List of marine molluscs of Venezuela
Shell of marine molluscs from Venezuela
Location of Venezuela
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
528
Bivalvia
50
140
336
Cephalopoda
5
7
13
Polyplachophora
5
9
19
Scaphopoda
3
6
8
Total
139
366
904
Class Polyplacophora
Acanthopleura granulata
Chiton tuberculatus
Class Scaphopoda
Class Gastropoda
Aplysia dactylomela
Aplysia parvula
Suturoglypta pretrii (Reeve , 1849) [ 1]
Parvanachis obesa (Adams , 1845) [ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Costoanachis catenata (Sowerby , 1844) [ 1]
Costoanachis hotessieriana (Orbigny , 1842) [ 1]
Anachis plicatulum (Dunker , 1857) [ 6]
Anachis pulchella (Blainville , 1829) [ 1] [ 6]
Costoanachis semiplicata Stearns , 1873[ 1]
Costoanachis sertulariarum (d'Orbigny , 1842) [ 1] [ 6]
Costoanachis sparsa (Reeve , 1859) [ 1] [ 6]
Columbella mercatoria Linnaeus , 1758 [ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Mazatlania cosentini (Philippi , 1836) [ 6]
Mitrella albella (Adams , 1850) [ 6]
Mitrella fenestrata (Adams , 1850) [ 6]
Astyris lunata (Say , 1826) [ 1]
Mitrella ocellata (Gmelin , 1791) [ 1] [ 6] [ 7]
Nitidella dichroa Sowerby 1858 [ 1]
Nitidella nitida (Lamarck , 1822) [ 1] )[ 6]
Rhombinella laevigata (Linnaeus , 1758 ) [ 2]
Strombina pumilio (Reeve , 1859) [ 1] )[ 3] [ 6]
Fasciolaria tulipa
Triplofusus papillosus
Barbarofusus barbarensis (Trask, 1855) [ 8] (Introduced species)[ 9]
Fusinus bitteri Gibson-Smith [ 2]
Lyonsifusus carvalhoriosi Macsotay & Campos, 2001 [ 6]
Aristofusus couei (Petit de la Saussaye , 1853) [ 1]
Aristofusus helenae Bartsch , 1939[ 2]
Fusinus howelli Clench & Aguayo, 1940[ 1]
Fusinus dilectus Weisbord, 1962 [ 6]
Lyonsifusus martinezi Macsotay & Campos, 2001 [ 6]
Fusinus veatchi (Maury, 1917) [ 6]
Heilprinia timessa (Dall , 1889) [ 1]
Hemipolygona mcgintyi (Pilsbry , 1939) [ 1]
Polygona angulata (Röding , 1798) [ 6]
Polygona infundibulum (Gmelin , 1791) [ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 6]
Leucozonia nassa (Gmelin , 1791) [ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 6]
Leucozonia ocellata (Gmelin , 1791) [ 1] [ 6]
Lyonsifusus ansatus (Gmelin , 1791) [ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 6]
Marmorofusus verrucosus (Gmelin , 1791) [ 6] (Introduced species)[ 9]
Triplofusus papillosus (Sowerby I , 1825) [ 10] [ 6]
Melongena melongena
Bulla striata
Cancellaria reticulata
Turritella variegata
Conus auranius Bruguière , 1872[ 1]
Conus austini Rehder y Abbott, 1951 [ 1] [ 2]
Conus brasiliensis Clench , 1942[ 6]
Conus capricorni Van Mol, Tursch & Kenp, 1967 [ 6]
Conus centurio Born , 1778[ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Conus dominicanus Hwass , 1782[ 1]
Conus erminius Born , 1778[ 1] [ 3] [ 6]
Conus fostery Clench & Aguayo, 1942[ 1]
Conus granulatus Linnaeus , 1758 [ 1]
Conus jaspideus Gmelin , 1791[ 1] [ 3] [ 6]
Conus jaspideus pygmaeus Reeve , 1844[ 1]
Conus juliae Clench , 1942[ 1]
Conus multiliratus mukltiliratus Bose, 1906 [ 6]
Conus mus Hwass , 1792[ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Conus patricius Hinds , 1843[ 6]
