List of marine molluscs of Venezuela explained
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 |
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| Gastropoda | 76 | 204 | 528 |
| Bivalvia | 50 | 140 | 336 |
| Cephalopoda | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| Polyplachophora | 5 | 9 | 19 |
| Scaphopoda | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Total | 139 | 366 | 904 |
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Class Polyplacophora
- Americhiton andersoni (Watters, 1981)
- Americhiton balesae (Abbott, 1954)
- Acanthochitona pygmaea (Pilsbry, 1893)
- Acanthochitona retrojecta (Pilsbry, 1893)
- Acanthochitona venezuelana Lyons, 1988
- 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
- Gadila dominguensis (d'Orbigny, 1853)
- Polyschides tetraschistus (Watson, 1879)
Class Gastropoda
- Architectonica nobilis Röding, 1798
- Heliacus bisulcatus Orbigny, 1842
- Heliacus cylindricus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Suturoglypta pretrii (Reeve, 1849)
- Parvanachis obesa (Adams, 1845)
- Costoanachis catenata (Sowerby, 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))
- Fasciolaria tulipa hollisteri (Weisbord, 1962)
- Barbarofusus barbarensis (Trask, 1855) [2] (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)
Bullidae
- Purunculus caelatus Bush 1885
- Retusa bullata Kiener, 1834
- Retusa candei (Orbigny, 1842)[3]
- Retusa sulcata (Orbigny, 1842)[3]
- Ryzorus ozyllatus Bush, 1885
- Volvulella persimilis Mörch, 1875
Superfamily Calyptraeoidea
- Cerithidea costata (Da Costa, 1778)
- Cerithidea scalariformis (Say, 1825)
- Batillaria minima (Gmelin, 1791)
- Turritella acropa Dall, 1889
- Turritella exolea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Turritella maiquetiana (Weisbord, 1962)
- Turritella paraguanensis F. Hodson, 1926
- Turritella variegata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Conus auranius 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
- 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
- Cypraea cinerea Gmelin, 1791
- Cypraea spurca acicularis Gmelin, 1791
- Cypraea zebra Linnaeus, 1758
- Siphocypraea mus Linnaeus, 1758
- Trivia candidula Gaskoin, 1835
- Trivia matbiana Schwengel y Mcgynty, 1942
- Trivia pediculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Trivia suffusa (Gray, 1832)
- Glossodoris bayeri Marcus y Marcus, 1967
Superfamily Eoacmaeoidea
Eoacmaeidae
Superfamily Ellobioidea
Epitoniidae
Superfamily Ficoidea
Superfamily Fissurelloidea
- Diodora arcuata (Sowerby II, 1862)
- Diodora aspera (Rathke, 1833)
- Diodora cayenensis (Lamarck, 1822)[4]
- Diodora dysoni (Reeve, 1850)
- Diodora jaumei Aguayo y Rehder, 1936[4]
- Diodora listeri (Orbigny, 1842)[4] [5]
- Diodora minuta (Lamark, 1822)[5]
- 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[4]
- Fissurella nodosa (Born, 1778)[4]
- Fissurella rosea (Gmelin, 1796)
- Hemitoma octoradiata (Gmelin, 1791)[4]
- Lucapina philippiana (Finlay, 1930)[4]
- Lucapina sowerbii (Sowerby I, 1835)[4]
- Lucapina suffusa (Reeve, 1850)
- Lucapinella henseli (Von Martens, 1890)
- Lucapinella limatula (Reeve, 1850)
Haliotidae
