List of marine heterobranch gastropods of South Africa

Heterobranchia

• Variegated sundial shell Heliacus variegatus

• Siphonaria annaea Tomlin, 1944
• Cape False limpet Siphonaria capensis Quoy and Gaimard
• Siphonaria compressa Allanson, 1958
• Siphonaria concinna Sowerby, 1824
• Siphonaria nigerrima Smith, 1903
• Siphonaria oculus Krauss, 1848
• Siphonaria serrata Fischer, 1807
• Siphonaria tenuicostulata Smith, 1903

• Ringicula turtoni Bartsch, 1915

• Acteon fortis Thiele, 1925
• Acteon flammeus
• Acteon pudicus
• Rictaxis albis
• Japonacteon sp.
• Pupa affinis
• Pupa niecaensis
• Pupa solidula
• Pupa sulcata
• Pupa suturalis
• Pupa tessellata

• Bullina scabra Gmelin, 1791
• Bullina oblonga Sowerby, 1897

• Polka-dot bubble shell Micromelo undata
• Striped bubble shell Hydatina physis
• Hydatina amplustre
• Hydatina velum
• Hydatina albocincta

• Cylichnella agulhasensis
• Cylichnella meridionalis
• Cylichnella miniscula
• Cylichnella natalensis
• Cylichnella nitens
• Cylichnella smithi
• Cylichna africana Bartsch, 1915
• Cylichna bistriata Tomlin, 1920
• Cylichna dulcis Thiele. 1925
• Cylichna nitens Smith, 1903
• Cylichna remissa Smith, 1890
• Cylichna tubulosa Gould, 1859
• Scaphander punctostriatus

• Retusa agulhasensis Thiele, 1925
• Retusa natalensis Barnard, 1963
• Retusa sp. cf. nicobarica Thiele, 1925
• Retusa sp. cf. semen Thiele, 1925
• Retusa truncatula Bruguiere, 1792
• Volvulella mutabilis
• Volvulella pia
• Volvulella rostrata

• Sand slug Philine aperta
• Philine berghi Smith, 1910

• Gastropteron flavobrunneum Gosliner, 1984
• Gastropteron alboaurantium Gosliner, 1984

• Slipper slug Philinopsis capensis
• Philinopsis dubia
• Philinopsis cyanea
• Chelidonura fulvipunctata Baba, 1938
• Chelidonura hurundinina

• Atys cylindrica
• Green bubble shell Haminoea alfredensis Bartsch, 1915
• Haminoea natalensis
• Roxania utriculus
• Smaragdinella sieboldi A. Adams, 1864
• Smaragdinella calyculata
• Phenerophthalmus smaragdinus

• Metaruncina sp.

• Bulla ampulla

• Limacina bulimoides
• Limacina antarctica Woodward, 1854 - mentioned in traditional views as Limacina helicina
• Limacina inflata
• Limacina lesueurii
• Limacina trochiformis

• Cavolinia gibbosa
• Cavolinia globosa
• Cavolinia inflexa
• Cavolinia tridentata
• Clio andreae
• Clio chaptalii Gray, 1850
• Clio cuspidata
• Clio pyramidata Linnaeus, 1767
• Creseis acicula
• Creseis virgula
• Cuvierina columnella
• Diacria quadridentata
• Diacria trispinosa
• Styliola subula

• Peraclis moluccensis
• Peraclis reticulata

• Cymbulia sibogae Tesch, 1903
• Gleba cordata Niebuhr, 1776

• Desmopterus papilio Chun 1889

  [Gymnosomata]

• Clione limacina

• Spongiobranchaea australis

  [Anaspidea]

• Akera soluta

• Dwarf sea hare Aplysia parvula Morch, 1863
• Spotted sea hare Aplysia oculifera Adams and Reeve, 1850
• Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828
• Aplysia maculata Rang, 1828
• Variable sea hare Aplysia juliana Quoy and Gaimard, 1832
• Shaggy sea hare Bursatella leachi leachi
• Shaggy sea hare Bursatella leachi africana
• Wedge sea hare Dolabella auricularia
• Dolabrifera dolabrifera
• Paraplysia lowii Gilchrist, 1900
• Stylocheilus longicauda

  [Sacoglossa]

• Lobiger souverbiei Fischer, 1856
• Lophopleurella capensis
• Oxynoe viridis
• Oxynoe sp.

