List of marine molluscs of Sri Lanka
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Location of Sri Lanka
The marine molluscs of Sri Lanka are a part of the molluscan wildlife of Sri Lanka.
Land Snails[]
Phylum: Mollusca According to 2006 survey by De Silva, there are 240 marine snails species identified, which belong to four classes out of seven in the world.[1]
Endemic species are highlighted with an asterisk (*).
Class: Gastropoda[]
Family: Amathinidae[]
Family: Psammobiidae[]
- Asaphis deflorata
Family: Buccinidae[]
Family: Muricidae[]
Family: Conidae[]
Family: Dentaliidae[]
Family: Ficidae[]
Family: Ampullinidae[]
Family: Mesodesmatidae[]
Family: Buccinidae[]
Family: Tellinidae[]
Family: Terebridae[]
- Duplicaria raphanula
- Terebra commaculata
- Terebra
Family: Tonnidae[]
Family: Cardiidae[]
Family: Mytilidae[]
Family: Chamidae[]
Family: Pectinidae[]
Family: Cypraeidae[]
Family: Trochidae[]
Family[]
Family: Muricidae[]
Family: Nacellidae[]
Family: Mytilidae[]
Family: Veneridae[]
Family[]
Family: Mactridae[]
Family: Cardiidae[]
Family[]
Class: Polyplacophora[]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Marine Mollusc Diversity along the Southwest Coast of Sri Lanka". TAPROBANICA: The Journal of Asian Biodiversity. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
External links[]
- Utilization of molluscs as a food resource among traditional communities in Kalpitiya Region (KR) of Sri Lanka.
- The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka
Categories:
- Invertebrates of Sri Lanka
- Molluscs of Asia
- Lists of biota of Sri Lanka
- Lists of molluscs by country
- Marine molluscs