- Atys riiseana (Mörch, 1875)
- Atys sharpi Vannata 1901
- Albania auberiana (Orbigny, 1842)
- Cingula floridana (Rheder, 1943)
- Cingula floridana (Pfeiffer, 1839)
- Littoraria angulifera (Lamarck, 1822)[4]
- Echinolittorina angustior Mörch, 1876[4]
- Littoraria flava King & Broderip, 1832
- Echinolittorina lineolata Orbigny, 1840[4]
- Echinolittorina meleagris (Potiez y Michaud, 1838)
- Littoraria nebulosa (Lamarck, 1822)[4]
- Littorina tesellata Philippi, 1847
- Echinolittorina ziczac (Gmelin, 1791)
- Echinolittorina tuberculata (Menke, 1828)[4]
- Schwartziella bryerea (Montagu, 1803)
- Phosinella cancellata (Philippi, 1847)
- Zebinella decussata (Montagu, 1803)
- Cenchritis muricatus (Linnaeus, 1758)[4]
- Truncatella caribaeensis Reeve, 1842
- Zebina browniana (Orbigny, 1842)
Superfamily Muricoidea
- Babelomurex mansfieldi (McGinty, 1940)[7]
- Calotrophon ostrearum (Conrad, 1846)[8]
- Calotrophon velero (Vokes, 1970)[7]
- Chicoreus brevifrons Lamarck, 1822[8] [4] [5] [7] [9]
- Chicoreus spectrum (Reeve, 1846)[7]
- Claremontiella nodulosa (Adams, 1845)[8] [4] [7]
- Coralliophila caribaea Abbott, 1958[8]
- Coralliophila erosa (Röding, 1822)[8]
- Dermomurex parperculus (Adams, 1853)[7]
- Dermomurex pauperculus (Adams, 1850)[8]
- Favartia alveata (Kiener, 1842)[8]
- Favartia cellulosa (Conrad, 1846)[7]
- Favartia macgintyi M. Smith, 1938[8]
- Mexacanthina angelica Oldroyd, 1918<[7]
- Morutla gilbertharrisi (Weisbord, 1962)[7]
- Murex erhysostoma Sowerby II, 1834[8]
- Murex olssoni Vokes, 1967[7]
- Muricopsis perexigua (Maury, 1917)[7]
- Muricopsis rosea (Reeve, 1856)[8]
- Muricopsis rosea (Reeve, 1856)[8]
- Ocenebra intermedia (Adams, 1850)[8]
- Phyllonotus margaritensis Abbott, 1958[4]
- Phyllonotus margaritensis Abbott, 1958[8] [7]
- Phyllonotus pomum Gmelin, 1791[8] [5]
- Plicopurpura patula Linnaeus, 1758[8] [4] [7]
- Poirieria recticanlis (Weisbord, 1962)[7]
- Siratus beauii (Fisher & Bernarldi 1957)[8]
- Siratus formosus Sowerby II, 1841[4]
- Siratus springeri Bullis, 1964[8]
- Stramonita floridana (Conrad, 1837)[8] [4]
- Stramonita haemastoma (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Stramonita haemastoma Linnaeus, 1767)[7]
- Thais melones (Duclos, 1832)[7]
- Thais rustica (Lamarck, 1822)[8] [4] [7]
- Thaisella coronata (Guppy, 1869)[8]
- Trachypollia didyma (Schwengel, 1943)[8]
- Typhina belcheri (Broderip, 1833)[8]
- Typhina expansa Sowerby II, 1874[8]
- Typhis bullasi (Gertman, 1969)[8]
- Vasula deltoidea (Lamarck, 1822)[8] [4] [7]
- Vokesimurex cabritii (Bemardi, 1859)[8] [4] [7]
- Vokesimurex chrysostoma Sowerby II, 1834[4] [5] [7]
- Vokesimurex donmoorei (Bullis, 1964)[4]
- Vokesimurex messorius Sowerby II, 1841[8]
- Vokesimurex recurvirostris (Broderip, 1832)[5] [7]
- Nerita amplisulcata Macsotay & Campos, 2001[7]
- Nerita fulgurans Gmelin, 1791[8] [4] [7]
- Nerita peloronta Linnaeus, 1758[8] [4] [7] [11]
- Nerita tessellata Gmelin, 1791[8] [4] [7] [11]
- Nerita versicolor Gmelin, 1791[8] [4] [7] [11]
- Neritina meleagris Lamarck, 1822[4] [11]
- Neritina piratica Russel, 1940[4]
- Nereina punctulata (Lamarck, 1816)
- Neritina reclivata (Say, 1822)[8] [4] [11]
- Neritina virginea (Linnaeus, 1758)[8] [4] [11]