Conus puncticulatus Hwass , 1792[ 2]
Conus regius Gmelin , 1791[ 1]
Conus spurius Gmelin , 1791[ 1] [ 2]
Conus spurius atlanticus Clench , 1942[ 6]
Conus stimpson Dall , 1902[ 6]
Conus villepini Fischer & Bernardi, 1857[ 1]
Conus vitatus Hwass in Bruguière , 1792[ 1]
Cypraea zebra
Siphocypraea mus
Cypraea spurca acicularis
Cyphoma gibbosum
Cyphoma signatum
Ficus comunis
Diodora cayenensis
Fissurella nodosa
Fissurella rosea
Lucapina suffusa
Diodora arcuata (Sowerby II , 1862) [ 6]
Diodora aspera (Rathke, 1833) [ 1]
Diodora cayenensis (Lamarck , 1822 )[ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Diodora dysoni (Reeve , 1850) [ 1]
Diodora jaumei Aguayo y Rehder, 1936 [ 1] [ 2]
Diodora listeri (Orbigny , 1842) [ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 6]
Diodora minuta (Lamark , 1822) [ 1] [ 3] [ 6]
Diodora sayi (Dall , 1899) [ 6]
Diodora variegata (Sowerby II , 1862) [ 1]
Diodora viridula (Lamarck , 1822) [ 6]
Emarginula pumila (Adams , 1851) [ 1]
Emarginula dentigera Heilprin, 1889 [ 1]
Fissurella angusta Gmelin , 1791[ 1]
Fissurella barbadensis Gmelin , 1791[ 1] [ 6]
Fissurella fascicularis Lamark , 1822[ 1]
Fissurella nimbosa Linnaeus , 1758 [ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Fissurella nodosa (Born , 1778) [ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Fissurella rosea (Gmelin , 1796) [ 6]
Hemitoma octoradiata (Gmelin , 1791) [ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Lucapina philippiana (Finlay , 1930) [ 2]
Lucapina sowerbii (Sowerby I , 1835) [ 1] [ 2]
Lucapina suffusa (Reeve , 1850) [ 1] [ 6]
Lucapinella henseli (Von Martens , 1890) [ 6]
Lucapinella limatula (Reeve , 1850) [ 1]
Haliotis pourtalesii
Albania auberiana (Orbigny , 1842) [ 1]
Cingula floridana (Rheder, 1943) [ 1]
Cingula floridana (Pfeiffer, 1839) [ 1]
Littoraria angulifera (Lamarck , 1822) [ 1] [ 2] [ 6] [ 11]
Echinolittorina angustior Mörch , 1876[ 1] [ 2]
Littoraria flava King & Broderip, 1832 [ 1] [ 11]
Echinolittorina lineolata Orbigny , 1840[ 1] [ 2]
Echinolittorina meleagris (Potiez y Michaud, 1838) [ 1]
Littoraria nebulosa (Lamarck , 1822) [ 1] [ 2] [ 11]
Littorina tesellata Philippi , 1847[ 1]
Echinolittorina ziczac (Gmelin , 1791) [ 1] [ 6]
Echinolittorina tuberculata (Menke , 1828) [ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Schwartziella bryerea (Montagu , 1803) [ 1]
Phosinella cancellata (Philippi , 1847) [ 1]
Zebinella decussata (Montagu , 1803) [ 1]
Cenchritis muricatus (Linnaeus , 1758 ) [ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Truncatella caribaeensis Reeve , 1842[ 1]
Zebina browniana (Orbigny , 1842) [ 1]
Naticarius canrena
Polinices lacteus
Neritina puncticulata
Lottia antillarum
Chicoreus brevifrons
Puerpura patula
Phyllonotus pomum
Phyllonotus margaritensis
Babelomurex mansfieldi (McGinty, 1940) [ 6]
Calotrophon ostrearum (Conrad , 1846) [ 1]
Calotrophon velero (Vokes, 1970) [ 6]
Chicoreus brevifrons Lamarck , 1822[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 6] [ 13]
Chicoreus spectrum (Reeve , 1846) [ 6]
Claremontiella nodulosa (Adams , 1845) [ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Coralliophila caribaea Abbott, 1958 [ 1]