• Berthelinia schlumbergeri Dautzenberg, 1895
• Julia zebra Kawaguti, 1981

• Ascobulla fischeri
• Volvatella laguncula Sowerby, 1894

• Elysia halimedae Macnae, 1954
• Elysia marginata
• Elysia moebii
• Elysia livida Baba, 1955
• Elysia rufescens
• Elysia vatae Risbec, 1928
• Elysia virgata
• Plant-sucking nudibranch Elysia viridis
• Plant-sucking nudibranch Elysia sp. This may be the same species as listed above as E. viridis. There may be question of identification.
• Elysia spp.

• Dendritic nudibranch Placida dendritica
• Stiliger ornatus Ehrenberg, 1831

• Mourgona sp.
• Polybranchia orientalis - cited as Phyllobranchillus orientalis

• Table Bay nudibranch Aplysiopsis sinusmensalis''

  [Notaspidea]

• Tylodina alfredensis Turton, 1932
• Umbrella pleurobranch Umbraculum sinicum

• Berthella plumula
• Berthella tupala Marcus, 1957
• Berthella sp.
• Lemon pleurobranch Berthellina citrina
• Lemon pleurobranch Berthellina granulata
• Euselenops luniceps
• Pleurobranchaea algoensis Thiele, 1925
• Pleurobranchaea brockii Bergh, 1897
• Pleurobranchaea melanopus Bergh, 1907
• Pleurobranchaea pleurobrancheana
• Dwarf warty pleurobranch Pleurobranchaea tarda Verrill, 1880
• Warty pleurobranch Pleurobranchaea bubala Marcus and Gosliner, 1984
• Pleurobranchella nicobarica Thiele, 1925
• Mosaic pleurobranch Pleurobranchus albiguttatus
• Pleurobranchus disceptus O'Donoghue, 1929
• Pleurobranchus inhacae Macnae, 1962
• Pleurobranchus moebii Vayssiere, 1898
• Pleurobranchus nigropunctatus
• Pleurobranchus papillosa
• Pleurobranchus peroni Cuvier, 1804
• Pleurobranchus perrieri Vayssiere, 1896
• Pleurobranchus sculptata
• Pleurobranchus xhosa Macnae, 1962

  [Nudibranchia] - Nudibranchs

• Doridoxa benthalis Barnard, 1963

• Aldisa benguelae Gosliner, 1985
• Three-spot nudibranch Aldisa trimaculata Gosliner, 1985
• ?Alloiodoris inhacae O'Donoghue, 1929
• Archidoris capensis Bergh, 1907
• Archidoris scripta Bergh, 1907
• Rugby ball dorid or Spined dorid Atagema rugosa Pruvot-Fol, 1951
• Atagema gibba Pruvot-Fol, 1951
• Warty dorid Doris verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 Orange river to Eastern Cape
• Doris granosa
• Doris spp.
• Doriopsis pecten
• ? Ocellate dorid Gargamella sp.1
• ?Gargamella sp.2
• Velvet dorid Jorunna tomentosa
• Dotted nudibranch Jorunna zania Marcus 1976

• Doris natalensis Krauss, 1848
• Doris pseudida Bergh, 1907
• Doris perplexa Bergh, 1907
• Doris glabella Bergh, 1907

• Hallaxa sp.

• Saddled nudibranch Cadlina sp.1
• Brown-dotted nudibranch Cadlina sp.2
• Cadlina sp.3
• Cadlina sp.4
• Cadlinella ornatissima
• Ceratosoma cornigerum
• Inkspot nudibranch or Lipstick nudibranch Ceratosoma ingozi Gosliner, 1996
• Ceratosoma tenue Abraham, 1876
• Chromodoris africana Eliot 1904
• Chromodoris albolimbata Bergh, 1907
• Chromodoris alderi Collingwood, 1881
• Polka-dot chromodorid Chromodoris annulata Eliot 1904
• Chromodoris boucheti Rudman, 1982
• Chromodoris conchyliata Yonow, 1984
• Chromodoris euelpis Bergh, 1907
• Chromodoris fidelis Kelaart, 1858
• Chromodoris geminus Rudman, 1987
• Chromodoris cf. geminus
• Chromodoris geometrica Risbec, 1928
• Chromodoris hamiltoni Rudman, 1977
• Red-spotted nudibranch or Heather's nudibranch Chromodoris heatherae Gosliner, 1994
• Chromodoris inopinata Bergh, 1905
• Chromodoris marginata Pease, 1860
• Chromodoris porcata Bergh, 1888
• Chromodoris tinctoria
• Gaudy chromodorid Chromodoris vicina Eliot, 1904
• Chromodoris spp.
• Durvilledoris lemniscata
• Glossodoris atromarginata
• Glossodoris cincta
• Glossodoris pallida
• Glossodoris symmetricus Rudman, 1990
• Glossodoris undaurum Rudman, 1985
• Glossodoris spp.
• Hypselodoris bullockii
• Cape dorid Hypselodoris capensis
• Hypselodoris carnea
• Hypselodoris fucata Gosliner & Johnson, 1999
• Mottled dorid Hypselodoris infucata
• Hypselodoris maculosa
• Hypselodoris maridadilus Rudman, 1977
• Hypselodoris rudmani Gosliner and Johnson, 1999
• Hypselodoris spp.
• Hypselodoris sp.
• Noumea varians
• Noumea purpurea Baba, 1949
• Protea nudibranch Noumea protea Gosliner, 1994
• Risbecia pulchella
• Thorunna horologia Rudman, 1984