- Puperita pupa (Linnaeus, 1767)[12]
- Smaragdia viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)[8] [4] [5] [11]
Olividae
- Eburna glabrata (Linnaeus, 1758)[4] [7]
- Amalda tankervillii (Linnaeus, 1758)[8] [7]
- Jaspidella jaspidea (Gmelin, 1791)[8] [3]
- Oliva scripta Lamarck, 1811[7]
- Americoliva reticularis (Lamarck, 1810)[8] [7]
- Americoliva sayana Ravanel, 1834[7]
- Oliva semmelinki Weisbord, 1962[4] [7]
- Olivella acteocina Olson 1956[8]
- Olivella dealbata (Reeve, 1850)[7]
- Olivella fundarugata Weisbord, 1962[7] [3]
- Olivella kifos Macsotay & Campos, 2001[7]
- Olivella lactea (Marrat, 1871)[8]
- Olivella minuta (Link, 1807)[8] [4] [7]
- Olivella mutica (Say, 1822)[8]
- Olivella nivea (Gmelin, 1791)[8]
- Olivella petiolita (Duclos, 1857)[8]
- Olivella perplexa Olson 1956[8] [3]
- Iselica globosa (H. C. Lea, 1843)[8] [7]
Superfamily Ringiculoidea
- Cymatium etcheversi Macsotay & Campos 2001a[7]
- Cymatium femorale (Linnaeus, 1758)[8] [7]
- Distorsio clathrata (Lamarck, 1816)[8] [4] [5] [7]
- Gutturnium muricinum (Röding, 1798)[8] [4] [7]
- Linatella caudata (Gmelin, 1791)[8] [4] [7]
- Monoplex krebsii (Mörch, 1877)[8] [5]
- Monoplex nicobaricus (Röding, 1798)[8]
- Monoplex parthenopeus (Von Salis, 1793)[8] [4] [5] [7] [3]
- Monoplex pilearis martinianum Orbigny, 1842[4]
- Monoplex pilearis (Linnaeus, 1758)[8] [7]
- Monoplex vespaceus (Lamarck, 1822)[8] [5]
- Ranularia cynocephala (Lamarck, 1816)[8] [4] [7]
- Turritriton labiosus Wood, 1828[7]
- Strobiligera sentoma (Dall, 1927)[8]
- Triphora intermedia (Adams, 1850)[8]
- Triphora ornata (Deshayes, 1832) [8]
- Triphora turristhomae (Holten, 1802)[8]
- Astele hassler (Clench & Aguayo, 1939)[7]
- Astele bullisi (Clench & Turner, 1960)[7]
- Calliostoma adspersum (Philippi, 1851)[7]
- Calliostoma decipiens (Guppy, 1867)[7]
- Calliostoma decipiens (Guppy, 1867)[7]
- Calliostoma euglyptum (Adams, 1854) [7]
- Calliostoma jujubinum (Gmelin, 1791)[8]
- Calliostoma pulchrum (Adams, 1850)[4]
- Calliostoma sarcodum Dall, 1927[8] [4]
- Cittarium pica (Linnaeus, 1758)[8] [4] [7]
- Gaza superba (Dall, 1881)
- Tegula excavata (Lamarck, 1822)[8]
- Tegula fasciata (Born, 1778)[8] [4]
- Tegula hotessieriana (Orbigny, 1842)[7]
- Tegula lividomaculata Adams, 1845[8] [7]
- Tegula puntagordana Weisbord, 1962[7]
- Tegula viridula (Gmelin, 1791)[8] [4] [7] [3]
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Turridae
- Crassispira albomaculata (Orbigny, 1842) [8]
- Crassispira chazaliei (Dautzemberg, 1900)[7]
- Crassispira fuscenscens Reeve, 1843[8] [7]
- Knefastia jungi Macsotay & Campos, 2001[7]
- Crassispira leucocyna Dall, 1883[8]
- Daphnella lymneiformis Kiener, 1840[8]
- Drillia albinodonta[8]
- Drillia gibbosa (Born, 1778)[4] [7]
- Fusiturrieula pauletae Princz, 1978[4]
- Hindsiclava consors (Sowerby)[4]
- Knefastia altenai Macsotay & Campos, 2001[7]
- Mangelia melanitica Dall, 1885[8] [13]
- Polystira albida (Perry, 1811)[8] [4] [5] [7]
- Polystira tellea (Dall, 1889)[7]
- Pygospira ostrearum Stearns, 1872[8]
- Pyrgocythara candidissima (Adams, 1845)[4]
- Macrophalina floridana Moore, 1965[8]
- Agatrix smithii (Dall, 1888) [8]
