List of marine molluscs of Mozambique
Introduction The '''list of marine molluscs of Mozambique''' is a list of saltwater species that form a part of the molluscan fauna of Mozambique. This list does not include the land or freshwater molluscs.Map of the Southern African coastline showing some of the landmarks referred to in species range statements
Gastropoda Gastropods in Mozambique include:=== Patellogastropoda ===Patellidae - True limpets*''Cellana radiata capensis'' (Gmelin, 1791)(Port Alfred to Kenya) (syn. ''Cellana capensis'' Gmelin, ''Helcioniscus capensis'' (Gmelin, 1790), ''Patella capensis'' Gmelin, 1791)*Variable limpet ''Helcion concolor'' Krauss, 1848 (Eastern Cape to Mozambique) *''Patella flexuosa'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mzambique) (syn. ''Scutellastra flexuosa'')*''Patella pica'' Reeve, 1854 (Zululand to Mozambique) (syn. ''Scutellastra pica'')=== Vetigastropoda ===Pleurotomariidae*''Bayerotrochus africanus'' (Tomlin, 1948) (Central KawZulu-Natal to Mozambique)Haliotidae - Abalone*''Haliotis clathrata'' Reeve, 1846 (Mozambique)*''Haliotis ovina'' Gmelin 1791 (Northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)*''Haliotis pustulata'' Reeve, 1846 (Northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)Fissurellidae - Keyhole limpets*''Amblychilepas dubia'' (Reeve, 1849) (KwaZulu-Natal south coast to southern Mozambique)*''Diodora calyculata'' (Krauss, 1848) (Port Alfred to southern Mozambique)*''Diodora crucifera'' (Pilsbry, 1890) (Port Alfred to northern Indian Ocean)*''Diodora natalensis'' (Krauss, 1848) (Port Alfred to Mozambique) (syn. ''Fissurella natalensis'' Krauss, 1848)*''Emarginula sibogae'' (Schepman, 1908) (KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique) but genus given in this reference as ''Emarginella''. Corrected using http://www.marinespecies.org/*''Macroschisma africana'' Tomlin, 1932 (Western Transkei to Mozambique)*''Scutus unguis'' (Linne, 1758) (East London to KwaZulu-Natal and tropical Indo-Pacific)Trochidae*''Clanculus puniceus'' (Philippi, 1846) (KwaZulu-Natal south coast to tropical Indo-Pacific)Turbinidae - Turban shells*''Bolma bathyraphis'' (E.A. Smith, 1899) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)*''Turbo argyrostomus'' Linnaeus, 1758 (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)*''Turbo chrysostomus'' Linnaeus, 1758 (northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)*Crowned turban shell ''Lunella coronata'' (Gmelin, 1791) (Central KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)(syn. ''Turbo coronatus'' Gmelin, 1790)Phasianellidae*Pheasant shell ''Tricolia capensis'' (Dunker, 1846) (Namibia to Mozambique)(syn. ''Phasianella capensis'' Dunker, 1846)*''Tricolia neritina'' (Dunker, 1846) (Namibia to Mozambique)(syn. ''Phasianella neritina'' Dunker, 1846)*''Tricolia retrolineata'' Nangammbi & Herbert, 2008 - southern Mozambique=== Neritimorpha ===Neritidae - Nerites*Blotched nerite ''Nerita albicilla'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Eastern cape to Mozambique)*''Nerita plicata'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Western Transkei to tropics)*''Nerita polita'' Linnaeus, 1758 (East London to tropical Indo-Pacific)*Textile nerite ''Nerita textilis'' Gmelin, 1791 (Transkei to Mozambique)=== Caenogastropoda ===Hipponicidae - Hoof limpets*Horse's hoof ''Hipponix conicus'' (Schumacher, 1817) (Cape Point to Mozambique)Littorinidae*Striped periwinkle ''Littoraria glabrata'' (Philippi, 1846) (Transkei to Mozambique) (Syn. ''Littorina kraussi'' Rosewater, 1970, ''Littorina glabrata'' Philippi, 1846)*Estuarine periwinkles ''Littoraria scabra'' group. (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)*Nodular periwinkle ''Nodilittorina natalensis'' Philippi, 1847 (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)Assimineidae*''Assiminia ovata'' Krauss, 1848 (Knysna to Mozambique)Vermetidae - Worm shells*Colonial worm shell ''Dendropoma corallinaceus'' (Tomlin, 1939) (Orange river to Transkei) (Keen & Morton listed as authors by WoRMS) (syn. ''Vermetus (Stoa) corallinaceus'' Tomlin, 1939)Turritellidae*''Turritella carinifera'' Lamarck, 1799 (Western Cape to southern Mozambique)*''Turritella chrysostomus'' Linnaeus, 