List of marine molluscs of Angola
Location of Angola
The list of marine molluscs of Angola is a list of marine species that form a part of the molluscan fauna of Angola. This list does not include the land or freshwater molluscs.
Gastropoda[]
Architectonica perspectiva
Various shells of Calyptraea chinensis
Drawing of the shell of Conus ambiguus
Janthina janthina
Apertural (right) and abapertural (left) views of a shell of Marginella glabella
A shell of Tonna galea
Drawing of a shell of Cymbium olla
Families and species of marine gastropods of the Angolan fauna include:[1]
- Family Acteonidae
- Family Architectonicidae
- Family Buccinidae
- Cantharus viverratus
- Phos grateloupianus
- Pisania d'orbignyi
- Family Bullidae
- Family Bursidae
- Bufonaria marginata
- Bursa pustulosa
- Family Calyptraeidae
- Family Cancellariidae
- Bivetiella similis
- Cancellaria cancellata
- Family Cassidae
- Cassis spinosa
- Family Cerithiidae
- Family Columbellidae
- Family Conidae
- Conus adamsonii
- Conus ambiguus
- Conus ermineus
- Conus genuanus
- Conus mediterraneus
- Conus mercator
- Conus pulcher
- Conus striatellus
- Conus zebra
- Glyphostoma candida
- Family Cypraeidae
- Cypraea lurida
- Cypraea picta
- Cypraea pyrum
- Cypraea stercoraria
- Family Fasciolariidae
- Fusinus albinus
- Latirus armatus
- Latirus filosus
- Family Fissurellidae
- Family Harpidae
- Harpa rosea
- Family Janthinidae
- Family Littorinidae
- Littorina angulifera
- Family Marginellidae
- Family Melongenidae
- Family Mitridae
- Imbricaria carbonacea
- Mitra fusca
- Family Muricidae
- Bolinus cornutus
- Hexaplex fulvescens
- Hexaplex varius
- Purpurellus pinniger
- Stramonita haemastoma
- Thais coronata
- Thais forbesi
- Family Nassariidae
- Bullia callosa
- Bullia miran
- Cyllene lyrata
- Family Neritidae
- Family Naticidae
- Natica adansoni
- Natica collaria
- Natica cruentata
- Natica flammulata
- Natica fulminea
- Natica fusca
- Natica gruveli
- Natica marochiensis
- Natica michaelis
- Natica rocquignyi
- Natica turtoni
- Natica vittata
- Polinices lacteus
- Polinices grossularia
- Sigaretus concavus
- Sigaretus bifasciatus
- Family Olividae
- Agaronia acuminata
- Oliva flammulata
- Oliva reticularis
- Olivancillaria nana
- Olivella pulchella
- Family Patellidae
- Patella intermedia
- Patella safiana
- Patella natalensis
- Family Pyramidellidae
- Family Ranellidae
- Family Terebridae
- Acus senegalensis
- Hastula lepida
- Impages aciculina
- Family Tonnidae
- Family Trochidae
- Family Turridae
- Clavatula muricata
- Clavatula rubrifasciata
- Clavatula spirata
- Perrona lineata
- Turris pluteata
- Turris undatiruga
- Family Turritellidae
- Family Volutidae
- Family Xenophoridae
Bivalvia[]
Families and species of marine bivalves of the Angolan fauna include:[1]
A shell of Petricola pholadiformis
- Family Anomiidae
- Anomia ephippium
- Family Arcidae
- Family Cardiidae
- Family Carditidae
- Family Chamidae
- Family Crassatellidae
- Family Donacidae
- Family Limidae
- Limaria tuberculata
- Family Mactridae
- Mactra glabrata
- Family Mytilidae
- Family Pectinidae
- Family Petricolidae
- Petricola pholadiformis
- Family Pharidae
- Family Pholadidae
- Pholas campechiensis
- Family Pinnidae
- Family Psammobiidae
- Family Pteriidae
- Family Solenidae
- Family Tellinidae
- Family Veneridae
- Chione paphia
- Irus irus
- Venerupis senegalensis
References[]
Categories:
- Invertebrates of Angola
- Molluscs of Africa
- Lists of biota of Angola
- Lists of molluscs by country