- Circulus multistriatus (A. E. Verrill, 1884) [8]
- Cochliolepis sunrinamensis Altena, 1966[8]
- Cochliopsis parasitica Stimpson, 1858[8]
- Cyclotremiscus caraboboense Weisbord, 1962[3]
- Teinostoma clavium Pilsbry y Mcginty, 1945[8]
- Teinostoma lerema Pilsbry y Mcginty, 1945[8] [3]
- Teinostoma megastoma (Adams, 1850)[4]
- Teinostoma multistriata A. E. Verrill, 1884[3]
- Teinostoma obsoletun Pilsbry y Mcginty, 1945[8]
- Teinostoma parvicallum Pilsbry y Mcginty, 1945[8]
- Umbraculum plicatulum (Von Martens, 1881)[7] (Introduced species)[10]
- Melanella coniodea Kurt y Stimpson, 1851[8] [3]
- Melanella intermedia (Cantraine, 1835)[4]
- Cancellaria reticulata (Linnaeus, 1767)[8] [4] [7]
- Olsonella smithii (Dall, 1889)[7]
- Gibberulina agger (Watson, 1886)[8]
- Gibberulina ovuliformis (Orbigny, 1842)[8] [3]
- Hyalina albolineata (Orbigny, 1842)[4]
- Hyalina avena (Kiener, 1834)[8] [7] [3]
- Hyalina gracilis (C.B.Adams, 1851)[8]
- Hyalina laenilata (Mörch, 1860)[8]
- Hyalina palida (Linnaeus, 1758)[8]
- Hyalina taeniota (Sowerby, 1846)[8]
- Marginella apacina Menke, 1828[8] [5]
- Marginella aureocinta Searns, 1872[8]
- Marginella carnea (Storer, 1837)[8]
- Marginella catenata (Montagu, 1803)[8]
- Marginella clovere (Rios & Matthws, 1972)[8]
- Marginella ebruneola Conrad, 1834[8]
- Marginella hematita (Kiener, 1834)[7]
- Marginella lasallei
- Marginella lavalleana Orbigny, 1842[8] [3]
- Marginella prunum (Gmelin, 1791)[4] [7]
- Marginella circumvitata Weisbord, 1962[4] [7]
- Marginella marginata Born, 1778[8] [7]
- Marginellopsis serai Bavay, 1911[8]
- Persicula interruptolineata (Muhlfeld, 1816) [8] [4] [7]
- Persicula obesa (Redfield, 1848)[7]
- Persicula muralis (Hinds, 1844)[7]
- Persicula porcellana (Gmelin, 1791)[8]
- Persicula pulcherina (Gaskoim, 1849)[8]
- Prunun rooselvelti (Bartsch & Rehder, 1939)[8]
- Volvarina lactea (Kiener, 1841)[7]
Class Bivalvia
- Placuna placenta Linnaeus, 1758 (Introduced species)[10]
Superfamily Arcoidea
Arcidae
- Barbatia domingensis (Lamarck, 1819)[8] [4]
- Anadara brasiliana (Lamarck, 1819)[8] [4]
- Anadara notabilis (Röding, 1798)[8] [4] [7]
- Anadara ovalis (Bruguière, 1789)[8] [4] [7]
- Anadara transversa (Say, 1822)[8]
- Arca imbricata Bruguière, 1789[8] [4] [7]
- Arca pacifica (Sowerby I, 1833) (Introduced species)[10]
- Arca zebra (Swainson, 1833) [8] [4] [5] [7] [14]
- Arcopsis adamsi (Dall, 1886)[8] [4] [3]
- Barbatia cancellaria (Lamarck, 1819)[8] [4] [5] [7]
- Barbatia candida (Helbling, 1779)[8] [4] [5]
- Barbatia tenera (Adams, 1845)[8] [4] [7]
- Noetia bisulcata (Lamarck, 1819)[4] [7]
- Noetia ponderosa (Say, 1822)
- Scapharca axelelssoni Macsotay & Campos, 2001[7]
- Scapharca baughmani Hertlein, 1951[4] [7]
- Scapharca chemnitzii (Philippi, 1851)[8] [4] [7]
- Scapharca crassissima Macsotay & Campos, 2001[7]
- Scapharca lienosa (Say, 1863)[7]
- Scapharca lienosa floridana (Conrad, 1869)[8] [4] [5] [7]
Cardiidae
- Americardia guppyi Thiele, 1910[8]
- Americardia media (Linnaeus, 1758)[8]
- Crassinella martinicensis (Orbigny, 1842)[4]
- Laevicardium laevigatum (Linnaeus, 1758)[8] [4] [5] [7]
- Laevicardium sybariticum Dall 1886[8] [7]
