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
- Patelloida pustulata (Helbling, 1779)[5]
- Tectura antillarum (Sowerby, 1831)[5]
- Lottia leucopleura (Gmelin, 1791)[5]
Cylichnidae – marine
- Acteocina canaliculata (Say, 1822)[5]
Aplustridae - marine
- (Lightfoot, 1786)[5]
Aplysiidae – marine
- Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828[5]
Ampullariidae - freshwater
- Marisa cornuarietis (Linnaeus, 1756)[2]
- (Philippi, 1852)[2]
- Pomacea falconensis Pain & Arias, 1958[2][6]
- Pomacea glauca (Linnaeus, 1756)[2]
- Pomacea superba Marshall, 1928[2]
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Architectonicidae – marine
Buccinidae – marine
- Pisania pusio (Linneo, 1758)[5]
- (Link, 1807)[5]
- (Conrad, 1846)[5]
- Engina turbinella (Kiener, 1835)[5]
- (Petit, 1852)[5]
- Babylonia areolata (Link, 1807)[5]
Bulimulidae – terrestrial
Bullidae – marine
- Bulla striata Bruguiére, 1792[5]
- (Gmelin, 1791)[5]
Bursidae – marine
Caecidae – marine
- Caecum pulchellum Stimpson, 1851[5]
- Caecum ryssotitum Folin, 1867[5]
Cancellariidae – marine
- Cancellaria reticulata (Linneo, 1767)[5]
Cassidae – marine
- Phalium granulatum (Borm, 1778)[5]
- Cypraecassis testiculus (Linneo, 1758)[5]
- Sconsia striata (Lamarck, 1816)[5]
- Cassis madagascariensis Lamarck, 1822[5]
- Cassis tuberosa (Linneo, 1758)[5]
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Cerithiidae – marine
- (Born, 1778)[5]
- Cerithium guinaicum Philippi, 1849[5]
- Cerithium eburneum Bruguiere, 1792[5]
- Cerithium lutosum Menke, 1828[5]
- C.B. Adams, 1848[5]
- Cerithium atratum (Born, 1778)[5]
- Bittium varium (Pfeiffer, 1840)[5]
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
- Conus puncticulatus Hwass, 1792[5]
- Conus mus Hwass, 1792[5]
- Rehder y Abbott, 1951[5]
- Conus spurius Gmelin, 1791[5]
- Conus centurio Born, 1778[5]
Calyptraeidae – marine
- Calyptraea centralis (Conrad, 1841)[5]
- Weisbord[5]
- Crucibulum auricula (Gmelin, 1791)[5]
- Crepidula convexa Say, 1822[5]
- Crepidula plana Say, 1822[5]
Cymatiidae – marine
- Orbigny, 1842[5]
- Cymatium cingulatum (Lamarck, 1822)[5]
- Cymatium muricinum (Roding, 1798)[5]
- Cymatium parthenopeum (Von Salis, 1793)[5]
- Clench y Turner, 1957[5]
- Charonia variegata (Lamarck, 1816)[5]
- Distorsio clathrata (Lamarck, 1816)[5]
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Cypraeidae – marine
Dorididae – marine
- Marcus y Marcus, 1967[5]
Eratoidae – marine
- Trivia pediculus (Linneo, 1758)[5]
Epitoniidae – marine
- (Lamarck, 1822)[5]
Fasciolariidae – marine
- (Weisbord, 1962)[5]
- Leucozonia nassa (Gmelin, 1791)[5]
- Latirus infundibulum (Gmelin, 1791)[5]
- Fusinus helenae Bartsch, 1939[5]
- (Philippi, 1850)[5]
- Gibson-Smith[5]
Ficidae – marine
- Ficus communis Roding, 1798[5]
Fissurellidae – marine
- Fissurella nodosa (Born, 1778)[5]
- Fissurella nimbosa Linneo, 1758[5]
- Diodora jaumei Aguayo y Rehder, 1936[5]
- Diodora cayenensis (Lamarck, 1822)[5]
- (Orbigny, 1842)[5]