Coralliophila erosa (Röding , 1822) [ 1]
Dermomurex parperculus (Adams , 1853) [ 6]
Dermomurex pauperculus (Adams , 1850) [ 1]
Favartia alveata (Kiener , 1842) [ 1]
Favartia cellulosa (Conrad , 1846) [ 6]
Favartia macgintyi M. Smith, 1938 [ 1]
Mexacanthina angelica Oldroyd, 1918< [ 6]
Morutla gilbertharrisi (Weisbord, 1962) [ 6]
Murex erhysostoma Sowerby II , 1834[ 1]
Murex olssoni Vokes, 1967 [ 6]
Muricopsis perexigua (Maury, 1917) [ 6]
Muricopsis rosea (Reeve , 1856) [ 1]
Muricopsis rosea (Reeve , 1856) [ 1]
Ocenebra intermedia (Adams , 1850) [ 1]
Phyllonotus margaritensis Abbott, 1958 [ 2]
Phyllonotus margaritensis Abbott, 1958 [ 1] [ 6]
Phyllonotus pomum Gmelin , 1791[ 1] [ 3]
Plicopurpura patula Linnaeus , 1758 [ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Poirieria recticanlis (Weisbord, 1962) [ 6]
Siratus beauii (Fisher & Bernarldi 1957) [ 1]
Siratus formosus Sowerby II , 1841[ 2]
Siratus springeri Bullis, 1964 [ 1]
Stramonita floridana (Conrad , 1837) [ 1] [ 2]
Stramonita haemastoma (Linnaeus , 1767) [ 11]
Stramonita haemastoma Linnaeus , 1767)[ 6]
Thais melones (Duclos, 1832) [ 6]
Thais rustica (Lamarck , 1822) [ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Thaisella coronata (Guppy , 1869) [ 1] [ 11]
Trachypollia didyma (Schwengel, 1943) [ 1]
Typhina belcheri (Broderip , 1833) [ 1]
Typhina expansa Sowerby II , 1874[ 1]
Typhis bullasi (Gertman, 1969) [ 1]
Vasula deltoidea (Lamarck , 1822) [ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Vokesimurex cabritii (Bemardi, 1859) [ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Vokesimurex chrysostoma Sowerby II , 1834[ 2] [ 3] [ 6]
Vokesimurex donmoorei (Bullis, 1964) [ 2]
Vokesimurex messorius Sowerby II , 1841[ 1]
Vokesimurex recurvirostris (Broderip , 1832) [ 3] [ 6]
Babylonia areolata (introduced)
Puperita pupa
Smaragdia viridis
Nerita amplisulcata Macsotay & Campos, 2001 [ 6]
Nerita fulgurans Gmelin , 1791[ 1] [ 2] [ 6] [ 14]
Nerita peloronta Linnaeus , 1758 [ 1] [ 2] [ 6] [ 14]
Nerita tessellata Gmelin , 1791[ 1] [ 2] [ 6] [ 14]
Nerita versicolor Gmelin , 1791[ 1] [ 2] [ 6] [ 14]
Neritina meleagris Lamarck , 1822[ 2] [ 14]
Neritina piratica Russel, 1940 [ 2]
Nereina punctulata (Lamarck , 1816) [ 10]
Neritina reclivata (Say , 1822) [ 1] [ 2] [ 11] [ 14]
Neritina virginea (Linnaeus , 1758 ) [ 1] [ 2] [ 11] [ 14]
Puperita pupa (Linnaeus , 1767) [ 10]
Smaragdia viridis (Linnaeus , 1758 ) [ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 14]
Oliva sayana
Oliva sayana
Eburna glabrata (Linnaeus , 1758 ) [ 2] [ 6]
Amalda tankervillii (Linnaeus , 1758 ) [ 1] [ 6]
Jaspidella jaspidea (Gmelin , 1791 )[ 1] [ 7]
Oliva scripta Lamarck , 1811[ 6]
Americoliva reticularis (Lamarck , 1810) [ 1] [ 6]
Americoliva sayana Ravanel , 1834[ 6]
Oliva semmelinki Weisbord, 1962 [ 2] [ 6]
Olivella acteocina Olson 1956 [ 1]
Olivella dealbata (Reeve , 1850) [ 6]
Olivella fundarugata Weisbord, 1962 [ 6] [ 7]
Olivella kifos Macsotay & Campos, 200 1[ 6]
Olivella lactea (Marrat, 1871) [ 1]
Olivella minuta (Link, 1807) [ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Olivella mutica (Say , 1822) [ 1]
