The marine molluscs of Venezuela are a part of the molluscan fauna of Venezuela. The marine molluscs are the snails, clams and mussels, chitons, octopuses, squid and cuttlefish that live in marine and estuarine habitats. The freshwater and land molluscs are not included in this list.
This is a partial list of the marine molluscs of Venezuela. The families are listed alphabetically within the classes.
Statistics Class Nº of Families Nº of Genera Nº of Species Gastropoda 76 204 528Bivalvia 50 140 336 Cephalopoda 5 7 13 Polyplachophora 5 9 19 Scaphopoda 3 6 8 Total 139 366 904
Class Polyplacophora Suborder Acanthochitonina Acanthochitonidae Americhiton andersoni (Watters, 1981) Americhiton balesae (Abbott, 1954) Acanthochitona pygmaea (Pilsbry, 1893) Acanthochitona retrojecta (Pilsbry, 1893) Acanthochitona venezuelana Lyons, 1988
Suborder Chitonina Chaetopleuridae Chaetopleura apiculata (Say, 1834) Lepidochitona liozonis (Dall & Simpson, 1901)
Chitonidae
Acanthopleura granulata (Gmelin, 1791) Chiton marmoratus Gmelin, 1791 Chiton squamosus Linnaeus, 1764 Chiton tuberculatus Linnaeus, 1758 Rhyssoplax janeirensis (Gray, 1828)
Ischnochitonidae Callistochiton portobelensis Ferreira 1976 Ceratozona squalida (Adams, 1845) Ischnochiton hartmeyeri Thiele, 1916 Ischnochiton papillosus (Adams, 1845) Ischnochiton striolatus (Gray, 1829) Stenoplax boogii (Haddon, 1886) Stenoplax purpurascens (Haddon, 1886)
Class Scaphopoda Order Dentaliida Dentaliidae Dentalium laqueatum A. E. Verrill, 1885 Graptacme semistriolata (Guilding, 1834) Fissidentalium Paradentalium americanum Philippi, 1843
Laevidentaliidae Laevidentalium
Order Gadilida Gadilidae Gadila dominguensis (d'Orbigny, 1853) Polyschides tetraschistus (Watson, 1879)
Class Gastropoda Superfamily Acteonoidea Aplysiidae
Aplysia brasiliana Rang, 1828 Aplysia cervina (Dall & Simpson, 1901) Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828 Aplysia juliana Quoy & Gaimard, 1832Rivero P, Nelsy., Martínez, E, Rafael y Pauls, Sheila M. 2003: Especies de Aplysia (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia, Aplysiidae) de las costas de Venezuela. Acta Biologica Venezuelica.23(11):23-32 Aplysia parvula Mörch, 1863 3 Bursatelle pleii Rang, 1828
Superfamily Architectonicoidea Architectonicidae Architectonica nobilis Röding, 1798 Heliacus bisulcatus Orbigny, 1842 Heliacus cylindricus (Gmelin, 1791)
Superfamily Buccinoidea Buccinidae Engina turbinella (Kiener, 1835) Engoniophos unicinctus (Say, 1845) Pallacera guadalupensis (Petit, 1852) Pisania lineata (Conrad, 1846) Pisania pusio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Columbellidae Suturoglypta pretrii (Reeve, 1849) Parvanachis obesa (Adams, 1845) Costoanachis catenata (Sowerby I, 1844) Costoanachis hotessieriana (Orbigny, 1842) Anachis plicatulum (Dunker, 1857) Anachis pulchella (Blainville, 1829) Costoanachis semiplicata Stearns, 1873 Costoanachis sertulariarum (d'Orbigny, 1842) Costoanachis sparsa (Reeve, 1859) Columbella mercatoria Linnaeus, 1758 Mazatlania cosentini (Philippi, 1836) Mitrella albella (Adams, 1850) Mitrella fenestrata (Adams, 1850) Astyris lunata (Say, 1826) Mitrella ocellata (Gmelin, 1791) Nitidella dichroa Sowerby 1858 Nitidella nitida (Lamarck, 1822)) Rhombinella laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758) Strombina pumilio (Reeve, 1859))