- Hemitoma octoradiata (Gmelin, 1791)[5]
- Lucapina philippiana (Finlay, 1930)[5]
- (Sowerby, 1835)[5]
Haliotidae – marine
- Haliotis pourtalesii Dall, 1881[5][7])
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Haminoeidae – marine
- Haminoea antillarum (Orbigny, 1841)[5]
- (Conrad, 1846)[5]
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
- (Gmelin, 1791)[5]
- Weisbord, 1962[5]
- Persicula interruptolineata (Muhlfeld, 1816)[5]
- (Orbigny, 1842)[5]
Strophocheilidae – terrestrial
- Megalobulimus oblongus (Müller 1774)[2]
Ellobiidae – terrestrial
- Melampus coffeus (Linneo, 1758)[5]
Eulimidae – marine
- (Cantraine, 1835)[5]
Melongenidae – marine
- Melongena melongena (Linneo, 1758)[5]
- Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791)[5]
Mitridae – marine
- Mitra nodulosa (Gmelin, 1791)[5]
Modulidae – marine
- Modulus modulus (Linneo, 1758)[5]
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Muricidae – marine
- Chicoreus brevifrons Lamarck, 1822[5]
- Morula nodulosa (C.B. Adams, 1845)[5]
- Bullis, 1964[5]
- Bemardi, 1859[5]
- Sowerby, 1834[5]
- Abbott, 1958[5]
- Sowerby, 1841[5]
- Purpura patula Linneo, 1758[5]
- (Lamarck, 1822)[5]
- Thais deltoidea (Lamarck, 1822)[5]
- Conrad, 1837[5]
Naticidae – marine
- Naticarius canrena (Linneo, 1758)[5]
- Natica marochiensis (Gmelin, 1791)[5]
- Polinices hepaticus (Roding, 1798)[5]
- Polinices lacteus (Guilding, 1834)[5]
- Sinum maculatum (Say, 1831)[5]
Nassariidae – marine
- Nassarius vibex (Say, 1822)[5]
Neocyclotidae – terrestrial
- (Pfeifer)[2]
Neritidae – marine and freshwater
- Nerita peloronta Linneo, 1758[5][8]
- Nerita versicolor Gmelin, 1791[5][8]
- Gmelin, 1791[5][8]
- Nerita fulgurans Gmelin, 1791[5][8]
- Neritina meleagris Lamarck, 1822[5][8]
- Neritina piratica Russel, 1940[5]
- Neritina virginea (Linneo, 1758)[5][8]
- Neritina reclivata (Say, 1822)[5][8]
- (Linneo, 1758)[5][8]
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Olividae – marine
- Weisbord, 1962[5]
- Oliva scripta Lamarck, 1810[5]
- Olivella minuta (Link, 1807)[5]
- Ancilla glabrata (Linneo, 1758)[5]
Orthalicidae – terrestrial
- (Pfeffer, 1846)[2]
- Orthalicus maracaibensis (Pfeiffer)[2]
Ovulidae – marine
- Cyphoma intermedium Cate, 1973[5]
- Cyphoma gibbosum (Linneo, 1758)[5]
Pachychilidae – terrestrial
- Pachychilus laevisimus (Sowerby, 1824)[2]
Phasianellidae – marine
Planaxidae – marine
- (Bruguiere, 1789)[5]
Planorbidae – freshwater
Pleurodontidae – terrestrial
- Labyrinthus leucodon (Pfeiffer, 1847)[2]
- Labyrinthus umbrus (Thompson, 1957)[2]
Potamididae – marine
Rissoinidae – marine
- Desjardin, 1949[5]
- Rissoina bryerea (Montagu, 1803)[5]
- Rissoina decussata (Montagu, 1803)[5]
- Zebina browniana (Orbigny, 1842)[5]
- Alvania auberiana (Orbigny, 1842)[5]
Siphonariidae – marine
- Siphonaria pectinata (Linneo, 1758)[5]
Strombidae – marine
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Subulinidae – terrestrial