Olivella nivea (Gmelin , 1791) [ 1]
Olivella petiolita (Duclos, 1857) [ 1]
Olivella perplexa Olson 1956 [ 1] [ 7]
Strombus pugilis
Lobatus costatus
Lobatus gallus
Lobatus raninus
Charonia variegata
Cymatium femorale
Cymatium etcheversi Macsotay & Campos 2001a [ 6]
Cymatium femorale (Linnaeus , 1758 ) [ 1] [ 6]
Distorsio clathrata (Lamarck , 1816) [ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 6]
Gutturnium muricinum (Röding , 1798) [ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Linatella caudata (Gmelin , 1791) [ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Monoplex krebsii (Mörch , 1877) [ 1] [ 3]
Monoplex nicobaricus (Röding , 1798) [ 1]
Monoplex parthenopeus (Von Salis , 1793) [ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 6] [ 7]
Monoplex pilearis martinianum Orbigny , 1842[ 2]
Monoplex pilearis (Linnaeus , 1758 ) [ 1] [ 6]
Monoplex vespaceus (Lamarck , 1822) [ 1] [ 3]
Ranularia cynocephala (Lamarck , 1816) [ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Turritriton labiosus Wood, 1828 [ 6]
Tonna maculosa
Tonna maculosa
Cittarium pica
Gaza superba
Astele hassler (Clench & Aguayo, 1939) [ 6]
Astele bullisi (Clench & Turner, 1960) [ 6]
Calliostoma adspersum (Philippi , 1851) [ 6]
Calliostoma decipiens (Guppy , 1867) [ 6]
Calliostoma decipiens (Guppy , 1867) [ 6]
Calliostoma euglyptum (Adams , 1854) [ 6]
Calliostoma jujubinum (Gmelin , 1791) [ 1]
Calliostoma pulchrum (Adams , 1850) [ 2]
Calliostoma sarcodum Dall , 1927[ 1] [ 2]
Cittarium pica (Linnaeus , 1758 ) [ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Gaza superba (Dall , 1881) [ 10]
Tegula excavata (Lamarck , 1822) [ 1]
Tegula fasciata (Born , 1778) [ 1] [ 2]
Tegula hotessieriana (Orbigny , 1842) [ 6]
Tegula lividomaculata Adams , 1845[ 1] [ 6]
Tegula puntagordana Weisbord, 1962 [ 6]
Tegula viridula (Gmelin , 1791) [ 1] [ 2] [ 6] [ 7]
[ 6]
Turbo castanea
Turridae
Crassispira albomaculata (Orbigny , 1842) [ 1]
Crassispira chazaliei (Dautzemberg, 1900)[ 6]
Crassispira fuscenscens Reeve , 1843[ 1] [ 6]
Knefastia jungi Macsotay & Campos, 2001[ 6]
Crassispira leucocyna Dall , 1883[ 1]
Daphnella lymneiformis Kiener , 1840[ 1]
Drillia albinodonta [ 1]
Drillia gibbosa (Born , 1778)[ 2] [ 6]
Fusiturrieula pauletae Princz, 1978[ 2]
Hindsiclava consors (Sowerby)[ 2]
Knefastia altenai Macsotay & Campos, 2001[ 6]
Mangelia melanitica Dall , 1885[ 1] [ 4]
Polystira albida (Perry, 1811)[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 6]
Polystira tellea (Dall , 1889)[ 6]
Pygospira ostrearum Stearns , 1872[ 1]
Pyrgocythara candidissima (Adams , 1845)[ 2]
Agatrix smithii (Dall , 1888) [ 1]
Circulus multistriatus (A. E. Verrill , 1884) [ 1]
Cochliolepis sunrinamensis Altena, 1966[ 1]
Cochliopsis parasitica Stimpson , 1858[ 1]
Cyclotremiscus caraboboense Weisbord, 1962[ 7]
Teinostoma clavium Pilsbry y Mcginty, 1945[ 1]
Teinostoma lerema Pilsbry y Mcginty, 1945[ 1] [ 7]
Teinostoma megastoma (Adams , 1850)[ 2]
Teinostoma multistriata A. E. Verrill , 1884[ 7]
Teinostoma obsoletun Pilsbry y Mcginty, 1945[ 1]
