List of marine molluscs of Mozambique
# 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)