- Microcardium tinctum (Dall, 1881)[8]
- Papyridea hiatus (Mauschen, 1787)[7]
- Papyridea soleniformis (Bruguière, 1789[8] [4]
- Trachycardium isocardia (Linnaeus, 1758)[8] [4] [5] [7]
- Trachycardium egmontianum (Shuttleworth, 1856)[7]
- Trachycardium muricatum (Linnaeus, 1758)[8] [4] [5] [7]
- Trigonocardia antillarum (Orbigny, 1842)[8] [4] [13] [7]
- Trigonocardia media (Linnaeus, 1758)[7]
Carditidae
Chamidae
- Arcinella arcinella (Unneo, 1767)[8] [4] [5] [7]
- Arcinella corneta Conrad, 1866[4]
- Chama congregata Conrad, 1833[8] [7]
- Chama florida Lamarck, 1819[4] [7]
- Chama lactuca Dall, 1886[4]
- Chama macerophylla (Gmelin, 1791)[8] [4] [5] [7]
- Chama sarda Reeve, 1847[8]
- Cyclocardia armilla (Dall, 1903)[7]
- Glyptoactis wendellwoodringi (Weisbord, 1964)[7]
- Pseudochama radians (Lamarck, 1819)[4] [7]
Condylocardiidae
- Carditopsis guppy Maury[3]
Corbiculidae
Corbulidae
Crassatellidae
- Crasinella martinicensis Orbigny, 1842[8]
- Eucrassatella antillarum (Reeve, 1842)[4] [7]
- Eucrassatella antillarum montserratensis (Maury, 1925)[7]
- Eucrassatella speciosa (Adams, 1852)[8] [5]
Cuspidariidae
- Cardiomya glypta Bush 1896[8] [13]
- Cardiomya perrostrata Dall, 1881[8]
Cyrenoididae
- Cyrenoide floridana (Dall, 1889)[8]
Donacidae
Dreissenidae
Glycymeridae
Isognomonidae
Lasaeidae
- Lasaea magallanica Carceles[3]
Limidae
Lucinidae
- Anodontia alba Link, 1807[8] [4]
- Codakia costata (Orbigny, 1842)[8] [4]
- Codakia orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758)[8] [4] [7]
- Codakia orbiculata (Montagu, 1808)[8] [4] [7]
- Divaricella quadrisulcata (Orbigny, 1842)[8] [4]
- Lucina ephreimi Weisbord, 1964[8] [7]
- Lucina katherinepalmerae Weisbord, 1964[8] [7]
- Lucina muricata (Spengler, 1798)[8] [4] [15]
- Lucina nassula (Conrad, 1846)[8]
- Lucina pectinata (Gmelin, 1791)[8] [4] [7]
- Lucina pensylvanica (Linnaeus, 1758)[8] * [7]
- Lucina radians (Conrad, 1841)[8] [4]
- Lucina trisulcata (Dall & Simpson, 1901)[8]
- Parvilucina blanda (Dall & Simpson, 1901[8] [7]
- Parvilucina multilineata (Tuomey & Holmes, 1857)[8]
Lyonsiidae
- Entodesma weisbprdi Macsotay & Campos, 2001[7]
- Lyonsia beana Orbigny, 1842[8] [7]
- Lyonsia hyalina floridana Conrad, 1849
Mactridae
Malleidae
Mesodesmatidae
- Ervilia concentrica (Holmes 1860)[8] [3]
- Ervilia nitens (Montagu, 1806)[8] [3]
- Ervilia nitens venezuelana Weisbord, 1964[7]
Myidae
- Sphenia antillensis Dall & Simpson, 1901[7]
Mytilidae
- Amydalum papyrium (Conrad, 1846)[4]
- Botula fusca (Gmelin, 1791)[7]
- Brachidontes modiolus (Linnaeus, 1767)[8] [4]
- Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758)[8] [4] [7]
- Brachidontes dominguensis (Lamarck, 1819)[8] [4]
- Crenella abbotti Altena, 1968[8]
- Crenella decusata (Montagu, 1808)[8]
- Crenella divaricata (Orbigny, 1842)[8] [3]
- Gregariella coralliophaga (Gmelin, 1791)[19] <[8] (Introduced species) [10]
- Ischadium recuroum (Rafinesque, 1820)[8]
- Lithopaga aristata (Dilwyn, 1817)[8] [5] [7]
- Lithopaga bisulcata (Orbigny, 1842)[8] [7]
- Lithopaga nigra (Orbigny, 1842)[8] [7]
- Modiolus americanus (Leach, 1815)[8] [4] [7]
- Modiolus ficoides Macsotay & Campos, 2001[7]
- Modiolus squamosus Beauperthuy, 1967[8]