Teinostoma parvicallum Pilsbry y Mcginty, 1945[ 1]
Xancus angulatus
Vasun muricatum
Umbraculum plicatulum
Gibberulina agger (Watson, 1886)[ 1]
Gibberulina ovuliformis (Orbigny , 1842)[ 1] [ 7]
Hyalina albolineata (Orbigny , 1842)[ 2]
Hyalina avena (Kiener , 1834)[ 1] [ 6] [ 7]
Hyalina gracilis (C.B.Adams, 1851)[ 1]
Hyalina laenilata (Mörch , 1860)[ 1]
Hyalina palida (Linnaeus , 1758 )[ 1]
Hyalina taeniota (Sowerby, 1846)[ 1]
Marginella apacina Menke , 1828[ 1] [ 3]
Marginella aureocinta Searns, 1872[ 1]
Marginella carnea (Storer, 1837)[ 1]
Marginella catenata (Montagu , 1803)[ 1]
Marginella clovere (Rios & Matthws, 1972)[ 1]
Marginella ebruneola Conrad , 1834[ 1]
Marginella hematita (Kiener , 1834)[ 6]
Marginella lasallei
Marginella lavalleana Orbigny , 1842[ 1] [ 7]
Marginella prunum (Gmelin , 1791)[ 2] [ 6]
Marginella circumvitata Weisbord, 1962[ 2] [ 6]
Marginella marginata Born , 1778[ 1] [ 6]
Marginellopsis serai Bavay, 1911[ 1]
Persicula interruptolineata (Muhlfeld, 1816) [ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Persicula obesa (Redfield, 1848)[ 6]
Persicula muralis (Hinds , 1844)[ 6]
Persicula porcellana (Gmelin , 1791)[ 1]
Persicula pulcherina (Gaskoim, 1849)[ 1]
Prunun rooselvelti (Bartsch & Rehder, 1939)[ 1]
Volvarina lactea (Kiener , 1841)[ 6]
Voluta musica
Class Bivalvia
Arca zebra
Barbatia domingensis (Lamarck , 1819) [ 1] [ 2] [ 15]
Anadara brasiliana (Lamarck , 1819) [ 1] [ 2] [ 15]
Anadara notabilis (Röding , 1798) [ 1] [ 2] [ 6] [ 15]
Anadara ovalis (Bruguière , 1789) [ 1] [ 2] [ 6] [ 15]
Anadara transversa (Say , 1822) [ 1]
Arca imbricata Bruguière , 1789[ 1] [ 2] [ 6] [ 15]
Arca pacifica (Sowerby I , 1833) (Introduced species)[ 9]
Arca zebra (Swainson, 1833) [ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 6] [ 15]
Arcopsis adamsi (Dall , 1886)[ 1] [ 2] [ 7] [ 15]
Barbatia cancellaria (Lamarck , 1819)[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 6]
Barbatia candida (Helbling, 1779)[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 15]
Barbatia tenera (Adams , 1845)[ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Noetia bisulcata (Lamarck , 1819)[ 2] [ 6]
Noetia ponderosa (Say , 1822)
Scapharca axelelssoni Macsotay & Campos, 2001[ 6]
Scapharca baughmani Hertlein, 1951[ 2] [ 6]
Scapharca chemnitzii (Philippi , 1851)[ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Scapharca crassissima Macsotay & Campos, 2001[ 6]
Scapharca lienosa (Say , 1863)[ 6]
Scapharca lienosa floridana (Conrad , 1869)[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 6] [ 15]
Cardiidae
Trachycardium muricatum
Americardia guppyi Thiele , 1910[ 1]
Americardia media (Linnaeus , 1758 )[ 1]
Crassinella martinicensis (Orbigny , 1842)[ 2]
Laevicardium laevigatum (Linnaeus , 1758 )[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 6]
Laevicardium sybariticum Dall 1886[ 1] [ 6]
Microcardium tinctum (Dall , 1881)[ 1]
Papyridea hiatus (Mauschen, 1787)[ 6]
Papyridea soleniformis (Bruguière , 1789[ 1] [ 2]
Trachycardium isocardia (Linnaeus , 1758 )[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 6]
Trachycardium egmontianum (Shuttleworth , 1856)[ 6]