• Discodoris coerulescens Bergh, 1888
• Discodoris fragilis
• Small-spot dorid Discodoris sp.1
• Discodoris sp.2
• Blotchy dorid Geitodoris capensis Bergh, 1907
• Anisodoris sp.
• Thordisa burnupi Eliot, 1910
• Thordisa punctifera Bergh, 1907
• Thordisa spp.
• ? Variable dorid Aphelodoris brunnea Bergh, 1907
• ? Chocolate-chip nudibranch Aphelodoris sp. 1
• ? Brown-spotted nudibranch Aphelodoris sp. 2
• ? Spiky nudibranch Aphelodoris sp.3
• ?Sclerodoris apiculata
• ?Sclerodoris coriacea
• ?Sclerodoris sp.
• ?Artachaea sp,
• Halgerda carlsoni Rudman, 1928
• Halgerda dichromis Fahey and Gosliner, 1999
• Halgerda tessellata Bergh, 1880
• Halgerda toliara Fahey and Gosliner, 1999
• Halgerda wasinensis Eliot, 1904
• Halgerda formosa Bergh, 1880
• Halgerda punctata Farran, 1902
• Rostanga muscula
• Red sponge nudibranch or Orange dorid Rostanga elandsia Garovoy, Valdes & Gosliner, 2001
• Rostanga phepha Garovoy, Valdés & Gosliner, 2001

• Ceratophyllidia africana Eliot, 1903
• Phyllidia ocellata Cuvier, 1804
• Ridged nudibranch Phyllidia varicosa Lamarck, 1801
• Phyllidiella zeylanica
• Phyllidia sp.

• Blue-speckled nudibranch Dendrodoris caesia
• Dendrodoris callosa
• Tan dorid Dendrodoris capensis
• Dendrodoris denisoni
• Dendrodoris nigra
• Dendrodoris rubra
• Dendrodoris spp.
• Scribbled nudibranch Doriopsilla miniata
• White-spotted nudibranch Doriopsilla capensis Bergh, 1907
• Doriopsilla spp.

• Mandela's nudibranch Mandelia mirocornata Valdes & Gosliner, 1999

• Fluffy nudibranch Acanthodoris planca
• Diaphodoris sp.

• Crazed nudibranch Corambe sp.

• Giraffe spot nudibranch Ancula sp.
• Tugboat nudibranch Goniodoris mercurialis Macnae, 1958
• Goniodoris castanea Alder and Hancock, 1845
• Goniodoris ovata Barnard, 1934
• Goniodoris sp.
• Fiery nudibranch Okenia amoenula
• Okenia sp.
• White lined nudibranch Trapania sp.1
• Trapania sp.

• Crimora sp.
• Kalinga ornata Alder and Hancock, 1864
• Tasseled nudibranch Kaloplocamus ramosus
• Orange-clubbed nudibranch Limacia clavigera
• Nembrotha livingstonei Allan, 1933
• Nembrotha purpureolineata O'Donoghue, 1924
• Plocamopherus apheles
• Plocamopherus maculatus
• Plocamopherus sp.
• Crowned nudibranch Polycera capensis Quoy and Gaimard, 1824
• Polycera hedgpethi Marcus, 1964
• Four lined nudibranch Polycera quadrilineata
• Polycera sp.
• Twin-crowned nudibranch Polycera sp.1
• Orange lined crowned nudibranch Polycera sp.2
• Roboastra gracilis
• Roboastra luteolineata
• Black nudibranch Tambja capensis
• Tambja morosa
• Tambja sp.
• Thecacera pacifica
• Thecacera pennigera
• Thecacera sp.

• Knobbly nudibranch Aegires ninguis Fahey & Gosliner, 2004

• Gymnodoris alba
• Gymnodoris ceylonica
• Gymnodoris inornata
• Gymnodoris okinawae Baba, 1936
• Gymnodoris spp.
• Ghost nudibranch Lecithophorus capensis Macnae, 1958
• Lecithophorus sp.

