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
There were recorded at least 2 species of solenogastres in Ireland.
Family Rhopalomeniidae Rhopalomenia aglaopheniae (Kowalewsky & Marion, 1887)
Family Neomeniidae Neomenia carinata Tullberg, 1875
Subclass Caudofoveata There was recorded at least 1 species of Caudofoveata in Ireland.
Family Chaetodermatidae Chaetoderma nitidulum Lovén, 1844
Class Polyplacophora (sea cradles, loricates)
There were recorded at least 13 species of polyplacophorans in Ireland.
Family Acanthochitonidae Acanthochitona crinita (Pennant, 1777) Acanthochitona discrepans (Brown, 1827) Acanthochitona fascicularis (Linnaeus, 1767)
Family Ischnochitonidae Lepidochitona cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767) Tonicella marmorea (Fabricius, 1780) Tonicella rubra (Linnaeus, 1767)
Family Leptochitonidae Callochiton achatinus (Brown, 1827) Callochiton septemvalvis (Montagu, 1803) Hanleya hanleyi (Bean in Thorpe, 1844) Lepidopleurus asellus (Gmelin, 1791) Lepidopleurus cancellatus (Sowerby, 1839) Leptochiton asellus (Gmelin, 1791) Leptochiton cancellatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840)
Class Gastropoda (slugs, snails etc.)
Class Bivalvia (clams, oysters, scallops, mussels)
Class Scaphopoda (tusk shells, tooth shells) There were recorded at least 2 species of tusk shells in Ireland.
Family Dentaliidae Antalis entalis (Linnaeus, 1758) Antalis vulgaris (da Costa, 1778)
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 Rossia macrosoma (Delle Chiaje, 1829) Sepiola atlantica d'Orbigny, 1839
Family Architeuthidae (giant squid) Architeuthis dux Steenstrup, 1857
See also List of non-marine molluscs of Ireland
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries: List of non-marine molluscs of Great Britain List of marine molluscs of Island
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 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
Bernard E. Picton and Christine C. Morrow Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland MarLIN Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Ireland. Roche C., Clarke S. & O’Connor B. (2005) Inventory of Irish marine wildlife publications. Irish Wildlife Manuals, No. 16. National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin, Ireland. World Register of Marine Species The Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland Encyclopedia image browse and species index Marine species identification portal Natural History Museum Rotterdam Mollusca Images