Fasciolariidae
Aristofusus excavatus (Sowerby II, 1880) Fasciolaria tulipa (Linnaeus, 1758) Fasciolaria tulipa hollisteri (Weisbord, 1962) Barbarofusus barbarensis (Trask, 1855) Princz, D. 1973: Moluscos gastrópodos y pelecípodos del estado Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. Memoria de la Sociedad de Ciencias Nataturales La Salle 33(96): 169-222. (Introduced species) Fusinus bitteri Gibson-Smith Lyonsifusus carvalhoriosi Macsotay & Campos, 2001 Aristofusus couei (Petit de la Saussaye, 1853) Aristofusus helenae Bartsch, 1939 Fusinus howelli Clench & Aguayo, 1940 Fusinus dilectus Weisbord, 1962 Lyonsifusus martinezi Macsotay & Campos, 2001 Fusinus veatchi (Maury, 1917) Heilprinia timessa (Dall, 1889) Hemipolygona mcgintyi (Pilsbry, 1939) Polygona angulata (Röding, 1798) Polygona infundibulum (Gmelin, 1791) Leucozonia nassa (Gmelin, 1791) Leucozonia ocellata (Gmelin, 1791) Lyonsifusus ansatus (Gmelin, 1791) Marmorofusus verrucosus (Gmelin, 1791) (Introduced species) Triplofusus papillosus (Sowerby I, 1825)
Melongenidae
Melongena melongena (Linnaeus, 1758) Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) Pugilina morio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pisaniidae Gemophos auritulus (Link, 1807) Gemophos tinctus (Conrad, 1846)
Superfamily Bulloidea Bullidae
Bulla striata Bruguière, 1792 Bulla striata occidentalis Adams, 1850 Bulla solida (Gmelin, 1791)
Retusidae Purunculus caelatus Bush 1885 Retusa bullata Kiener, 1834 Retusa candei (Orbigny, 1842)Armas, A., Llano, M. y Guevara P.I. 1991: sedimentos superficiales y micromoluscos bentónicos de la bahía de Garaton, Isla La Blanquilla Venezuela. Memoria de la Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle, LIII(140):27-37 Retusa sulcata (Orbigny, 1842) Ryzorus ozyllatus Bush, 1885 Volvulella persimilis Mörch, 1875
Superfamily Calyptraeoidea Calyptraeidae Calyptraea centralis (Conrad, 1841) Cheilea equestris (Linnaeus, 1758) Crepidula aculeata (Gmelin, 1791) Crepidula convexa Say, 1822 Crepidula incurva (Broderip, 1834) Crepidula plana Say, 1822 Crepidula rostrata Adams, 1852 Crucibulum auricula (Gmelin, 1791) Crucibulum marense Weisbordn 1962 Crucibulum striatum (Say, 1828)
Superfamily Cavolinioidea Cavoliniidae Cavolinia longirostris (Blainville, 1821) Cavolinia trispinosa (Blainville, 1821) Diacria trispinosa (Blainville, 1821)
Creseidae Creseis acicula Rang, 1828
Superfamily Cerithioidea Cerithiidae Cerithium algicola Adams, 1848 Cerithium atratum (Born, 1778) Cerithium eburneum Bruguière, 1792 Cerithium guinaicum Philippi, 1849 Cerithium litterattum (Born, 1778) Cerithium lutosum Menke, 1828 Diastoma varium (Pfeiffer, 1840)
