List of molluscs of Falcón State, Venezuela

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Falcón State is a state on the coast in the northwestern part of the country of Venezuela. Falcón State covers a total surface area of 24,800 km² and, in 2010, had an estimated population of 950,057.[1] There are four national parks in the state: the Médanos de Coro National Park, the Cueva de la Quebrada del Toro, Morrocoy, and Juan Crisóstomo Falcón National Park.

A large number of species of terrestrial, freshwater and marine molluscs are found in the wild in Falcón State. However, most of the marine mollusks in the area are the same species that occur elsewhere in the Caribbean faunal zone.

This is a partial list of the molluscs of Falcón State. The families are listed alphabetically within the classes. Whether the family is marine, terrestrial or freshwater is indicated after the name of the family, but there is no attempt to separate marine species from non-marine species.

Class Gastropoda[]

Achatinidae – terrestrial

Acmaeidae – marine

Cylichnidae – marine

  • Acteocina canaliculata (Say, 1822)[5]

Aplustridae - marine

  • (Lightfoot, 1786)[5]

Aplysiidae – marine

Ampullariidae - freshwater

Moluscos del Estado Falcón A. Cassis madagascariensis (Cassidae), B.Charonia variegata (Cymatiidae), C. Chicoreus brevifrons (Muricidae) D. Tonna galea (Tonnidae), E. Nerita peloronta (Neritidae), F. Tonna maculosa (Tonnidae), G. Turbinella angulata (Turbinellidae), H. Turritella variegata (Turritellidae), I. Vasum muricatum (Turbinellidae).

Architectonicidae – marine

  • Roding, 1798[5]
  • (Gmelin, 1791)[5]

Buccinidae – marine

Bulimulidae – terrestrial

  • Eudolichotis distorta (Bruguiere)[2]
  • (Pfeiffer)[2]

Bullidae – marine

Bursidae – marine

  • Bursa bufo (Bruguiere, 1792)[5]
  • (Orbigny, 1842)[5]

Caecidae – marine

Cancellariidae – marine

  • Cancellaria reticulata (Linneo, 1767)[5]

Cassidae – marine

Moluscos del Estado Falcón A. Ficus communis (Ficidae), B. Melongena melongena (Melongenidae), C.Cassis tuberosa (Cassidae), D. Marisa cornuarietis (Ampullariidae), E. Purpura patula (Muricidae), F. Voluta musica (Volutidae), G. Cymatium martinianum (Cymatiidae), H. Pomacea glauca (Ampullariidae), I. Strombus pugilis (Strombidae)

Cerithiidae – marine

Columbellidae – marine

  • Columbella mercatoria Linneo, 1758[5]
  • C.B. Adams, 1845[5]
  • (Linneo, 1758)[5]
  • (Lamarck, 1822)[5]
  • Rhombinella laevigata (Linneo, 1758)[5]
  • Orbigny, 1842[5]

Conidae – marine

Calyptraeidae – marine

Cymatiidae – marine

Moluscos del Estado Falcón A. (Architectonicidae), B. (Bullidae), C. Cypraecassis testiculus (Cassidae) D. Astraea caelata (), E: Cypraea zebra (Cypraeidae), F. Cittarium pica (Trochidae), G. Nerita versicolor (Neritidae

Cypraeidae – marine

  • Cypraea zebra Linneo, 1758[5]
  • Gmelin, 1791[5]
  • Linneo, 1758[5]

Dorididae – marine

  • Marcus y Marcus, 1967[5]

Eratoidae – marine

  • Trivia pediculus (Linneo, 1758)[5]

Epitoniidae – marine

  • (Lamarck, 1822)[5]

Fasciolariidae – marine

Ficidae – marine

  • Ficus communis Roding, 1798[5]

Fissurellidae – marine

Haliotidae – marine

Moluscos del Estado Falcón A. Achatina fulica (Achatinidae), B. Bulla striata (Bullidae), C. Eudolichotis distorta (Bulimulidae), D. Labyrinthus umbrus (Pleurodontidae), E: Orthalicus maracaibensis (Orthalicidae), F: Strophocheilus oblongus (Strophocheilidae).

Haminoeidae – marine

Hipponicidae – marine

  • (Linneo, 1767)[5]

Hydrobiidae – freshwater

  • (Martens, 1873)[2]

Janthinidae – marine

  • Swainson, 1822[5]

Littorinidae – marine

  • Littorina nebulosa (Lamarck, 1822)[5]
  • Littorina angulifera (Lamarck, 1822)[5]
  • Littorina lineolata Orbigny, 1840[5]
  • Littorina angustior Morch, 1876[5]
  • Nodilittorina tuberculata (Menke, 1828)[5]
  • Tectarius muricatus (Linneo, 1758)[5]

Marginellidae – marine

Strophocheilidae – terrestrial

  • Megalobulimus oblongus (Müller 1774)[2]

Ellobiidae – terrestrial

  • Melampus coffeus (Linneo, 1758)[5]

Eulimidae – marine

  • (Cantraine, 1835)[5]

Melongenidae – marine

Mitridae – marine

  • Mitra nodulosa (Gmelin, 1791)[5]

Modulidae – marine

  • Modulus modulus (Linneo, 1758)[5]
Moluscos del Estado Falcón A. (Fasciolariidae), B. Polinices lacteus (Naticidae), C. Naticarius canrena (Naticidae) D. Terebra taurina (Terebridae), E. (Cypraeidae).

