title: List of marine molluscs of Mozambique
text: # List of marine molluscs of Mozambique
  
  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.
  
  ## 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 indomarisAbbott, 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)
  
  Nassariidae
  
  Dogwhelks
  
  * 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
  
  * 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 1791
  
  Tellinidae
  
  * 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 - Squid
  
  Loliginidae
  
  * Indian Ocean squid Uroteuthis duvauceli
  
  ### Sepiida - Cuttlefish
  
  Sepiidae
  
  * Common cuttlefish Sepia vermiculata Quoy and Gaimard, 1832 (Orange river to Mozambique)
  
  ### Spirulida - Ram's horn squid
  
  Spirulidae
  
  * Ram's horn shell Spirula spirula Linnaeus 1758 (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)
  