwater molluscs.

Contents

Gastropods

List of marine gastropods:

Haliotidae

  • Haliotis aurantium
  • Fissurellidae

  • Diodora cayenensis (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Littorinidae

  • Littoraria angulifera (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Turbinellidae (complete)

  • Vasum cassiforme (Kiener, 1841)
  • Turbinella laevigata Anton, 1839
  • Fulgurofusus sarissophorus (Watson, 1882)
  • Fugurofusus ecpheroides Harasewych, 1983
  • Fugurofusus coronatus (Penna-Neme & Leme, 1978)
  • Strombidae

  • Aliger costatus (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Aliger gallus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Eustrombus goliath (Schröter, 1805) - endemic to Brazil
  • Strombus pugilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Tricornis raninus (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Melongenidae

  • Pugilina morio (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Tonnidae

  • Cassis tuberosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Bivalvia

    Species of bivalves include:

    Family Anomiidae
  • Pododesmus rudis
  • Family Arcidae
  • Anadara brasiliana
  • Anadara chemnitzii
  • Bathyarca pectunculoides
  • Lunarca ovalis
  • Family Donacidae
  • Donax gemmula
  • Donax hanleyanus
  • Iphigenia brasiliana
  • Family Glycymerididae
  • Glycymeris longior
  • Glycymeris pectinata
  • Family Limopsidae
  • Limopsis aurita
  • Limopsis minuta
  • Limopsis davinae
  • Family Ostreidae
  • Ostrea puelchana
  • Family Pectinidae
  • Aequipecten tehuelchus
  • Euvola ziczac
  • Leptopecten bavayi
  • Family Philobryidae
  • Cosa brasiliensis
  • Family Propeamussiidae
  • Parvamussium pourtalesianum
  • Cyclopecten nanus
  • Cyclopecten subimbrifer
  • Family Semelidae
  • Abra brasiliana
  • Semele casali
  • Semele nuculoides
  • Semele proficua
  • Semele purpurascens
  • Family Tellinidae
  • Tellina iheringi
  • Tellina listeri
  • Tellina martinicensis
  • Tellina punicea
  • Tellina lineata
  • Tellina trinitatis
  • Tellina nitens
  • Tellina versicolor
  • Tellina exerythra
  • Tellina gibber
  • Tellina diantha
  • Tellina sandix
  • Macoma constricta
  • Macoma cleryana
  • Macoma uruguayensis
  • Family Veneridae
  • Amiantis purpuratus
  • Anomalocardia brasiliana
  • Callista maculata
  • Chione cancellata
  • Chione paphia
  • Chione pubera
  • Chione subrostrata
  • Cyclinella tenuis
  • Dosinia concentrica
  • Gouldia cerina
  • Pitar fulminatus
  • Pitar rostratus
  • Protothaca pectorina
  • Tivela mactroides
  • Transenpitar americana
  • Ventricolaria rigida
  • Polyplacophora

    Species of polyplacophorans include:

    Family Acanthochitonidae
  • Acanthochitona ciroi
  • Acanthochitona pygmaea
  • Acanthochitona rhodeus
  • Family Chaetopleuridae
  • Chaetopleura angulata
  • Chaetopleura apiculata
  • Chaetopleura asperrima
  • Chaetopleura isabellei
  • Chaetopleura sowerbiana
  • Chaetopleura janeirensis
  • Connexochiton moreirai
  • Family Ischnochitonidae
  • Ischnochiton aidae
  • Ischnochiton dorsuosus
  • Ischnochiton edwini
  • Ischnochiton erythronotus
  • Ischnochiton hartmeyeri
  • Ischnochiton lopesi
  • Ischnochiton marcusi
  • Ischnochiton pectinatus
  • Ischnochiton striolatus
  • Stenoplax boogei
  • Stenoplax kempfi
  • Stenoplax purpurascens
  • Family Tonicellidae
  • Lepidochitona rosea
  • References

    List of marine molluscs of Brazil Wikipedia