List of marine molluscs of Ireland

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ireland

The list of marine molluscs of Ireland is a list of marine species that form a part of the molluscan fauna of Ireland.

Their habitats include littoral, mesopelagic, pelagic, oceanic zone, benthic, deep ocean water and deep sea.

Class Aplacophora (worm-like molluscs)[]

Subclass Solenogastres[]

Rhopalomenia aglaopheniae

There were recorded at least 2 species of solenogastres in Ireland.

Family Rhopalomeniidae

Family Neomeniidae

  • Tullberg, 1875

Subclass Caudofoveata[]

There was recorded at least 1 species of Caudofoveata in Ireland.

Family Chaetodermatidae

  • Lovén, 1844

Class Polyplacophora (sea cradles, loricates)[]

Chitons (Polyplacophora) and other marine shells

There were recorded at least 13 species of polyplacophorans in Ireland.

Family Acanthochitonidae

Family Ischnochitonidae

Family Leptochitonidae

  • (Brown, 1827)
  • (Montagu, 1803)
  • (Bean in Thorpe, 1844)
  • (Gmelin, 1791)
  • (Sowerby, 1839)
  • (Gmelin, 1791)
  • (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840)

Class Gastropoda (slugs, snails etc.)[]

Main articles: List of marine gastropods of Ireland and List of Nudibranchia of Ireland

Class Bivalvia (clams, oysters, scallops, mussels)[]

Main article: List of marine molluscs of Ireland (Bivalvia)

Class Scaphopoda (tusk shells, tooth shells)[]

There were recorded at least 2 species of tusk shells in Ireland.

Family Dentaliidae

Class Cephalopoda (inkfish)[]

There were recorded at least 5 species of cephalopods in Ireland.

Family Octopodidae (most octopuses)

  • Eledone cirrhosa (Lamarck, 1798)
  • Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797

Family Sepiolidae

Family Architeuthidae (giant squid)

  • Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857

See also[]

Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:

References[]

  • J.D. Nunn and J.M.C. Holmes A catalogue of the Irish and British marine Mollusca in the collections of the National Museum of Ireland ~ Natural History, 1835-2008
  • P. J. Hayward and J. S. Ryland Eds., 1999 The Marine Fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: Volume II: Molluscs to Chordates Oxford University Press ISBN 9780198575153
  • Howson, C.M. & Picton, B.E.(eds) 1997. The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas.Ulster Museum and The Marine Conservation Society, Belfast and Ross-on-Wye.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
  • Nunn, J.D.; Smith, S.M.; Picton, B.E.; McGrath, D. (2005). A checklist, atlas and bibliography for the marine Mollusca of Ireland, in: Wilson, J.G. (Ed.) The intertidal ecosystem: the value of Ireland’s shores. pp. 200-201

Identification

  • Pruvot-Fol A., 1954 Mollusques Opisthobranches. Faune de France n° 58 460 p., 1 pl., 173 fig.PDF (21 Mo)

External links[]

Retrieved from ""