Trachycardium muricatum (Linnaeus , 1758 )[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 6]
Trigonocardia antillarum (Orbigny , 1842)[ 1] [ 2] [ 4] [ 6]
Trigonocardia media (Linnaeus , 1758 )[ 6]
Carditidae
Chamidae
Arcinella arcinella (Unneo, 1767)[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 6]
Arcinella corneta Conrad , 1866[ 2]
Chama congregata Conrad , 1833[ 1] [ 6]
Chama florida Lamarck , 1819[ 2] [ 6]
Chama lactuca Dall , 1886[ 2]
Chama macerophylla (Gmelin , 1791)[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 6]
Chama sarda Reeve , 1847[ 1]
Cyclocardia armilla (Dall , 1903)[ 6]
Glyptoactis wendellwoodringi (Weisbord, 1964)[ 6]
Pseudochama radians (Lamarck , 1819)[ 2] [ 6]
Corbicula fluminalis
Condylocardiidae
Corbiculidae
Corbulidae
Polymesoda arctacta
Crassatellidae
Eucrassatella speciosa
Cuspidariidae
Cyrenoididae
Donacidae
Donax denticulatus
Iphigenia brasiliensis
Dreissenidae
Glycymeridae
Isognomonidae
Isognomon alatus
Lima lima
Lasaeidae
Lima scabra
Limidae
Lucinidae
Codakia orbicularis
Anodontia alba Link, 1807[ 1] [ 2]
Codakia costata (Orbigny , 1842)[ 1] [ 2]
Codakia orbicularis (Linnaeus , 1758 )[ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Codakia orbiculata (Montagu , 1808)[ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Divaricella quadrisulcata (Orbigny , 1842)[ 1] [ 2]
Lucina ephreimi Weisbord, 1964[ 1] [ 6]
Lucina katherinepalmerae Weisbord, 1964[ 1] [ 6]
Lucina muricata (Spengler, 1798)[ 1] [ 2] [ 11]
Lucina nassula (Conrad , 1846)[ 1]
Lucina pectinata (Gmelin , 1791)[ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Lucina pensylvanica (Linnaeus , 1758 )[ 1] * [ 6] [ 15]
Lucina radians (Conrad , 1841)[ 1] [ 2]
Lucina trisulcata (Dall & Simpson, 1901)[ 1]
Parvilucina blanda (Dall & Simpson, 1901[ 1] [ 6]
Parvilucina multilineata (Tuomey & Holmes, 1857)[ 1]
Lyonsiidae
Mactridae
Malleidae
Mesodesmatidae
Myidae
Mytilidae
Perna perna
Perna viridis
Musculista senhousia
Modiolus modiolus
Amydalum papyrium (Conrad , 1846)[ 2]
Botula fusca (Gmelin , 1791)[ 6] [ 15] [ 19]
Brachidontes modiolus (Linnaeus , 1767)[ 1] [ 2] [ 15] [ 19]
Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus , 1758 )[ 1] [ 2] [ 6] [ 15] [ 19]
Brachidontes dominguensis (Lamarck , 1819)[ 1] [ 2] [ 19]
Crenella abbotti Altena, 1968[ 1]
Crenella decusata (Montagu , 1808)[ 1]
Crenella divaricata (Orbigny , 1842)[ 1] [ 7]
Gregariella coralliophaga (Gmelin , 1791)[ 20] <[ 1] (Introduced species) [ 9]
Ischadium recuroum (Rafinesque, 1820)[ 1]
Lithopaga aristata (Dilwyn, 1817)[ 1] [ 3] [ 6] [ 15] [ 19]
Lithopaga bisulcata (Orbigny , 1842)[ 1] [ 6] [ 15] [ 19]
Lithopaga nigra (Orbigny , 1842)[ 1] [ 6] [ 19]
Modiolus americanus (Leach, 1815)[ 1] [ 2] [ 6] [ 15] [ 19]
Modiolus ficoides Macsotay & Campos, 2001[ 6]
Modiolus squamosus Beauperthuy, 1967[ 1] [ 15] [ 19]
Musculista senhousia (Benson, 1842)[ 11] [ 21] (Introduced species)[ 9]
Musculus lateralis (Say , 1822)[ 2] [ 6]
Mytella maracaibensis Beaperthuy 1967[ 19]
Perna perna (Linnaeus , 1758 )[ 1] [ 2] [ 9] [ 15] [ 19] (Introduced species) [ 6] [ 9]
