List of marine gastropods of South Africa
This list of marine gastropods of South Africa attempts to list all of the sea snails and sea slugs of South Africa, in other words the marine gastropod molluscs of that area. This list is a sub-list of the List of marine molluscs of South Africa.
Gastropoda
Marine gastropods in South Africa include:Patellogastropoda
- True limpets- Cellana radiata capensis
- Variable limpet Helcion concolor Krauss, 1848
- Helcion dunkeri Krauss, 1848
- Prickly limpet Helcion pectunculus
- Rayed limpet Helcion pruinosis Krauss, 1848
- Patella aphanes
- Argenville's limpet Patella argenvillei Krauss, 1848
- Bearded limpet Patella barbara Linnaeus, 1758
- Pear limpet Patella cochlear Born, 1778
- Kelp limpet Patella compressa Linnaeus. 1758
- Patella flexuosa
- Granite limpet Patella granatina Linnaeus, 1758
- Granular limpet Patella granularis Linnaeus, 1758
- Duck's foot or Long-spined limpet Patella longicosta Lamarck, 1819
- Pink rayed limpet Patella miniata Born, 1778
- Patella obtecta Krauss, 1848
- Goat's eye limpet Patella oculus Born, 1778
- Patella pica Reeve, 1854
- Patella sanguinans Reeve, 1856
- Giant limpet Patella tabularis Krauss, 1848
- Dwarf limpet Patelloida profunda albonotata
Vetigastropoda
- Bayerotrochus africanus
- Perlemoen or Abalone Haliotis midae Linnaeus, 1758
- Haliotis ovina Gmelin 1791
- Spiral-ridged siffie Haliotis parva Linnaeus, 1758
- Haliotis pustulata Reeve, 1846
- Haliotis queketti Smith, E.A., 1910
- Siffie or Venus ear Haliotis spadicea Donovan, E., 1808
- Beautiful ear-shell Haliotis speciosa Reeve, 1846
- Amblychilepas dubia
- Saddle shaped keyhole limpet Amblychilepas scutella
- Conical keyhole limpet Diodora parviforata
- Diodora australis
- Diodora calyculata
- Diodora crucifera
- Diodora elevata
- Diodora elizabethae
- Diodora natalensis
- Diodora parviforata
- Diodora procurva Herbert, 1989
- Diodora spreta
- Cape keyhole limpet Fissurella mutabilis Sowerby, 1834
- Emarginula sibogae but genus given in this reference as Emarginella. Corrected using http://www.marinespecies.org/ accessed 4 January 2010
- Macroschisma africana Tomlin, 1932
- Mantled keyhole limpet Pupillaea aperta
- Scutus unguis
- Calliostoma africanum Bartsch, 1915
- Calliostoma circus Barnard, 1969
- Calliostoma iridescens Sowerby, 1903
- Ornate topshell Calliostoma ornatum Locard, 1898
- Calliostoma scotti Kilburn, 1973
- Black chained topshell Clanculus atricatenus Tomlin, 1921
- Clanculus puniceus
- Clanculus miniatus
- Multicoloured topshell Gibbula multicolor
- Gibbula beckeri G.B. Sowerby III, 1901
- Gibbula capensis
- Gibbula cicer
- Gibbula zonata
- Toothed topshell Monodonta australis Lamarck, 1816
- Oxystele impervia
- Pink-lipped topshell Oxystele sinensis
- Oxystele tabularis
- Oxystele tigrina
- Variegated topshell Oxystele variegata
- Black-spotted topshell Trochus nigropunctatus Reeve, 1861
- Bolma andersoni
- Bolma bathyraphis
- Bolma massieri
- Bolma tayloriana Bozzetti, 1992
- Turbo argyrostomus Linnaeus, 1758
- Turbo argyrostomus Linnaeus, 1758
- Turbo chrysostomus Linnaeus, 1758
- Alikreukel or Giant periwinkle Turbo sarmaticus Linnaeus, 1758
- Crowned turban shell Lunella coronata
- Turbo cidaris cidaris Gmelin, 1791
- Turbo cidaris natalensis
- Cinysca granulosa Krauss, 1848
- Tricolia adusta Nangammbi & Herbert, 2006
- Pheasant shell Tricolia capensis
- Tricolia neritina
- Tricolia retrolineata Nangammbi & Herbert, 2008 - northeastern South Africa
- Tricolia saxatilis Nangammbi & Herbert, 2006
Neritimorpha
- Blotched nerite Nerita albicilla Linnaeus, 1758
- Nerita plicata Linnaeus, 1758
- Nerita polita Linnaeus, 1758
- Textile nerite Nerita textilis Gmelin, 1791
Caenogastropoda
- Crepidula aculeata
- Crepidula dilatata Lamarck, 1822
- Slipper limpet Crepidula porcellana
- Chinese hat Calyptraea chinensis
- Calyptraea helicoidea Sowerby, 1883
- Horse's hoof Hipponix conicus
- Striped periwinkle Littoraria glabrata
- Estuarine periwinkles Littoraria scabra group.