1758 (northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)Potamididae*Truncated mangrove snail ''Cerithidea decollata'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Eastern Cape to Mozambique) *Mangrove whelk ''Terebralia palustris'' Bruguière (Central KwaZulu-Natal  to Mozambique)Cerithiidae*Knobbed horn shell ''Rhinoclavis sinensis'' Gmelin, 1791 (Transkei to Mozambique)*''Cerithium citrinum'' Sowerby, 1855 (Durban to Mozambique)*''Cerithium crassilabrum'' (East London to Mozambique)*''Cerithium echinatum'' Lamarck, 1822 (northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)*''Rhinoclavis articulata'' (Adams & Reeve, 1850) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)*''Rhinoclavis diadema'' Houbrick, 1978 (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)Xenophoridae*''Stellaria gigantea'' (Schepman, 1909) (Central KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)*''Stellaria solaris'' (Linnaeus, 1764) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)*''Xenophora corrugata'' (Reeve, 1842) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)*''Xenophora pallidula'' (Reeve, 1842) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)*''Xenophora tulearensis'' Stewart & Kosuge, 1993 (Central KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)Cypraeidae - True cowries*Ring cowrie ''Cypraea annulus'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Algoa Bay to Mozambique)*Arabic cowrie ''Cypraea arabica'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Algoa Bay to Mozambique)*''Cypraea barclayi'' Reeve, 1857 (Cape St Blaize and north/east) (syn. ''Erronea barclayi'' (Cape St Blaize to Mozambique))*''Cypraea broderipii'' Sowerby II, 1832 (Port Edward and north) (syn. ''Lyncina broderipii'' (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique))*Snake's head cowrie ''Cypraea caputserpentis'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Still Bay to Mozambique)*Carnelian cowrie ''Cypraea carneola'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Jeffreys Bay to Mozambique)*Orange cowrie ''Cypraea citrina'' Gray, 1825 (Jeffreys Bay to Mozambique)*''Cypraea cribraria'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Jeffreys Bay and Mozambique) (syn. ''Cribraria cribraria comma'')*Eroded cowrie ''Cypraea erosa'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Knysna estuary to Mozambique)*Kitten cowrie ''Cypraea felina'' Gmelin, 1791 (Port Alfred to Mozambique)*''Cypraea fultoni'' Sowerby III, 1903 (Haga Haga and north) (Sub-species ''Barycypraea fultoni amorimi'' and ''Barycypraea fultoni massiera''(both Mozambique))*Honey cowrie ''Cypraea helvola'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Jeffreys Bay to Mozambique)*''Cypraea isabella'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Coffee Bay and north) (syn. ''Luria isabella'' (Wild Coast to Mozambique))*''Cypraea mappa'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Park Rynie) (syn. ''Leporicypraea mappa'' (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique))*''Cypraea marginalis'' Dillwyn, 1827 (Jeffreys Bay and north) (syn. ''Erosaria marginalis'' (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique))*Money cowrie ''Cypraea moneta'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Transkei to Mozambique) (Durban and north)*''Cypraea nucleus'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Scottburgh and north) (syn. ''Staphylaea nucleus'' (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique))*''Cypraea owenii'' Sowerby II, 1837 (Coffee Bay and north) (syn. ''Bistolida owenii vasta'' (Wild Coast to Mozambique))*''Cypraea scurra'' Gmelin, 1791 (Scottburgh and north) (syn. ''Mauritia scurra'' (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique))*Stippled cowrie ''Cypraea staphylaea'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Mngazana to Mozambique)*''Cypraea stolida'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Scottburgh and north) (syn. ''Bistolida stolida diauges'' (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique))*''Cypraea talpa'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Park Rynie and north) (syn. ''Talparia talpa'' (Northern Wild Coast to Mozambique))*Tiger