Perna viridis (Linnaeus , 1767)[ 1] [ 15] (Introduced species)[ 9] [ 17]
Ryenella lateralis (Say , 1821)[ 1] [ 15] [ 19]
Nuculanidae
Nuculidae
Ostreidae
Crassostrea rhizophorae
Crassostrea rhizophorae (Guilding , 1828)[ 1] [ 2] [ 6] [ 11] [ 15]
Crassostrea virginica (Gmeling , 1791) [ 1] [ 11] [ 15]
Ostrea caboblanquensis Weisbord, 1964[ 6]
Ostrea cristata Born , 1778[ 6]
Ostrea equestris Say , 1834[ 1] [ 15]
Ostrea libella Weisbord, 1964[ 6]
Ostrea lixula Weisbord, 1964[ 6]
Ostrea puelchana (Orbigny , 1841)[ 6]
Ostrea spreta (Orbigny , 1845)[ 6]
Lopha folium (Linnaeus , 1758 )[ 6]
Lopha frons (Linnaeus , 1758 ) [ 1] [ 2] [ 15]
Lopha gibsonsmithi Macsotay & Campos, 2001[ 6]
Pandoridae
Pectinidae
Lyropecten nodosus
Amusium glyptus (A. E. Verrill , 1882)[ 6]
Amusium laurenti (Gmelin , 1791)[ 2] [ 6]
Amusium papyraceum (Gabb, 1873)[ 1] [ 2] [ 15]
Aequipecten acanthodes (Dall , 1925)[ 1] [ 2]
Aequipecten lineolaris (Lamarck , 1819)[ 1] [ 2] [ 6] [ 15]
Aequipecten mucosus (Wood, 1828)[ 1] [ 3] [ 6] [ 15]
Argopecten gibbus (Linnaeus , 1758 )[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 6]
Argopecten imitatoides Macsotay & Campos 2001b[ 6]
Argopecten noronhensis (A.E. Smith, 1885)[ 6]
Argopecten nucleus (Born , 1778)[ 2] [ 15]
Argopecten irradian amplicostatus Dall , 1898[ 2]
Chlamys benedecti A. E. Verrill & Bush,[ 6]
Chlamys imbricata (Gmelin , 1791)[ 1]
Chlamys muscosa (Wood, 1828)[ 2]
Chlamys ornata (Lamarck , 1819)[ 1] [ 15]
Leptopecten bavayi (Dauzemberg, 1900)[ 1] [ 15]
Lyropecten antillarum (Récluz , 1853)[ 1] [ 15]
Lyropecten nodosus (Linnaeus , 1758 )[ 1] [ 2] [ 6] [ 15]
Pecten amusoides Campos, 2001[ 6]
Pecten ziczac (Linnaeus , 1758 )[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 6] [ 15]
Pecten ziczac caboblanquensis (Druckerman & Weisbord, 1964) [ 6]
Semipallium antillarum (Récluz , 1853)[ 6]
Periplomatidae
Petricolidae
Pholadidae
Pinnidae
Pinna carnea
Plicatulidae
Pteriidae
Pteria hirundo
Sanguinolariidae
Asaphis deflorata
Semelidae
Solecurtidae
Solenidae
Spondylus americanus
Spondylidae
Sportellidae
Tellinidae
Strigilla carnaria
Tellina listeri
Eurytellina lineata
Arcophagia fausta (Pulteney, 1799)[ 6]
Florimetis intastriata (Say , 1826)[ 6]
Macoma brasiliana Dall[ 2]
Macoma brevifrons (Say , 1834)[ 2]
Macoma cleryana (Orbigny , 1846)[ 15]
Macoma constricta (Bruguière , 1792)[ 1] [ 2]
Macoma pseudomera Dall & Simpson, 1901[ 1] [ 7] [ 15]
Macoma tageliformis Dall , 1900[ 2] [ 6]
Psammotreta brevifrons (Say , 1834)[ 2]
Psammotreta intastriata (Say , 1827)[ 15]
Strigilla carnaria (Linnaeus , 1758 )[ 6]
Strigilla pisiformis (Linnaeus , 1758 )[ 6]
Strigilla producta Tryon, 1870[ 2]
Strigilla pseudocarnaria Boss, 1969[ 1] [ 2] (Introduced species) [ 9]
Strigilla rombergii (Mörch , 1853)[ 6]
Tellidora cristata (Récluz , 1842) [ 1]
Tellina alternata Say , 1822[ 6]
Tellina camachoi Macsotay & Campos 2001b[ 6]
Tellina consobrina D´Orbigny[ 15]
Tellina cristalina Spengler, 1798[ 6]
Tellina exerythra Boss, 1964[ 2]
Tellina fausta Pultency, 1799[ 1] [ 2] [ 15]
Tellina gouldii Hanley, 1846[ 1] [ 15]
Tellina juttingae Altena, 1960[ 6]
Tellina nitens Adams , 1845[ 6] [ 15]