- Musculista senhousia (Benson, 1842)[15] [20] (Introduced species)[10]
- Musculus lateralis (Say, 1822)[4] [7]
- Mytella maracaibensis Beaperthuy 1967
- Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758)[8] [4] [10] [21] (Introduced species) [7] [10]
- Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1767)[8] (Introduced species)[10] [17]
- Ryenella lateralis (Say, 1821)[8] [21]
Nuculanidae
Nuculidae
- Nucula crenulata Adams, 1835[8]
- Nucula dalmasi Dautzenberg, 1900[8] [7] [3]
- Nucula mareana Weisbord, 1964.[4]
- Nucula semiornata Orbigny, 1842[8] [3]
Ostreidae
- Crassostrea rhizophorae (Guilding, 1828)[8] [4] [7] [15]
- Crassostrea virginica (Gmeling, 1791) [8] [15]
- Ostrea caboblanquensis Weisbord, 1964[7]
- Ostrea cristata Born, 1778[7]
- Ostrea equestris Say, 1834[8]
- Ostrea libella Weisbord, 1964[7]
- Ostrea lixula Weisbord, 1964[7]
- Ostrea puelchana (Orbigny, 1841)[7]
- Ostrea spreta (Orbigny, 1845)[7]
- Lopha folium (Linnaeus, 1758)[7]
- Lopha frons (Linnaeus, 1758) [8] [4]
- Lopha gibsonsmithi Macsotay & Campos, 2001[7]
Pandoridae
Pectinidae
- Amusium glyptus (A. E. Verrill, 1882)[7]
- Amusium laurenti (Gmelin, 1791)[4] [7]
- Amusium papyraceum (Gabb, 1873)[8] [4]
- Aequipecten acanthodes (Dall, 1925)[8] [4]
- Aequipecten lineolaris (Lamarck, 1819)[8] [4] [7]
- Aequipecten mucosus (Wood, 1828)[8] [5] [7]
- Argopecten gibbus (Linnaeus, 1758)[8] [4] [5] [7]
- Argopecten imitatoides Macsotay & Campos 2001b[7]
- Argopecten noronhensis (A.E. Smith, 1885)[7]
- Argopecten nucleus (Born, 1778)[4]
- Argopecten irradian amplicostatus Dall, 1898[4]
- Chlamys benedecti A. E. Verrill & Bush,[7]
- Chlamys imbricata (Gmelin, 1791)[8]
- Chlamys muscosa (Wood, 1828)[4]
- Chlamys ornata (Lamarck, 1819)[8]
- Leptopecten bavayi (Dauzemberg, 1900)[8]
- Lyropecten antillarum (Récluz, 1853)[8]
- Lyropecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758)[8] [4] [7]
- Pecten amusoides Campos, 2001[7]
- Pecten ziczac (Linnaeus, 1758)[8] [4] [5] [7]
- Pecten ziczac caboblanquensis (Druckerman & Weisbord, 1964) [7]
- Semipallium antillarum (Récluz, 1853)[7]
Periplomatidae
Petricolidae
- Petricola inversa Macsotay & Campos, 2001[7]
- Petricola lapicida ((Gmelin, 1791)[4] [7]
- Petricola tipica (Jonas, 1844)[7]
- Rupellaria typica (Jonas, 1844)
Pholadidae
Pinnidae
Plicatulidae
Pteriidae
Sanguinolariidae
Semelidae
- Conungia coarctata Sowerby, 1833[8]
- Cumingia lamellosa (Sowerby, 1833)[7] (Introduced species)[10]
- Semele bellastriata Conrad, 1847[8]
- Semele bellastriata donovani McGinty, 1555[7]
- Semele proficua (Pulteney, 1799)[4] [7]
- Semele purpuracens (Gmelin, 1791)[8]
- Semele radiata Say,[8]
Solecurtidae
Solenidae
- Solen obliquus Spengler, 1794[8] [4] [7]
- Solen rosewateri Altena, 1971[7]
- Solecurtis sanctaemarthae Orbigny, 1842[8]
Spondylidae
Sportellidae
Tellinidae
- Arcophagia fausta (Pulteney, 1799)[7]
- Florimetis intastriata (Say, 1826)[7]
- Macoma brasiliana Dall[4]
- Macoma brevifrons (Say, 1834)[4]
- Macoma cleryana (Orbigny, 1846)[14]
- Macoma constricta (Bruguière, 1792)[8] [4]
- Macoma pseudomera Dall & Simpson, 1901[8] [3] [14]
- Macoma tageliformis Dall, 1900[4] [7]