cowrie ''Cypraea tigris'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Transkei to Mozambique) (Algoa Bay and north)*''Erosia ocellata'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique))*''Erronea chinensis'' (Gmelin, 1791) (Jeffreys Bay to Mozambique))*''Erronea succinata'' (Lamarck, 1810) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique))Ovulidae*''Calpurnus verrucosus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sodwana Bay and Mozambique)*''Ovula costellata'' Lamarck, 1810 (Sodwana Bay and Mozambique)*''Ovula ovum'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sodwana Bay and Mozambiqueh)*''Phenacovolva longirostrata'' (Sowerby I, 1828) (Whale Rock (Transkei) to Mozambique)*? ''Phenacovolva poppeii'' Fehse, 2000 (KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)*''Phenacovolva rugosa'' (Cate and Azuma, 1973) (Park Rynie and Mozambique)*''Volva volva'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Pumila (southern KwaZulu-Natal) to Mozambique)Velutinidae* ''Coriocella nigra'' Blainville, 1824 (Wild Coast to Mozambique)Triviidae - Trivia*Tear drops or Riceys ''Trivia pellucidula'' Gaskoin, 1846 (Jeffreys Bay to Mozambique)Naticidae - Necklace shells*''Eunaticina perobliqua'' (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)*''Mammilla fibrosa'' (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1852) (Mozambique)*''Natica arachnoidea'' (Gmelin, 1791) (Mozambique)*''Natica lineata'' (Roding, 1798) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)*''Naticarius alapapilionis'' (Roding, 1798) (northern Wild Coast to Mozambique)*''Naticarius manceli'' (Josseaume, 1874) (northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)*''Naticarius onca'' (Roding, 1798) (northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)*''Neverita albumen'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (Durban to Mozambique)*''Neverita perselephanti'' (Link, 1807) (KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)*Comma necklace shell ''Notocochlis gualteriana''  Récluz, 1844.(Syn. ''Natica gualteriana'') (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)*Moon shell ''Polinices didyma'' Röding, 1798 (Mossel Bay to Mozambique)*''Polinices mammilla'' Linnaeus 1758 (Transkei to Mozambique)*''Polinices paciae'' Bozzetti, 1997 (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)*''Polinices priamus'' (Recluz, 1844) (Mozambique)*''Polinices sebae'' (Recluz, 1844) (KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)*''Polinices simiae'' (Deshayes, 1838) (Wild Coast to Mozambique)*''Polinices syrphetodes'' (Kilburn, 1976) (KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)*''Sinum delessertii'' (Recluz, 1843) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)*''Sinum haliotoideum'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)*''Sinum laevigatum'' (Lamarck, 1822) (Durban to Mozambique)*''Sinum quasimodoides'' Kilburn, 1976 (Northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)*''Tanea euzona'' (Recluz, 1844) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)*''Tanea hilaris'' (Sowerby, 1914) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)*''Tectonatica violacea'' (Sowerby, 1825) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)Tonnidae - Cassinae - Helmet shells*''Casmaria erinacea'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)*''Casmaria ponderosa'' (Gmelin, 1791) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)*''Cassis cornuta'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)*''Galeodea keyteri'' (Kilburn, 1975) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)*''Oocorys sulcata'' Fischer, 1883 (eastern seaboard of South Africa and Mozambique)*Checkerboard bonnet shell ''Phalium areola'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)*''Phalium fimbria'' (Gmelin, 1791) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)*''Phalium glaucum'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)*''Semicassis bisulcata'' (Schubert & Wagner, 1829) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)*''Semicassis bulla fernandesi'' (Kilburn, 1975) (Central KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *''Semicassis craticulata'' (Euthyme, 1885) (Jeffreys Bay