- Leptinaria lamellata (Potiez & Michaud, 1838)[2]
- (Pfeifer)[2]
- (Pfeifer)[2]
- Subulina octona (Bruguièri, 1792)[2]
Terebridae – marine
- Terebra protexta Conrad 1845[5]
- Terebra cinerea (Born, 1778)[5]
- Terebra taurina Lightfoot, 1786[5]
Thiaridae – freshwater
Tonnidae – marine
- Tonna maculosa (Dillwyn, 1817)[5]
- Tonna galea (Linneo, 1758)[5]
Trochidae – marine
- Cittarium pica (Linneo, 1758)[5]
- Calliostoma pulchrum (C.B. Adams, 1850)[5]
- Dall[5]
- Tegula fasciata (Born, 1778)[5]
- Tegula viridula (Gmelin, 1791)[5]
Turbinellidae – marine
- Turbinella angulata (Lightfoot, 1786)[5]
- Vasum muricatum (Born, 1778)[5]
Turbinidae – marine
- Turbo castanea Gmelin, 1791[5]
- (Lamarck, 1822)[5]
- (Linneo, 1767)[5]
- Astraea caelata (Gmelin, 1791)[5]
Turridae – marine
- Princz, 1978[5]
- Polystira albida (Perry, 1811)[5]
- (Born, 1778)[5]
- Hindsiclava consors (Sowerby)[5]
- Pyrgocythara candidissima (C.B. Adams, 1845)[5]
Turritellidae – marine
Urocoptidae – terrestrial
Vermetidae – marine
- Serpulorbis decussatus (Gmelin, 1791)[5]
Vitrinellidae – marine
- (C.B. Adams, 1850)[5]
Volutidae – marine
- Voluta musica Linneo, 1758[5]
Class Bivalvia[]
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Arcidae - marine
- Arca zebra (Swainson, 1833)[5]
- Bruguiere, 1789[5]
- Barbatia candida (Helbling, 1779)[5]
- Barbatia tenera (C.B. Adams, 1845)[5]
- Barbatia cancellaria (Lamarck, 1819)[5]
- (Lamarck, 1819)[5]
- Anadara floridana (Comad, 1869)[5]
- Anadara brasiliana (Lamarck, 1819)[5]
- Anadara notabilis (Roding, 1798)[5]
- Anadara chemnitzii (Philippi, 1851)[5]
- Anadara ovalis (Bruguiere, 1789)[5]
- Anadara baughmani Hertlein, 1951[5]
- (Lamarck, 1819)[5]
- (Dall, 1886)[5]
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
- Carditamera gracilis (Shuttleworth, 1856)[5]
Chamidae - marine
- Dall, 1886[5]
- Chama macerophylla (Gmelin, 1791)[5]
- Lamarck, 1819[5]
- Pseudochama radians (Lamarck, 1819)[5]
- Arcinella arcinella (Unneo, 1767)[5]
- Comad, 1866[5]
Corbulidae - marine
Crassatellidae - marine
- (Reeve, 1842)[5]
Donacidae - marine
Dreissenidae - marine
- Mytilopsis sallei Récluz, 1849[5]
Glycymeridae - marine
- Lamarck[5]
- Glycymeris pectinata (Gmelin, 1791)[5]
Isognomonidae - marine
- Isognomon alatus (Gmelin, 1791)[5]
Limidae - marine
Lucinidae - marine
- (Gmelin, 1791)[5]
- (Spengler, 1798)[5]
- (Conrad, 1841)[5]
- Codakia orbicularis (Linneo, 1758)[5]
- Codakia orbiculata (Montagu, 1808)[5]
- Codakia costata (Orbigny, 1842)[5]
- Divaricella quadrisulcata (Orbigny, 1842)[5]
- Anodontia alba Link, 1807[5]
Mactridae - marine
- Gmelin, 1791[5]
- (Spengler, 1802)[5]
- (Dall, 1897)[5]
- Mulinia cleryana (Orbigny, 1846)[5]
- (Lamarck, 1818)[5]
- Anatina anatina (Spengler, 1802)[5]
Mytilidae - marine
- Brachidontes modiolus (Linneo, 1767)[5]
- Brachidontes exustus (Linneo, 1758)[5]
- (Lamarck, 1819)[5]
- Modiolus americanus (Leach, 1815)[5]
- Musculus lateralis (Say, 1822)[5]
- Perna perna (Linneo, 1758)[5]