- *Littoraria scabra Linnaeus, 1758
- *Littoraria intermedia
- *Littoraria subvittata Reid, 1986
- African periwinkle Nodilittorina africana
- Nodular periwinkle Nodilittorina natalensis Philippi, 1847
- Globular mud snail Assiminea globulus Connoly, 1939
- Assiminia ovata Krauss, 1848
- Colonial worm shell Dendropoma corallinaceus
- Dendropoma thalia
- Solitary worm shell Serpulorbis natalensis Mörch, 1862
- Waxy screw shell Protoma capensis
- Turritella carinifera Lamarck, 1799
- Turritella chrysostomus Linnaeus, 1758
- Turritella chrysotoxa Tomlin, 1925
- Turritella declivis A. Adams & Reeve, 1850
- Turritella natalensis E.A. Smith, 1910
- Pale screw shell Turritella sanguinea Reeve, 1849
- Truncated mangrove snail Cerithidea decollata Linnaeus, 1758
- Mangrove whelk Terebralia palustris Bruguière
- Knobbed horn shell Rhinoclavis sinensis Gmelin, 1791
- Cerithium citrinum Sowerby, 1855
- Cerithium crassilabrum
- Cerithium echinatum Lamarck, 1822
- Rhinoclavis alexandri
- Rhinoclavis articulata
- Rhinoclavis diadema Houbrick, 1978
- Stellaria gigantea
- Sun carrier shell Stellaria solaris
- Stellaria testigera digitata
- Xenophora corrugata
- Xenophora pallidula
- Xenophora tulearensis Stewart & Kosuge, 1993
- Ribbed turrid Clionella sinuata Born, 1778
- Clionella rosaria
- Cypraea alfredensis
- Cypraea algoensis Gray, 1825
- Cypraea amphithales Melvill, 1888
- Ring cowrie Cypraea annulus Linnaeus, 1758
- Arabic cowrie Cypraea arabica Linnaeus, 1758
- Cypraea barclayi Reeve, 1857
- Cypraea beckii Gaskoin, 1856
- Cypraea broderipii Sowerby II, 1832
- Cape cowrie Cypraea capensis Gray, 1828
- Snake's head cowrie Cypraea caputserpentis Linnaeus, 1758
- Carnelian cowrie Cypraea carneola Linnaeus, 1758
- Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758
- Cypraea cernica Sowerby II, 1870
- Cypraea chinensis Gmelin, 1791
- Cypraea cicercula Linnaeus, 1758
- Orange cowrie Cypraea citrina Gray, 1825
- Cypraea clandestina Linnaeus, 1758
- Cypraea cohenae Burgess, 1965
- Cypraea connelli Liltved, 1983
- Cypraea contaminata Sowerby II, 1832
- Cypraea coronata
- Cypraea cribraria Linnaeus, 1758
- Cypraea cruickshanki Kilburn, 1972
- Cypraea diluculum Reeve, 1845
- Toothless cowrie Cypraea edentula Gray, 1825
- Eroded cowrie Cypraea erosa Linnaeus, 1758
- Kitten cowrie Cypraea felina Gmelin, 1791
- Cypraea fimbriata Gmelin, 1791
- Cypraea fultoni Sowerby III, 1903
- Dark toothed cowrie Cypraea fuscodentata Gray, 1825
- Cypraea fuscorubra Shaw, 1909
- Cypraea gangranosa Dillwyn, 1817
- Honey cowrie Cypraea helvola Linnaeus, 1758
- Cypraea histrio Gmelin, 1791
- Cypraea isabella Linnaeus, 1758
- Cypraea iutsui Shikama, 1974