- Psammotreta brevifrons (Say, 1834)[4]
- Psammotreta intastriata (Say, 1827)[14]
- Strigilla carnaria (Linnaeus, 1758)[7]
- Strigilla pisiformis (Linnaeus, 1758)[7]
- Strigilla producta Tryon, 1870[4]
- Strigilla pseudocarnaria Boss, 1969[8] [4] (Introduced species) [10]
- Strigilla rombergii (Mörch, 1853)[7]
- Tellidora cristata (Récluz, 1842) [8]
- Tellina alternata Say, 1822[7]
- Tellina camachoi Macsotay & Campos 2001b[7]
- Tellina consobrina D´Orbigny
- Tellina cristalina Spengler, 1798[7]
- Tellina exerythra Boss, 1964[4]
- Tellina fausta Pultency, 1799[8] [4]
- Tellina gouldii Hanley, 1846[8]
- Tellina juttingae Altena, 1960[7]
- Tellina nitens Adams, 1845[7]
- Tellina laevigata Linnaeus, 1758[8]
- Tellina lineata Turton, 1819[8] [4] [7]
- Tellina listeri Röding, 1798[8] [4]
- Tellina mera Say, 1834
- Tellina probina Boss, 1964
- Tellina punicea Born, 1778[8] [4] [7]
- Tellina radiata Linnaeus, 1758[8]
- Tellina sandix Boss, 1968[4]
- Tellina similaris Sowerby, 1806[7]
- Tellina sybaritica Dall, 1881[7]
- Tellina tirata Turton, 1819[4]
Teredinidae
Thraciidae
- Cyathodonta magnifica Jonas, 1850[4] [7]
- Cyathodonta semirugosa (Reeve, 1859)
- Thracia distorta (Montagu, 1808)[7] (Introduced species)[10]
Trapeziidae
- Coralliophaga coralliophaga (Gmelin, 1791)
Ungulinidae
Veneridae
- Anomalocardia brasiliana (Gmelin, 1791)[8] [4] [7]
- Anomalocardia cuneimeris Conrad, 1846[7]
- Callista eusymata (Dall, 1890)
- Chione cancellata (Linnaeus, 1767)[8] [4] [5] [13] [7] [15] [3]
- Chione constricta Macsotay 1968[7]
- Chione cultellata Weisbord, 1964[8]
- Chione granulata (Conrad, 1841)[8]
- Chione intapurpurea (Conrad, 1849)[8] [7]
- Chione latilirata (Conrad, 1841)[8]
- Chione mamoense Weisbord, 1964[8] [3]
- Chione paphia (Linnaeus, 1767)[8] [4] [5] [7]
- Chione pubera (Bory-Saint-Vicent, 1827)[8] [4] [3]
- Chione riomaturensis Maury, 1925[7]
- Chione subrostrata (Lamarck, 1818) [7] [15]
- Cincomphalus strigillinus (Dall, 1902)[4] (Introduced species)[10]
- Clausinella gayi (Hupé, 1854)[7] (Introduced species)[10]
- Clausinella fasciata (Da Costa, 1778)[7] (Introduced species)[10]
- Cyclinella tenuis (Récluz, 1852)[8] [4] [7]
- Dosinia concentrica (Born, 1778)[8] [4] [7]
- Dosinia elegans Conrad, 1846[8] [5]
- Gemma gemma (Totten, 1934)
- Gouldia venezuelana Weisbord, 1964[8]
- Macrocallista maculata (Linnaeus, 1758)[8] [4] [7]
- Periglypta listeri (Gray, 1838)[8] [4] [7]
- Pitar albidus (Gmelin, 1791)[8] [4] [7] [3]
- Pitar arestus (Dall y Simpson, 1901)[4] [7]
- Pitar bermudez Macsotay & campos, 2001[7]
- Pitar circinatus (Born, 1778)[8] [4] [7]
- Pitar dione (Linnaeus, 1758)[8] [4] [7]
- Pitar fulminatus (Menke, 1828)[8] [4] [5] [7]
- Protothaca granulata (Gmelin, 1791)[4] [7]
- Protothaca pectorina (Lamarck, 1818)
- Tivela mactroides (Born, 1778)[8] [4] [7] [23]
- Transenella caboblanquensis Weisbord, 1964[7]
- Transenella conradiata Dall, 1902[3]
- Transenella culebrana (Dall & Simpson, 1901)[7]
- Transenella stimpsoni Dall, 1902[3]
- Ventricolaria listeroides (Linnaeus, 1758)[8]
- Ventricolaria rigida (Dillwyn, 1817)[8] [4] [7]
- Ventricolaria rugatina (Helprinn, 1887)[8]
Verticordiidae