to Mozambique)*''Semicassis faurotis'' (Jousseaume, 1888) (Kwazulu-Natal and Mozambique)*''Semicassis microstoma'' (von Martens, 1903) (Central Kwazulu-Natal to Mozambique)Janthinidae - Violet shells*Bubble raft shell or Violet snail ''Janthina janthina'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Cape Columbine to Mozambique)Bursidae*Granular frog shell ''Bursa granularis'' Röding, 1798 (Transkei to Mozambique)Ranellidae*Pink lady ''Charonia lampas pustulata'' Euthyme, 1889 (Cape Point to Mozambique)*Furry ridged triton ''Cabestana cutacea africana'' Adams A. 1855 (Namibia to southern Mozambique)Muricidae*Branched murex ''Chicoreus inflatus'' Lamarck, 1822.(Syn. ''Chicoreus ramosus'') (Central KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)*Mulberry shell ''Morula granulata'' Duclos, 1832 (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)*Short-spined murex ''Murex brevispina'' Lamarck, 1822 (Central KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)*Salmon lipped whelk ''Purpura persica'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Syn. ''Purpura panama'') (Transkei to Mozambique)*''Thais bufo'' Lamarck 1822 (Transkei to Indo-Pacific)*''Thais (Mancinella) alouina'' Röding, 1798.(Syn. ''Mancinella alouina'') (Transkei to Indo-Pacific) *''Thais savignyi'' Deshayes, 1844 (Zululand to Indo-Pacific)Mitridae - Mitres*''Mitra litterata'' Lamarck, 1811 (West Transkei to Mozambique)Strombidae - Strombs*''Lambis chiragra arthritica'' Roding, 1798 (Northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)*''Lambis crocata crocata'' (Link, 1807) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)*''Lambis digitata'' (Perry, 1811) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)*''Lambis lambis''(Linnaeus, 1758) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)*''Lambis scorpius indomaris''Abbott, 1961 (Mozambique)*''Lambis truncata truncata''(Lightfoot, 1768) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)*Variable stromb ''Strombus mutabilis'' Swainson, 1821 (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)*''Strombus wilsonorum'' Abbott, 1967 (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)NassariidaeDogwhelks*Shielded dogwhelk ''Nassarius arcularius plicatus'' (Röding, P.F., 1798) (Central KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)*Tick shell ''Nassarius kraussianus'' (Dunker, R.W., 1846) (Namaqualand to Mozambique)Plough shells*Annulated plough shell ''Bullia annulata'' Lamarck, 1816 (Cape Columbine to Mozambique)*''Bullia mozambicensis'' E. A. Smith, 1878 (KwaZulu-Natal south coast to Mozambique)*Pleated plough shell ''Bullia natalensis'' Krauss, C.F., 1848 (Transkei to Mozambique)Olividae - Olive shells*Carolinian olive shell ''Oliva caroliniana'' Duclos, 1835 (Transkei to Mozambique)Conidae - Cone shells*Hebrew cone ''Conus ebraeus'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Transkei to Mozambique)*Livid cone ''Conus lividus'' Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (Transkei to Mozambique)*Sponsal cone ''Conus sponsalis'' Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (Transkei to Mozambique)*Textile cone ''Conus textile'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Natal northwards)=== Heterobranchia ===Architectonicidae*Variegated sundial shell ''Heliacus variegatus'' (Gmelin, 1791) (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)Siphonariidae - False limpets*''Siphonaria nigerrima'' Smith, 1903 (Zululand to Mozambique)*''Siphonaria tenuicostulata'' Smith, 1903 (Durban to Mozambique)Hydatinidae*Polka-dot bubble shell ''Micromelo undata'' (Brughiere, 1792) (Transkei to Mozambique)*Striped bubble shell ''Hydatina physis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)Philinidae*Sand slug ''Philene aperta'' (Linnaeus, 1767) (Cape Columbine to Mozambique)====Anaspidea====Aplysiidae*Shaggy sea hare ''Bursatella leachi leachi'' (Blainville. 1817) (Cape Columbine to Mozambique)*Shaggy sea hare ''Bursatella leachi africana'' (Engel, 1927)*Wedge sea hare ''Dolabella auricularia'' (Solander, 1786) (Mossel Bay to Mozambique)====Notaspidea====Pleurobranchidae*Lemon pleurobranch ''Berthellina citrina'' (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828) (Cape Point to Mozambique)====Nudibranchia - Nudibranchs====Hexabranchidae*Spanish dancer ''Hexabranchus sanguineus'' (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828) (KwaZulu-Natal south coast to Mozambique)