- Cypraea labrolineata Gaskoin, 1848
- Cypraea lamarcki Gray, 1828
- Cypraea limacina Lamarck, 1810
- Cypraea lisetae Kilburn, 1975
- Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758
- Cypraea mappa Linnaeus, 1758
- Cypraea marginalis Dillwyn, 1827
- Cypraea mauritiana Linnaeus, 1758
- Cypraea minoridens Melvill, 1901
- Money cowrie Cypraea moneta Linnaeus, 1758
- Cypraea nucleus Linnaeus, 1758
- Cypraea onyx Linnaeus, 1758
- Cypraea owenii Sowerby II, 1837
- Cypraea poraria Linnaeus, 1758
- Cypraea punctata Linnaeus, 1758
- Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791
- Stippled cowrie Cypraea staphylaea Linnaeus, 1758
- Cypraea stolida Linnaeus, 1758
- Cypraea talpa Linnaeus, 1758
- Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791
- Tiger cowrie Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758
- Cypraea verhoefi Burgess, 1982
- Cypraea vitellus Linnaeus, 1758
- Cypraea ziczac Linnaeus, 1758
- Cypraeovula castanea
- Cypraeovula castanea latebrosa Swarts & Liltved, 2000
- Cypraeovula immelmani Liltved, 2001
- Cypraeovula mikeharti Lorentz, 1985
- Cypraeovula volvens Fazzini & Bergonzoni, 2004
- Erosia ocellata )
- Erronea chinensis )
- Erronea succinata )
- Calpurnus lacteus
- Calpurnus verrucosus
- Crenavolva azumai
- Crenavolva draperi Cate and Azuma, 1973
- Crenavolva rosewateri Cate, 1973
- Crenavolva septemmacula
- Crenavolva striatula
- Cymbovula deflexa
- Cymbovula segaliana Cate, 1976
- Dentiovula eizoi Cate and Azuma, 1973
- Galeravolva aenigma
- Margovula pyriformis
- Margovula schilderorum Cate, 1973
- Margovula sp. cf. Margovula tinctilis Cate, 1973
- Ovula costellata Lamarck, 1810
- Ovula ovum
- Phenacovolva aurantia
- Phenacovolva brevirostris
- Phenacovolva fusula Cate and Azuma, 1973
- Phenacovolva gracillima
- Phenacovolva hirasei
- Phenacovolva honkakujiana
- Phenacovolva sp. cf. Phenacovolva lahainaensis
- Phenacovolva longirostrata
- Phenacovolva recurva
- ?Phenacovolva poppeii Fehse, 2000
- Phenacovolva rehderi Cate, 1973
- Phenacovolva rosea
- Phenacovolva rugosa
- Phenacovolva weaveri Cate, 1973
- Primovula beckeri
- Primovula diaphana Liltved, 1987
- Primovula habui Cate, 1973
- Primovula santacarolinensis Cate, 1978
- Primovula singularis Cate, 1973
- Prosimnia semperi
- Pseudocypraea adamsonii
- Pseudosimnia jeanae Cate, 1973
- Serratovolva minabeensis Cate, 1975
- Testudovolva pulchella
- Volva kilburni Cate, 1975
- Volva volva Linnaeus, 1758
- Xandarovula formosana
- Pedicularia elegantissima Deshayes, 1863
- Coriocella nigra Blainville, 1824 - synonym: Lamellaria nigra
- ?Marsenia capensis Bergh, 1907
- ?Marsenia leptoconcha Bergh, 1907
- Lamellaria perspicua Linnaeus, 1758