Class Cephalopoda
Argonautidae
Loliginidae
Octopodidae
- Octopus briareus Robson, 1919[8]
- Octopus burryi Voss, 1950[8]
- Octopus defilippis Verany, 1851[8]
- Octopus hummelincki Adam, 1936[8]
- Octopus joubini Robson, 1929[8] [4]
- Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797[8] [4] [5]
- Octopus zonatus Voss, 1968[8]
Spirulidae
- Spirula spirula (Linnaeus, 1758)[4]
Thysanoteuthidae
- Thysanoteuthys rhombus Troschel, 1857[4]
See also
External links
- PDF: Rubro Moluscos / Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Agricultura y Tierra (Spanish)
- Diaz Diaz, Oscar y Linero-Arana, Ildefonso. Comunidad de moluscos asociados a praderas de Thalassia Testudinum (Bank Et Köning 1805), en la bahia de Mochima, Venezuela. ACV, 2004, vol.55, no.1, p.44-55. .
- PDF: Sioliz Villafranca & Mayré Jiménez. 2006: Comunidad de moluscos asociados al mejillón verde Perna viridis (Mollusca: Bivalvia) y sus relaciones tróficas en la costa norte de la Península de Araya, Estado Sucre, Venezuela. Rev. Biol. Trop. (Int. J. Trop. Biol.) Vol. 54 (Suppl. 3): 135-144, .
- PDF: FREDDY AROCHA. Cephalopod Resources of Venezuela
Notes and References
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- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- Martínez 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.
- Macsotay, O. & R. Campos. 2001. Moluscos representativos de la plataforma de Margarita, Venezuela. Editora Rivolta. Valencia, Venezuela, 279 pp.
- Capelo, Juan C., Buitrago, Joaquín. 1998: Distribución geográfica de los moluscos marinos en el oriente de Venezuela. Memoria de la Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle, LXIII(150):109-160
- Martínez E, Rafael. 1985: Observaciones acerca de Murex brevifrons Lamarck, caracol marino depredador, frecuente en los manglares. Natura 77:33-34
- Pérez, Julio E., Alfonsi, Carmen., Salazar, Sinatra K., Macsotay, Oliver., Barrios, Jorge. & Martínez Escarbassiere, Rafael. 2007: Especies marinas exóticas y criptogénicas en las costas de Venezuela. Boletín del Instituto Oceanográfico de Venezuela. 46 (1): 79-96. PDF
- Flores, Celestino y Cáceres, Raquel. 1973: La familia Neritidea (Mollusca: Archaeogastropoda)en las aguas costeras de Venezuela. Boletín del Instituto Oceanográfico. Universidad de Oriente. 12(2):1-13.
- Catalogo de la colección de Moluscos del Museo de Biología de la Universidad Central (MBUCV-XIV)
- Princz, Daniel. 1977: Nota sobre algunos micromoluscos de la plataforma de Guayana. Memoria de la Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle, XXXVII(1080):283-293
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- Lasso, Carlos A., Martínez E, Rafael, Capelo, Juan Carlos., Morales Betancourt, Mónica y Sánchez- Maya, Alejandro. 2009: Lista de los moluscos (Gastropodos_Bivalvia) dulceacuícolas y estuarinos de la cuenca del Orinoco (Venezuela). Biota Colombiana, 10(1 -2):63-74.
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- Beaperthuy, I. 1967: Los Mitílidos de Venezuela (Mollusca: Bivalvia). Boletín del Instituto Oceanográfico. Universidad de Oriente 6: 7-115.
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