Modulidae Trochomodulus carchedonius (Lamarck, 1822) Modulus cerodes (Adams, 1851) (Introduced species) Modulus modulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Planaxidae Planaxis lineatus (Da Costa, 1778) Planaxis nucleus (Bruguière, 1789)
Potamididae Cerithidea costata (Da Costa, 1778) Cerithidea scalariformis (Say, 1825) Batillaria minima (Gmelin, 1791)
Scaliolidae Finella dubia (d'Orbigny, 1840)
Turritellidae
Turritella acropa Dall, 1889 Turritella exoleta (Linnaeus, 1758) Turritella maiquetiana (Weisbord, 1962) Turritella paraguanensis F. Hodson, 1926 Turritella variegata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Superfamily Conoidea Conidae Conus aurantius Bruguière, 1872 Conus austini Rehder y Abbott, 1951 Conus brasiliensis Clench, 1942 Conus capricorni Van Mol, Tursch & Kenp, 1967 Conus centurio Born, 1778 Conus dominicanus Hwass, 1782 Conus erminius Born, 1778 Conus fostery Clench & Aguayo, 1942 Conus granulatus Linnaeus, 1758 Conus jaspideus Gmelin, 1791 Conus jaspideus pygmaeus Reeve, 1844 Conus juliae Clench, 1942 Conus multiliratus mukltiliratus Bose, 1906 Conus mus Hwass, 1792 Conus patricius Hinds, 1843 Conus puncticulatus Hwass, 1792 Conus regius Gmelin, 1791 Conus spurius Gmelin, 1791 Conus spurius atlanticus Clench, 1942 Conus stimpson Dall, 1902 Conus villepini Fischer & Bernardi, 1857 Conus vitatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Drilliidae Agladrillia Syntomodrillia biconica Weisbord, 1962 Syntomodrillia lissotropis Dall Pleurotomella
Terebridae Strioerebrum concavum (Say, 1822) Strioerebrum dislocatum (Say, 1825) Strioerebrum protextum (Conrad, 1845) Terebra arca Abbott, 1954 Terebra cinerea (Born, 1778) Terebra dislocata (Say, 1822) Terebra hastata (Gmelin 1791) Terebra protexta Conrad 1845 Terebra salleana (Deshayes, 1859) Terebra taurina Lightfoot, 1786
Superfamily Cylichnoidea Cylichnidae Acteocina bullata (Kiener, 1834) Acteocina canaliculata (Say, 1822) Acteocina candey (Orbigny, 1842) Cylichna caelata (Bush, 1885)
Superfamily Cypraeoidea Cypraeidae
Cypraea cinerea Gmelin, 1791 Cypraea spurca acicularis Gmelin, 1791 Cypraea zebra Linnaeus, 1758 Siphocypraea mus Linnaeus, 1758
Eratoidae Trivia candidula Gaskoin, 1835 Trivia matbiana Schwengel y Mcgynty, 1942 Trivia pediculus (Linnaeus, 1758) Trivia suffusa (Gray, 1832)
Ovulidae
Cyphoma intermedium (Sowerby I, 1828) Cyphoma gibbosum (Linnaeus, 1758) Cyphoma christahemmenae (Fehse, 1997) Cyphoma signatum Pilsbry y Mcgynty, 1939 Cymbovula acicularis (Lamarck, 1810) Simnia rufa (Sowerby I, 1832) Simnialena uniplicata (Sowerby II, 1848)
Superfamily Doridoidea Dorididae Glossodoris bayeri Marcus y Marcus, 1967
Superfamily Eoacmaeoidea Eoacmaeidae Eoacmaea pustulata (Helbling, 1779)Bitter, Ricardo S. y Martínez E. Rafael. 2001: Inventario de los moluscos marinos en las costas del estado Falcón, Venezuela. Acta Biologica Venezuelica, 21(1):21-41.
