List of marine molluscs of Brazil
The list of marine molluscs of Brazil is a partial list of saltwater species that form a part of the molluscan fauna of Brazil. This list does not include the land or freshwater molluscs.
Gastropods
List of marine gastropods:
- Diodora cayenensis (Lamarck, 1822)
- Littoraria angulifera (Lamarck, 1822)
Turbinellidae (complete)[1]
- Vasum cassiforme (Kiener, 1841)
- Turbinella laevigata Anton, 1839
- Fulgurofusus sarissophorus (Watson, 1882)
- Fugurofusus ecpheroides Harasewych, 1983
- Fugurofusus coronatus (Penna-Neme & Leme, 1978)
- Aliger costatus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Aliger gallus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Eustrombus goliath (Schröter, 1805) - endemic to Brazil
- Strombus pugilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Tricornis raninus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Pugilina morio (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cassis tuberosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bivalvia
Species of bivalves include:[3]
- Family Anomiidae
- Family Arcidae
- Anadara brasiliana
- Anadara chemnitzii
- Bathyarca pectunculoides
- Lunarca ovalis
- Family Donacidae
Iphigenia brasiliensis
- Donax gemmula
- Donax hanleyanus
- Iphigenia brasiliana
- Family Glycymerididae
- Glycymeris longior
- Glycymeris pectinata
- Family Limopsidae
- Limopsis aurita
- Limopsis minuta
- Limopsis davinae
- Family Ostreidae
- Ostrea puelchana
- Family Pectinidae
- Aequipecten tehuelchus
- Euvola ziczac
- Leptopecten bavayi
- Family Philobryidae
- Cosa brasiliensis
- Family Propeamussiidae
- Parvamussium pourtalesianum
- Cyclopecten nanus
- Cyclopecten subimbrifer
- Family Semelidae
- Abra brasiliana
- Semele casali
- Semele nuculoides
- Semele proficua
- Semele purpurascens
- Family Tellinidae
- Tellina iheringi
- Tellina listeri
- Tellina martinicensis
- Tellina punicea
- Tellina lineata
- Tellina trinitatis
- Tellina nitens
- Tellina versicolor
- Tellina exerythra
- Tellina gibber
- Tellina diantha
- Tellina sandix
- Macoma constricta
- Macoma cleryana
- Macoma uruguayensis
- Family Veneridae
- Amiantis purpuratus
- Anomalocardia brasiliana
- Callista maculata
- Chione cancellata
- Chione paphia
- Chione pubera
- Chione subrostrata
- Cyclinella tenuis
- Dosinia concentrica
- Gouldia cerina
- Pitar fulminatus
- Pitar rostratus
- Protothaca pectorina
- Tivela mactroides
- Transenpitar americana
- Ventricolaria rigida
Polyplacophora
Species of polyplacophorans include:[3][4]
- Family Acanthochitonidae
- Acanthochitona ciroi
- Acanthochitona pygmaea
- Acanthochitona rhodeus
- Family Chaetopleuridae
- Chaetopleura angulata
- Chaetopleura apiculata
- Chaetopleura asperrima
- Chaetopleura isabellei
- Chaetopleura sowerbiana
- Chaetopleura janeirensis
- Connexochiton moreirai
- Family Ischnochitonidae
- Ischnochiton aidae
- Ischnochiton dorsuosus
- Ischnochiton edwini
- Ischnochiton erythronotus
- Ischnochiton hartmeyeri
- Ischnochiton lopesi
- Ischnochiton marcusi
- Ischnochiton pectinatus
- Ischnochiton striolatus
- Stenoplax boogei
- Stenoplax kempfi
- Stenoplax purpurascens
- Family Tonicellidae
- Lepidochitona rosea
See also
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries:
- List of marine molluscs of French Guiana
- List of marine molluscs of Uruguay
References
- Matthews-Cascon H., Rocha-Barreira C. de A., Meirelles C., Bigatti G. & Penchaszadeh P. (March–April) 2009. Description of the Ootheca of Turbinella laevigata (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 52(2): 359–364.
- http://www.conchasbrasil.org.br/english/conchology/especies.asp?family=STROMBIDAE accessed 20 September 2009
- Amaral, A. C. Z.; Rizzo, A. E.; Arruda, E. P. (2005). "Classe Polyplacophora". Manual de Identificação dos Invertebrados Marinhos da Região Sudeste-Sul do Brasil (in Portuguese). 1. São Paulo: EDUSP. p. 288. ISBN 85-314-0894-6.
- "Conquiliologistas do Brasil" (in Portuguese). 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
External links
- (in English)—ConchasBrasil.org: Brazilian species of molluscs
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