- Baby's toes Trivia aperta
- Trivia sp. cf. Trivia aperta
- Trivia calvariola Kilburn, 1980
- Trivia sp. cf. Trivia calvariola Kilburn, 1980
- Trivia costata
- Trivia eratoides Liltved 1986
- Trivia globosa
- Trivia hallucinata Liltved, 1984
- Trivia hordacia
- Trivia khanya Liltved, 1986
- Trivia lemaitrei Liltved, 1986
- Trivia magnidentataLiltved, 1986
- West coast baby's toes Trivia millardi
- Trivia multicostata Liltved, 1986
- Trivia neglecta Schilder, 1930
- Trivia oryza
- Baby's toes Trivia ovulata
- Tear drops or Riceys Trivia pellucidula Gaskoin, 1846
- Trivia phalacra Schilder, 1930
- Trivia producta
- Trivia rubra Shaw, 1909
- Trivia sanctispiritis Shikama, 1974
- Trivia splendidissima
- Trivia suavis Schilder, 1931
- Trivia vemacola Liltved, 1987
- Trivia verhoefi Gosliner and Liltved, 1982
- Trivia vesicularis
- Trivia sp. cf. Trivia vesicularis
- Trivia virginiae Liltved, 1986
- Erato gallinacea
- Erato recondita Melvill and Standen, 1903
- Erato sulcifera Sowerby II, 1832
- Eunaticina perobliqua
- Euspira napus
- Mammilla fibrosa
- Comma necklace shell Notocochlis gualteriana Récluz, 1844.
- Natica lineata
- Mottled necklace shell Natica tecta Anton, 1839
- Naticarius alapapilionis
- Naticarius manceli
- Naticarius onca
- Neverita albumen
- Neverita perselephanti
- Moon shell Polinices didyma Röding, 1798
- Polinices mammilla Linnaeus 1758
- Polinices paciae Bozzetti, 1997
- Polinices sebae
- Polinices simiae
- Polinices syrphetodes
- Sinum delessertii
- Sinum haliotoideum
- Sinum laevigatum
- Sinum quasimodoides Kilburn, 1976
- Tanea euzona
- Tanea hilaris
- Tectonatica violacea
- Tonna berthae Vos, 2005
- Pustular triton Argobuccinum pustulosum Lightfoot, 1786
- Casmaria decipiens
- Casmaria erinacea
- Casmaria ponderosa
- Cassis cornuta
- Cypraecassis rufa
- Galeodea keyteri
- Oocorys lussii Bozzetti, 1990
- Oocorys sulcata Fischer, 1883
- Checkerboard bonnet shell Phalium areola
- Phalium fimbria
- Phalium glaucum
- Helmet shell Phalium labiatum zeylanicum Lamarck, 1822
- Semicassis bisulcata
- Semicassis bulla fernandesi
- Semicassis craticulata
- Semicassis faurotis
- Semicassis faurotis
- Semicassis microstoma
- Bubble raft shell or Violet snail Janthina janthina Linnaeus, 1758
- Janthina globosa Swainson, 1822
- Janthina pallida Thompson W., 1840
- Janthina exigua Lamarck, 1816
- Janthina umbilicata d'Orbigny, 1852
- Granular frog shell Bursa granularis Röding, 1798
- Pink lady Charonia lampas pustulata Euthyme, 1889
- Ranella australasia gemmifera Euthyme, 1889
- Ranella olearium
- Furry ridged triton Cabestana cutacea africana Adams A. 1855
- Branched murex Chicoreus inflatus Lamarck, 1822.