Muricidae – marine

Naticidae – marine

Nassariidae – marine

  • Nassarius vibex (Say, 1822)[5]

Neocyclotidae – terrestrial

Neritidae – marine and freshwater

Moluscos del Estado Falcón A. Strombus gigas (Strombidae), B. Pachychilus laevisimus (Pachychilidae), C. Melanoides tuberculata (Thiaridae), D.(Cypraeidae), E: (Strombidae).

Olividae – marine

Orthalicidae – terrestrial

Ovulidae – marine

Pachychilidae – terrestrial

Phasianellidae – marine

  • (C.B. Adams, 1850)[5]
  • Robertson, 1958[5]
  • (Potiez y Hichaud, 1838)[5]

Planaxidae – marine

  • (Bruguiere, 1789)[5]

Planorbidae – freshwater

  • Baker, 1930[2]
  • Baker, 1930[2]

Pleurodontidae – terrestrial

Potamididae – marine

  • Cerithidea costata (Da Costa, 1778)[5]
  • (Gmelin, 1791)[5]

Rissoinidae – marine

Siphonariidae – marine

  • Siphonaria pectinata (Linneo, 1758)[5]

Strombidae – marine

  • Strombus pugilis Linneo, 1758[5]
  • Strombus raninus Gmelin, 1791[5]
  • Strombus gigas Linneo, 1758[5]
Moluscos del Estado Falcón A. Cyphoma gibbosum (Ovulidae).

Subulinidae – terrestrial

Terebridae – marine

Thiaridae – freshwater

  • (Lamarck, 1816)[2]
  • Melanoides tuberculata (Múller, 1774)[2]

Tonnidae – marine

Trochidae – marine

Turbinellidae – marine

Turbinidae – marine

Turridae – marine

Turritellidae – marine

  • Turritella variegata (Linneo, 1758)[5]
  • F. Hudson[5]

Urocoptidae – terrestrial

  • (Pfeiffer)[2]
  • (Menke, 1847)[2]

Vermetidae – marine

  • Serpulorbis decussatus (Gmelin, 1791)[5]

Vitrinellidae – marine

  • (C.B. Adams, 1850)[5]

Volutidae – marine

  • Voluta musica Linneo, 1758[5]

Class Bivalvia[]

Moluscos del Estado Falcón A. Anadara ovalis (Arcidae), B. Carditamera gracilis (Carditidae), C. Chama macerophylla (Chamidae).
Moluscos del Estado Falcón A. Codakia orbicularis (Lucinidae), B. (Donacidae), C. (Donacidae). D. (Pectinidae).
Moluscos del Estado Falcón A. (Arcidae), B. Arca zebra (Arcidae), C. Crassostrea rhizophorae (Ostreidae).
Moluscos del Estado Falcón A. Laevicardium laevigatum (Cardiidae), B. Macrocallista maculata (Veneridae), C. (Pectinidae).
Moluscos del Estado Falcón A. Perna perna (Mytilidae), B. (Pteriidae), C. Pinna carnea (Pinnidae).
Moluscos del Estado Falcón A. Spondylus americanus (Spondylidae).

Arcidae - marine

Cardiidae - marine

  • Trachycardium isocardia (Linneo, 1758)[5]
  • Trachycardium muricatum (Linneo, 1758)[5]
  • Papyridea soleniformis (Bruguiere, 1789[5]
  • (Orbigny, 1842)[5]
  • Laevicardium laevigatum (Linneo, 1758)[5]
  • (Orbigny, 1842)[5]

Carditidae - marine

Chamidae - marine

Corbulidae - marine

  • Philippi, 1836[5]
  • Say, 1822[5]
  • Orbigny, 1842[5]

Crassatellidae - marine

  • (Reeve, 1842)[5]

Donacidae - marine

Dreissenidae - marine

Glycymeridae - marine

Isognomonidae - marine

Limidae - marine

  • Lima scabra (Born, 1778)[5]
  • Lima pellucida C.B. Adams, 1846[5]

Lucinidae - marine

Mactridae - marine

Mytilidae - marine

Nuculanidae - marine

Nuculidae - marine

  • Weisbord, 1964.[5]

Ostreidae - marine

Pectinidae - marine

Periplomatidae - marine

  • (Lamarck, 1801)[5]

Pinnidae - marine

Pholadidae - marine

  • Pholas campechiensis Gmelin, 1791[5]
  • Verril y Bush, 1890[5]
  • (Say, 1822)[5]

Plicatulidae - marine

Psammobiidae - marine

  • (Lightfoot, 1786)[5]
  • (Linneo, 1758)[5]

Pteriidae - marine

Semelidae - marine

  • (Pulteney, 1799)[5]

Solecurtidae - marine

  • (Spengler, 1794)[5]
  • (Lightfoot, 1786)[5]

Solenidae - marine

  • Spengler, 1794[5]

Spondylidae - marine

Tellinidae - marine

Thraciidae - marine

  • Jonas, 1850[5]

Ungulinidae - marine

Veneridae - marine

Class Cephalopoda[]

Octopus vulgaris

Loliginidae - marine

  • Loligo pealei (Lesueur, 1821[5]
  • Lolliguncula brevis (Blainville, 1823)[5]
  • Sepioteuthis sepioidea (Blainville, 1823)[5]

Octopodidae - marine

  • Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797[5]
  • Octopus joubini Robson, 1929[5]

Spirulidae - marine

  • Spirula spirula (Linneo, 1758)[5]

Thysanoteuthidae - marine

  • Troschel, 1857[5]

Class Scaphopoda[]

Dentaliidae - marine

  • Verri1, 1885[5]

Siphonodentallidae - marine

  • (Dall, 1881)[5]

Class Polyplacophora[]

Acanthopleura granulata

Chitonidae - marine

See also[]

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