title: List of marine molluscs of New Zealand
text: # List of marine molluscs of New Zealand
  
  This is a list of the marine molluscs of the country of New Zealand, which are a part of the molluscan fauna of New Zealand, which is a part of the biodiversity of New Zealand.
  
  Marine molluscs include marine gastropods (sea snails and sea slugs), bivalves (such as pipis, cockles, oysters, mussels, scallops), octopuses, squid and other classes of Mollusca. This list does not include the land and freshwater species.
  
  ## Aplacophora
  
  * Proneomenia quincarinata
  
  ## Polyplacophora
  
  Acanthochitonidae
  
  * Acanthochitona thileniusi
  * Acanthochitona zelandica
  * Craspedochiton rubiginosus - Craspedochiton rubiginosus rubiginosus, Craspedochiton rubiginosus oliveri
  * Cryptoconchus porosus
  * Notoplax aupouria
  * Notoplax cuneata
  * Notoplax facilis
  * Notoplax latalamina
  * Notoplax mariae
  * Notoplax violacea
  * Notoplax websteri
  
  Mopaliidae
  
  * Aerilamma murdochi
  * Diaphoroplax biramosus
  * Frembleya egregia
  * Guildingia obtecta
  * Maorichiton caelatus
  * Maorichiton schauinslandi
  * Plaxiphora australis
  
  Callochitonidae
  
  * Callochiton crocinus
  * Callochiton empleurus
  * Callochiton kapitiensis
  * Callochiton mortenseni
  
  Chitonidae
  
  * Chiton glaucus
  * Onithochiton marmoratus
  * Onithochiton neglectus - Onithochiton neglectus neglectus, Onithochiton neglectus opiniosus, Onithochiton neglectus subantarcticus
  * Rhyssoplax aerea - Rhyssoplax aerea aerea, Rhyssoplax aerea huttoni
  * Rhyssoplax canaliculata
  * Rhyssoplax chathamensis
  * Rhyssoplax clavata
  * Rhyssoplax stangeri
  * Rhyssoplax suteri
  * Sypharochiton pelliserpentis
  * Sypharochiton sinclairi
  * Sypharochiton torri
  
  Callochitonidae
  
  * Eudoxochiton nobilis
  
  Ischnochitonidae
  
  * Ischnochiton circumvallatus
  * Ischnochiton granulifer
  * Ischnochiton luteoroseus
  * Ischnochiton maorianus
  
  Leptochitonidae
  
  * Lepidopleurus finlayi
  * Lepidopleurus inquinatus
  * Lepidopleurus otagoensis
  
  Loricidae
  
  * Lorica haurakiensis
  
  ## Gastropoda
  
  Nacellidae
  
  * Cellana radians – golden limpet
  
  Fissurellidae (keyhole limpets and slit limpets)
  
  * Cornisepta festiva
  * Monodilepas diemenensis
  * Monodilepas otagoensis
  * Scutus breviculus Blainville, 1817
  
  Haliotidae
  
  * Haliotis iris – paua
  
  Calliostomatidae
  
  * Calliostoma selectum – select maurea
  * Selastele onustum
  
  Trochidae (top snails)
  
  * Diloma subrostrata – mudflat top shell
  * Fossarina rimata
  * Herpetopoma alacerrimum
  * Herpetopoma bellum
  * Herpetopoma benthicola
  * Herpetopoma larochei
  * Herpetopoma mariae
  * Homalopoma crassicostata
  * Homalopoma fluctuata
  * Homalopoma imperforata
  * Homalopoma micans
  * Homalopoma nana
  * Homalopoma rotella
  * Homalopoma umbilicata
  * Homalopoma variecostata
  
  Turbinidae
  
  * Astraea heliotropium – circular saw shell
  * Cookia sulcata – Cook's turban
  * Lunella smaragda – cat's eye
  
  Neritidae
  
  * Nerita melanotragus – black nerite
  
  Batillariidae
  
  * Zeacumantus lutulentus – koeti (a horn shell)
  
  Turritellidae
  
  * Maoricolpus roseus
  
  Littorinidae (periwinkles)
  
  * Austrolittorina antipodum – banded periwinkle
  
  Rissoidae
  
  * Alvania gallinacea
  * Alvania gradatoides
  
  Struthiolariidae
  
  * Struthiolaria papulosa – ostrich foot
  
  Ranellidae
  
  * Charonia tritonis – giant triton
  * Fusitriton retiolus
  * Monoplex parthenopeus – giant triton
  * Ranella olearium (Linnaeus, 1758) – wandering triton
  
  Hipponicidae (hoof snails)
  
  * Hipponix conicus wyattae
  
  Buccinidae (whelks)
  
  * Cominella glandiformis – mud whelk
  
  Muricidae
  
  * Poirieria zelandica – spiny murex
  
  Volutidae
  
  * Alcithoe arabica – Arabic volute
  * Iredalina mirabilis – golden volute
  
  Olividae
  
  * Amalda australis – southern olive
  
  Epitoniidae (wentletraps)
  
  * Funiscala maxwelli
  * Murdochella alacer
  
  Janthinidae
  
  * Janthina janthina – violet snail
  
  Okadaiidae
  
  * Vayssierea cinnabarea
  
  Facelinidae
  
  * Babakina caprinsulensis
  
  Bullidae
  
  * Bulla quoyii – brown bubble snail
  
  Siphonariidae
  
  * Benhamina obliquata
  
  Amphibolidae
  
  * Amphibola crenata – mud-flat snail
  
  Onchidiidae
  
  * Onchidella nigricans
  
  ## Bivalvia
  
  Mesodesmatidae
  
  * Paphies australis – pipi
  * Paphies subtriangulata – tuatua
  * Paphies ventricosa – toheroa
  
  Tellinidae
  
  * Macomona liliana – large wedge shell
  
  Veneridae
  
  * Austrovenus stutchburyi – New Zealand cockle
  * Dosinia anus – ringed dosinia
  
  Ostreidae
  
  * Saccostrea cucullata – rock oyster
  * Tiostrea chilensis – Bluff oyster
  
  Pectinidae
  
  * Pecten novaezelandiae – New Zealand scallop
  * Talochlamys zelandiae – New Zealand fan shell
  
  Mytilidae
  
  * Gigantidas gladius
  * Mytilus edulis – blue mussel
  * Perna canaliculus – New Zealand green-lipped mussel
  
  Pinnidae
  
  * Atrina zelandica – horse mussel
  
  ## Scaphopoda
  
  Gadilidae
  
  * Cadulus colubridens
  * Cadulus delicatulus
  * Cadulus teliger
  
  Dentaliidae
  
  * Dentalium diarrhox
  * Dentalium ecostatum
  * Dentalium glaucarena
  * Dentalium nanum
  * Dentalium suteri
  * Dentalium tiwhana
  * Dentalium zelandicum
  
  ## Cephalopoda
  
  Spirulidae
  
  * Spirula spirula – ram's horn squid
  
  Sepiadariidae
  
  * Sepioloidea pacifica – Pacific bobtail squid
  
  Sepiolidae
  
  * Iridoteuthis maoria
  
  Cranchiidae
  
  * Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni – colossal squid
  
  Histioteuthidae
  
  * Histioteuthis reversa – reverse jewel squid
  
  Octopodidae
  
  * Pinnoctopus cordiformis – common New Zealand octopus
  
  Argonautidae
  
  * Argonauta nodosa – knobby argonaut
  