- Mulberry shell Morula granulata Duclos, 1832
- Short-spined murex Murex brevispina Lamarck, 1822
- Fenestrate oyster drill Ocenebra fenestrata Gould, 1833
- Stag shell Pteropurpura graagae
- Pteropurpurea uncinaria Lamarck, 1822
- Salmon lipped whelk Purpura persica Linnaeus, 1758
- Thais bufo Lamarck 1822
- Thais alouina Röding, 1798.
- Knobbly dogwhelk Thais capensis Petit de la Saussaye, 1852
- Thais savignyi Deshayes, 1844
- Thais wahlbergi
- Girdled dogwhelk Nucella cingulata Linnaeus, 1771
- Common dogwhelk Nucella dubia
- Scaly dogwhelk Nucella squamosa
- Flame-patterned burnupena Burnupena catarrhacta Gmelin, 1791
- Ridged burnupena Burnupena cincta Röding, 1798
- Burnupena lagenaria Lamarck, 1822
- Papery burnupena Burnupena papyracea Bruguière, 1792
- Burnupena pubescens Küster, 1858
- Burnupena sp.
- Elongate dogwhelk Afrocominella elongata Dunker, 1857
- Fasciolaria lugubris heynemanni
- Long-siphoned whelk Fusinus ocelliferus Lamarck, 1816
- Forsskal's whelk Peristernia forskalii
- Mitra litterata Lamarck, 1811
- Brown mitre Mitra picta Reeve, 1844
- Lambis chiragra arthritica Roding, 1798
- Lambis crocata crocata
- Lambis digitata
- Lambis lambis
- Lambis truncata truncata
- Variable stromb Strombus mutabilis Swainson, 1821
- Strombus wilsonorum Abbott, 1967
- Aporrhais pesgallinae Barnard, 1963
Dogwhelks
- Nassarius albescens gemmuliferus
- Shielded dogwhelk Nassarius arcularius plicatus
- Cape dogwhelk Nassarius capensis R. W. Dunker, 1846
- Nassarius coronatus
- Tick shell Nassarius kraussianus
- Lattice dogwhelk Nassarius plicatellus
- Purple-lipped dogwhelk Nassarius speciosus
- Annulated plough shell 'Bullia annulata Lamarck, 1816
- Bullia callosa Gray, 1828
- Finger plough shell Bullia digitalis
- Fat plough shell Bullia laevissima
- Bullia mozambicensis E. A. Smith, 1878
- Pleated plough shell Bullia natalensis Krauss, C.F., 1848
- Pure plough shell Bullia pura Melvill, J.C., 1885
- Smooth plough shell Bullia rhodostoma Reeve, L.A., 1847
- Carolinian olive shell Oliva caroliniana Duclos, 1835
- Marginella musica Hinds, 1844
- Cloudy marginella Marginella nebulosa Bolten in Röding, P.F., 1798
- Ornate marginella Marginella ornata Redfield, J.H., 1870
- Sandy marginella Marginella piperata Hinds, 1844
- Pinch lipped marginella Marginella rosea Lamarck, 1822
- Cape marginella Volvarina capensis Krauss, 1848
- Banded volvarina or Banded marginella Volvarina zonata
- Algoa cone Conus algoensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1834
- *Conus algoensis algoensis )
- *Yellow Algoa cone Conus algoensis simplex G. B. Sowerby II, 1858 )
- *Conus algoensis scitulus )
- Hebrew cone Conus ebraeus Linnaeus, 1758
- Livid cone Conus lividus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
- Elongate cone Conus mozambicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
- Natal textile cone Conus natalis Sowerby II, 1857
- Sponsal cone Conus sponsalis Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
- Textile cone Conus textile Linnaeus, 1758
- Variable cone Conus tinianus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
- Admetula afra Petit & Harasewych, 2000
- Admetula epula Petit & Harasewych, 1991
- Trigonostoma kilburni Petit & Harasewych, 2000
- Nipponaphera wallacei Petit & Harasewych, 2000
- Zeadmete verheckeni'' Petit & Harasewych, 2000
[Heterobranchia] — Heterobranch gastropods