Superfamily Ellobioidea Ellobiidae Detracia bulloides (Motangu, 1808) Melampus coffeus (Linnaeus, 1758) Melampus monile (Bruguière, 1789) Pedipes mirabilis (Mühlfeld, 1816) Tralia ovula (Bruguière, 1789)
Superfamily Epitonioidea Epitoniidae Epitonium albidum (d'Orbigny, 1842) Epitonium arnoldoi Dall, 1917 Epitonium denticulatun (Sowerby II, 1844) Epitonium lamellosum (Lamarck, 1822) Janthina globosa Swainson, 1822 Scalina mitchelli (Dall, 1896)
Superfamily Ficoidea Ficidae
Ficus communis Röding, 1798 Ficus ventricosus Sowerby I, 1825
Superfamily Fissurelloidea Fissurellidae
Diodora arcuata (Sowerby II, 1862) Diodora aspera (Rathke, 1833) Diodora cayenensis (Lamarck, 1822) Diodora dysoni (Reeve, 1850) Diodora jaumei Aguayo y Rehder, 1936 Diodora listeri (Orbigny, 1842)Buitrago, Joaquín. y Capelo, Juan C.,. 1993: Los moluscos bentónicos de la región suroriental de la bahía de Pozuelos, Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela. Memoria de la Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle, LIII(140):27-37 Diodora minuta (Lamark, 1822) Diodora sayi (Dall, 1899) Diodora variegata (Sowerby II, 1862) Diodora viridula (Lamarck, 1822) Emarginula pumila (Adams, 1851) Emarginula dentigera Heilprin, 1889 Fissurella angusta Gmelin, 1791 Fissurella barbadensis Gmelin, 1791 Fissurella fascicularis Lamark, 1822 Fissurella nimbosa Linnaeus, 1758 Fissurella nodosa (Born, 1778) Fissurella rosea (Gmelin, 1796) Hemitoma octoradiata (Gmelin, 1791) Lucapina philippiana (Finlay, 1930) Lucapina sowerbii (Sowerby I, 1835) Lucapina suffusa (Reeve, 1850) Lucapinella henseli (Von Martens, 1890) Lucapinella limatula (Reeve, 1850)
Superfamily Haliotoidea Haliotidae
Haliotis pourtalesii Dall, 1881Martínez E, R. y Ruiz B, L. 1994: “Nota acerca de la presencia del gastropodo Haliotis pourtalesii|Haliotis (Padollus) pourtalesii Dall, 1881 (Archeogastropoda, Pleurotomariacea) en aguas del Caribe venezolano”. Acta Biologica Venezuelica. 15(1):63-64.
Superfamily Haminoeoidea Haminoeidae Atys riiseana (Mörch, 1875) Atys sharpi Vannata 1901
Haminoeidae Haminoea antillarum (Orbigny, 1841) Haminoea elegans (Gray, 1925) Haminoea succinea (Conrad, 1846) Scaphander watsoni Dall, 1869
Superfamily Littorinoidea Littorinidae Albania auberiana (Orbigny, 1842) Cingula floridana (Rheder, 1943) Cingula floridana (Pfeiffer, 1839) Littoraria angulifera (Lamarck, 1822) Echinolittorina angustior Mörch, 1876 Littoraria flava King & Broderip, 1832 Echinolittorina lineolata Orbigny, 1840 Echinolittorina meleagris (Potiez y Michaud, 1838) Littoraria nebulosa (Lamarck, 1822) Littorina tesellata Philippi, 1847 Echinolittorina ziczac (Gmelin, 1791) - zebra periwinkle Echinolittorina tuberculata (Menke, 1828) Schwartziella bryerea (Montagu, 1803) Phosinella cancellata (Philippi, 1847) Zebinella decussata (Montagu, 1803) Cenchritis muricatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Truncatella caribaeensis Reeve, 1842 Zebina browniana (Orbigny, 1842)
Naticidae
Natica marochiensis (Gmelin, 1791) Naticarius canrena (Linnaeus, 1758) Polinices hepaticus (Röding, 1798) Polinices lacteus (Guilding, 1834) Sinum maculatum (Say, 1831) Sinum perspectivum (Say, 1831) Stigmaulax cayennensis Récluz, 1850 Stigmaulax sulcatus (Born, 1778) Tectonatica pusilla Say, 1822
Nassariidae Phrontis alba Say, 1822 Nassarius coppingeri (Smith, 1881) Phrontis karinae Nowell-Usticke, 1959