Bivalvia Bivalves in Mozambique include:Mytilidae - Mussels''Perna perna''*Estuarine mussel ''Arcuatula capensis'' (Cape Agulhas to Mozambique)*Brack-water mussel ''Brachidontes virgiliae'' (Eastern Cape to Mozambique) *Semistriated mussel ''Brachidontes semistriatus'' (Port Elizabeth to Mozambique)*Ear mussel ''Modiolus auriculatus'' (Port Elizabeth to Mozambique)*Brown mussel ''Perna perna'' (Cape Point to Mozambique)*Ledge mussel ''Septifer bilocularis'' (Port Elizabeth to Mozambique)Arcidae - Ark clams*''Arca avellana'' Lam? (Port Elizabeth to Mozambique)*Oblique ark shell ''Barbatia obliquata'' (Cape Columbine to Mozambique)Noetiidae*''Striarca symmetrica'' (Port Elizabeth to Mozambique)Pinnidae - Pen shells *''Pinna muricata'' (Port Elizabeth to Mozambique)Gryphaeidae*''Hyotissa numisma''(Transkei to Mozambique)Ostreidae - True oysters*Natal rock oyster ''Saccostrea cuccullata'' (Port Elizabeth to Mozambique) (syn. ''Crassostrea cucculata'')*Cape rock oyster ''Striostrea margaritacea'' (Cape Point to Mozambique)Anomiidae - Saddle oysters*Saddle oyster ''Anomia achaeus'' (Port Elizabeth to Mozambique)Pteriidae - Pearl oysters*Cape pearl oyster ''Pinctada capensis'' (Capr Agulhas to Mozambique)Pectinidae - Scallops*Dwarf fan shell ''Chlamys tincta'' (Cape Columbine to Mozambique)Cardiidae - Cockles*Cockle ''Trachycardium flavum'' (Central KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)*''Trachycardium rubicundum'' (Eastern Transkei to Mozambique)Tridacnidae - Giant clams*Giant clam ''Tridacna squamosa'' (Northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)Mactridae - Trough shells*Smooth trough shell ''Mactra glabrata'' (Cape Columbine to Mozambique)Carditidae*Rectangular false cockle ''Cardita variegata'' (Mossel Bay to Mozambique)Solenidae*''Solen cylindraceus'' (Transkei to Mozambique)Lucinidae*Smooth platter shell ''Loripes clausus'' Philippi 1848 (Mossel Bay to Mozambique)Unionidae*Toothless platter shell ''Anodontia edentula'' Linnaeus 1758 (Mossel Bay to Mozambique)Lasaeidae*Dwarf rusty clam ''Lasaea adansoni turtoni'' (Cape Point to Mozambique)Gmelin 1791Tellinidae*Littoral tellin ''Macoma litoralis'' (Mossel Bay to Mozambique)Teredinidae*Shipworm ''Bankia carinata'' (Mossel Bay to Mozambique)Donacidae - Wedge shells*''Donax bipartitus'' (East London to Mozambique)*Round ended wedge shell ''Donax burnupi'' (Cape Point to Mozambique)*Slippery wedge shell ''Donax lubricus'' (Port Alfred to Mozambique)*Ridged wedge shell ''Donax madagscariensis'' (Transkei to Mozambique)Psammobiidae - Sunset clams*Sunset clam ''Hiatula lunulata'' (Transkei to Mozambique)Veneridae - Venus shells*''Dosinia hepatica'' (Mossel Bay to Mozambique)*Beaked clam ''Eumarcia paupercula'' (Mossel Bay to Mozambique)*Ribbed venus ''Gafrarium pectinatum alfredense'' (Port Elizabeth to Mozambique)*''Meretrix meretrix''(only recorded from Mozambique)*Zigzag clam ''Pitar abbreviatus'' (Cape Point to Mozambique)*''Tivela polita'' (Transkei to Mozambique)*Warty venus ''Venus verrucosa''(Namibia to Mozambique)
Polyplacophora Chitons (Polyplacophora) in Mozambique include:Ischnochitonidae*Dwarf chiton ''Ischnochiton oniscus'' (Cape Columbine to Mozambique)Chitonidae*Black chiton ''Onithochiton literatus'' (Cape Point to Mozambique)
Cephalopoda Cephalopods in Mozambique include:;Teuthida - SquidLoliginidae*Indian Ocean squid ''Uroteuthis duvauceli'' ;Sepiida - CuttlefishSepiidae*Common cuttlefish ''Sepia vermiculata'' Quoy and Gaimard, 1832 (Orange river to Mozambique);Spirulida - Ram's horn squidSpirulidae*Ram's horn shell ''Spirula spirula'' Linnaeus 1758 (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)
See also * List of non-marine molluscs of MozambiqueLists of molluscs of surrounding countries:* List of marine molluscs of Madagascar* List of marine molluscs of South Africa* List of marine molluscs of Tanzania
References
Further reading * Bergh, R. (1907)  "The Opisthobranchiata of South Africa". ''Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society'' 17(1): 1-144.