- (Conrad, 1846)[5]
Nuculanidae - marine
- Nuculana acuta (Conrad, 1831)[5]
- (Sowerby, 1823)[5]
- A. Adams[5]
Nuculidae - marine
- Weisbord, 1964.[5]
Ostreidae - marine
- Crassostrea rhizophorae (Guilding, 1828)[5]
- (Linneo, 1758)[5]
Pectinidae - marine
- (Linneo, 1758)[5]
- (Gabb, 1873)[5]
- (Gmelin, 1791)[5]
- (Lamarck, 1819[5]
- (Wood, 1828)[5]
- Aequipecten acanthodes (Dall, 1925)[5]
- Argopecten gibbus (Linneo, 1758)[5]
- Argopecten nucleus (Born, 1778)[5]
- Dall, 1898[5]
- (Linneo, 1758)[5]
Periplomatidae - marine
- (Lamarck, 1801)[5]
Pinnidae - marine
- Atrina rigida (Lightfoot, 1786)[5]
- [5]
- Gibson-Smith[5]
- Atrina seminuda (Lamark, 1819)[5]
- Pinna carnea Gmelin, 1791[5]
Pholadidae - marine
Plicatulidae - marine
- Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck, 180l[5]
Psammobiidae - marine
Pteriidae - marine
- Pinctada imbricata Réiding, 1798[5]
- Pteria colymbus (Réiding, 1798)[5]
Semelidae - marine
- (Pulteney, 1799)[5]
Solecurtidae - marine
Solenidae - marine
- Spengler, 1794[5]
Spondylidae - marine
- Reeve, 1856[5]
- Spondylus americanus Hermann, 1781[5]
Tellinidae - marine
- Pultency, 1799[5]
- Turton, 1819[5]
- Tellina listeri Roding, 1798[5]
- Tellina punicea Born, 1778[5]
- Turton, 1819[5]
- Boss, 1968[5]
- Boss, 1964[5]
- Macoma constricta (Bruguiere, 1792)[5]
- Dall, 1900[5]
- Dall[5]
- (Say, 1834)[5]
- Boss, 1969[5]
- Tryon, 1870[5]
- (Say, 1834)[5]
Thraciidae - marine
- Jonas, 1850[5]
Ungulinidae - marine
- (Orbigny, 1842)[5]
- Diplodonta semiaspera (Philippi, 1836)[5]
Veneridae - marine
- (Dall, 1902)[5]
- Periglypta listeri (Gray, 1838)[5]
- Ventricolaria rigida (Dillwyn, 1817)[5]
- Chione cancellata (Linneo, 1767)[5]
- Chione paphia (Linneo, 1767)[5]
- (Bory-Saint-Vicent, 1827)[5]
- Anomalocardia brasiliana (Gmelin, 1791)[5]
- (Gmelin, 1791)[5]
- Tivela mactroides (Born, 1778)[5]
- (Dall y Simpson, 1901)[5]
- Pitar dione (Linneo, 1758)[5]
- Pitar circinatus (Born, 1778)[5]
- Pitar fulminatus (Menke, 1828)[5]
- Pitar albidus (Gmelin, 1791)[5]
- Macrocallista maculata (Linneo, 1758)[5]
- (Récluz, 1852)[5]
- Dosinia concentrica (Born, 1778)[5]
- (Gmelin, 1791)[5]
Class Cephalopoda[]
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Loliginidae - marine
- Loligo pealei (Lesueur, 1821[5]
- Lolliguncula brevis (Blainville, 1823)[5]
- Sepioteuthis sepioidea (Blainville, 1823)[5]
Octopodidae - marine
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[]
Chitonidae - marine
- Acanthopleura granulata (Gmelin, 1791)[5]
- Gmelin, 1791[5]
- Chiton tuberculatus Linneo, 1758[5]
See also[]
- List of echinoderms of Venezuela
- List of Poriferans of Venezuela
- List of introduced molluscs of Venezuela
- List of marine molluscs of Venezuela
- List of non-marine molluscs of El Hatillo Municipality, Miranda, Venezuela
- List of non-marine molluscs of Venezuela
- List of birds of Venezuela
- List of mammals of Venezuela
References[]
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