• Spanish dancer Hexabranchus sanguineus

• Okadaia elegans Baba 1931

• Frilled nudibranch or Smits nudibranch Leminda millecra Griffiths, 1985

• Crowned doto Doto africoronata Shipman & Gosliner, 2015
• Feathered doto Doto pinnatifida
• Doto rosea Trinchese, 1881

• Embletonia gracilis Risbec, 1928

• Gas flame nudibranch Bonisa nakaza Gosliner, 1981
• Cape silvertip nudibranch or Silvertip nudibranch Janolus capensis Bergh, 1907
• Medallion silvertip nudibranch Janolus longidentatus Gosliner, 1981
• Nippled nudibranch Janolus sp.

• Armina berghi Thiele, 1925
• Armina capensis
• Armina euchroa
• Gilchrists sand slug Armina gilchristi
• Armina grisea O'Donoghue, 1927
• Armina microdonta
• Armina natalensis
• Armina serrata O'Donoghue, 1929
• Armina simoniana Thiele, 1925
• Striped sand slug or Pierre's armina Armina sp.
• White-ridged nudibranch Dermatobranchus sp. 1
• Dermatobranchus sp. 2
• Dermatobranchus sp. 3
• Brown ridged nudibranch or narrow ridged nudibranch Dermatobranchus sp. 4

• Whip fan nudibranch Tritonia nilsodhneri Marcus, 1983
• Tritonia aurantiacum Barnard, 1927
• Tritonia pallida Stimpson, 1854
• Tritonia indecora Bergh, 1907
• Soft coral nudibranch Tritonia sp. 1
• Brush nudibranch Tritonia sp. 2
• Tritoniadoxa capensis Bergh, 1907
• ?Marionia spp.
• Marionia cyanobranchiata

• Marianina rosea Pruvot-Fol, 1930

• Bornella adamsii Gray, 1850
• Bornella anguilla Johnson, 1983

• Iridescent nudibranch Notobryon wardi Ohdner, 1936
• Scyllaea pelagica Linnaeus, 1758

• Dinosaur nudibranch Melibe liltvedi Gosliner, 1987
• Cowled nudibranch Melibe rosea Rang, 1829
• Melibe pilosa Pease, 1860
• Melibe sp.

• Purple lady Flabellina funeka Gosliner and Griffiths, 1981
• White-edged nudibranch or Chalk stripe nudibranch Flabellina capensis
• Flabellina spp.
• Coryphellina sp.

• Fiona pinnata

• Eubranchus sp.1
• Eubranchus sp.2
• Eubranchus sp.3
• Fireworks nudibranch Eubranchus sp.4
• Candelabra nudibranch Eubranchus sp.5

• Candy nudibranch Cuthona speciosa
• Cuthona ornata Baba, 1937
• Cuthona kanga
• Cuthona anulata
• Cuthona spp.
• Yellow candy nudibranch Cuthona sp.6
• Cuthona sp.
• Tergipes tergipes Forskal, 1779
• Catriona casha Gosliner and Griffiths, 1981
• Catriona columbiana O'Donoghue, 1922
• Catriona sp.
• Phestilla melanobrachia Bergh, 1874

• Indian nudibranch Aeolidiella indica Bergh, 1888
• Aeolidiella alba Risbec, 1928
• Berghia chaka Gosliner, 1985
• Baeolidia palythoae Gosliner, 1985

• Night sky nudibranch Amanda armata Macnae, 1954
• Caloria indica
• Black-dot nudibranch Caloria sp. 1
• Yellow-tipped nudibranch Caloria sp. 2
• Caloria sp. 3
• Orange eyed nudibranch or White tipped nudibranch Cratena capensis Barnard, 1927
• Cratena simba Edmunds, 1970
• Elegant nudibranch Cratena sp.1
• Cratena spp.
• Echinopsole fulvus Macnae, 1954
• Olive nudibranch Facelina olivacea Macnae, 1954
• Facellina annulata Macnae, 1954
• Facellina sp.
• Favorinus japonicus Baba, 1949
• Favorinus ghanensis Edmunds, 1968
• Moridilla brockii
• Coral nudibranch Phyllodesmium serratum
• Coral nudibranch Phyllodesmium horridum
• Phyllodesmium hyalinum Ehrenberg, 1831
• Phyllodesmium sp.
• Pruvotfolia pselliotes
• Pteraeolidia ianthina

• Four-colour nudibranch Godiva quadricolor
• Sea swallow Glaucus atlanticus Forster, 1777

• Platydoris scabra
• Platydoris cruenta
• Platydoris sp.

• Wing footed opisthobranchs Cavolinia spp.''

  [Pulmonata]

• Airbreathing sea slug Onchidella capensis
• Peronia peronii