Tellina laevigata Linnaeus , 1758 [ 1] [ 15]
Tellina lineata Turton, 1819[ 1] [ 2] [ 6] [ 15]
Tellina listeri Röding , 1798[ 1] [ 2] [ 15]
Tellina mera Say , 1834[ 15]
Tellina probina Boss, 1964[ 15]
Tellina punicea Born , 1778[ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Tellina radiata Linnaeus , 1758 [ 1]
Tellina sandix Boss, 1968[ 2] [ 15]
Tellina similaris Sowerby, 1806[ 6]
Tellina sybaritica Dall , 1881[ 6]
Tellina tirata Turton, 1819[ 2]
Teredinidae
Thraciidae
Trapeziidae
Ungulinidae
Veneridae
Anomalocardia brasiliana (Gmelin , 1791)[ 1] [ 2] [ 6] [ 15]
Anomalocardia cuneimeris Conrad , 1846[ 6]
Callista eusymata (Dall , 1890) [ 15]
Chione cancellata (Linnaeus , 1767)[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 6] [ 11] [ 7] [ 15]
Chione constricta Macsotay 1968[ 6]
Chione cultellata Weisbord, 1964[ 1]
Chione granulata (Conrad , 1841)[ 1] [ 15]
Chione intapurpurea (Conrad , 1849)[ 1] [ 6] [ 15]
Chione latilirata (Conrad , 1841)[ 1]
Chione mamoense Weisbord, 1964[ 1] [ 7]
Chione paphia (Linnaeus , 1767)[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 6] [ 15]
Chione pubera (Bory-Saint-Vicent, 1827)[ 1] [ 2] [ 7]
Chione riomaturensis Maury, 1925[ 6]
Chione subrostrata (Lamarck, 1818) [ 6] [ 11] [ 15]
Cincomphalus strigillinus (Dall , 1902)[ 2] (Introduced species)[ 9]
Clausinella gayi (Hupé, 1854)[ 6] (Introduced species)[ 9]
Clausinella fasciata (Da Costa , 1778)[ 6] (Introduced species)[ 9]
Cyclinella tenuis (Récluz , 1852)[ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Dosinia concentrica (Born , 1778)[ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Dosinia elegans Conrad , 1846[ 1] [ 3]
Gemma gemma (Totten, 1934)[ 15]
Gouldia venezuelana Weisbord, 1964[ 1]
Macrocallista maculata (Linnaeus , 1758 )[ 1] [ 2] [ 6] [ 15]
Periglypta listeri (Gray, 1838)[ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Pitar albidus (Gmelin , 1791)[ 1] [ 2] [ 6] [ 7] [ 15]
Pitar arestus (Dall y Simpson, 1901)[ 2] [ 6] [ 15]
Pitar bermudez Macsotay & campos, 2001[ 6]
Pitar circinatus (Born , 1778)[ 1] [ 2] [ 6] [ 15]
Pitar dione (Linnaeus , 1758 )[ 1] [ 2] [ 6] [ 15]
Pitar fulminatus (Menke , 1828)[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 6] [ 15]
Protothaca granulata (Gmelin , 1791)[ 2] [ 6]
Protothaca pectorina (Lamarck , 1818) [ 15]
Tivela mactroides (Born , 1778)[ 1] [ 2] [ 6] [ 15] [ 23]
Transenella caboblanquensis Weisbord, 1964[ 6]
Transenella conradiata Dall , 1902[ 7] [ 15]
Transenella culebrana (Dall & Simpson, 1901)[ 6]
Transenella stimpsoni Dall , 1902[ 7]
Ventricolaria listeroides (Linnaeus , 1758 )[ 1]
Ventricolaria rigida (Dillwyn, 1817)[ 1] [ 2] [ 6] [ 15]
Ventricolaria rugatina (Helprinn, 1887)[ 1]
Verticordiidae
Class Cephalopoda
Argonautidae
Argonauta argo
Loligo pealeii
Octopus vulgaris
Loliginidae
Octopodidae
Spirulidae
Thysanoteuthidae
See also
References
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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 . ISSN 0001-5504 .
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 , ISSN 0034-7744 .
PDF: FREDDY AROCHA. Cephalopod Resources of Venezuela