The list of marine molluscs of Brazil is a partial list of saltwater species that form a part of the molluscan fauna of Brazil. This list does not include the land or freshwater molluscs. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of 7,491 kilometers (4,655 mi), where most species listed herein can be found.
Gastropoda List of marine gastropods:
Heterobranchia Family Acteonidae Acteon mirim C. Cunha, 2011 Acteon pelecais Ev. Marcus, 1972 Crenilabium birmani Simone, 2006 Mysouffa cumingii (A.Adams, 1854)
Family Amathinidae Iselica globosa (H. C. Lea, 1843)
Family Aplysiidae Aplysia brasiliana Rang, 1828 Aplysia dactylomela (Rang, 1828) Aplysia fasciata Poiret, 1789 Aplysia juliana (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Family Architectonicidae
Architectonica nobilis Röding, 1798 Heliacus cylindricus (Gmelin, 1791) Heliacus bisulcatus (Orbigny, 1845) Pseudotorinia architae (Costa, 1841) Pseudotorinia phorcysi Cavallari, Salvador & Simone, 2014 Psilaxis clertoni Tenório, Barros, Francisco & Silva, 2011 Psilaxis krebsii (Mörch, 1875) Solatisonax cabrali Tenório, Barros, Francisco & Silva, 2011 Solatisonax rudigerbieleri Tenório, Barros, Francisco & Silva, 2011 Spirolaxis centrifuga (Monterosato, 1890) Spirolaxis lamellifer (Rehder, 1935)
Littorinimorpha Family Barleeidae Caelatura pernambucensis (Watson, 1885)
Family Calyptraeidae Bostrycapulus odites Collin, 2005 Calyptraea centralis (Conrad, 1841) Crepidula carioca Simone, 2006 Crepidula intratesta Simone, 2006 Crepidula protea d'Orbigny, 1841 Crepidula pyguaia Simone, 2006
Family Littorinidae
Echinolittorina lineolata (d'Orbigny, 1840) Littoraria angulifera (Lamarck, 1822) Littoraria flava (King & Broderip, 1832)
Family Personidae Distorsio clathrata (Lamarck, 1816) Distorsio perdistorta Fulton, 1938
Family Strombidae
Aliger gallus (Linnaeus, 1758) Macrostrombus costatus (Gmelin, 1791) Strombus pugilis (Linnaeus, 1758) Titanostrombus goliath (Schröter, 1805) - endemic to Brazil Tricornis raninus (Gmelin, 1791)
Neogastropoda Family Ancillariidae
Amalda josecarlosi Pastorino, 2003 Ancilla faustoi H. R. Matthews, H. C. Matthews & Muniz Dijck, 1979 Ancilla matthewsi J. Q. Burch & R. L. Burch, 1967 Eburna lienardii (Bernardi, 1859)
Family Bursidae Bursa corrugata (G. Perry, 1811) Bursa natalensis Coelho & Matthews, 1970 Bursa grayana Dunker, 1862 Bursa granularis (Röding, 1798) Bursa ranelloides Reeve, 1844 Marsupina bufo (Bruguière, 1792)
Family Cancellariidae Microcancilla brasiliensis (Verhecken, 1991) Microcancilla phoenix Souza, Pimenta & Miyaji, 2021
Family Cassidae
Casmaria atlantica Clench, 1944 Cassis tuberosa (Linnaeus, 1758) Cypraecassis testiculus (Linnaeus, 1758) Semicassis granulata (Born, 1778) Semicassis labiata (Carcelles, 1953)
Family Marginellidae Bullata analuciae de Souza & Coovert, 2001 Bullata bullata (Born, 1778) Bullata guerrinii de Souza & Coovert, 2001 Bullata largillieri (Kiener, 1834) Bullata lilacina (Sowerby II, 1846) Bullata matthewsi (van Mol & Tursch, 1967) Eratoidea scalaris (Jousseaume, 1875) Leptegouana tripartita (Cossignani, 2006) Prunum fulminatum (Kiener, 1841) Prunum rubens (Martens, 1881) Volvarina brasiliana Boyer, 2000
Family Melongenidae Pugilina tupiniquim Abbate & Simone, 2015
Family Muricidae Chicoreus brevifrons (Lamarck, 1822) Chicoreus spectrum (Reeve, 1846) Coronium coronatum (Penna-Neme & Leme, 1978) Coronium elegans Simone, 1996 Coronium oblongum Simone, 1996 Dermomurex oxum Petuch, 1979 Leptotrophon atlanticus Pimenta, Couto & Costa, 2008 Phyllonotus oculatus Reeve, 1845 Pterynotus havanensis Vokes, 1970 Stramonita brasiliensis Claremont & D. G. Reid, 2011 Stramonita rustica (Lamarck, 1822) Siratus senegalensis (Gmelin, 1791)
Family Pisaniidae
Anna capixaba Coltro & Dornellas, 2013 Engina goncalvesi Coltro, 2005 Engina janowskyi Coltro, 2005 Gemophos auritulus (Link, 1807) Hesperisternia karinae (Usticke, 1953) Monostiolum atlanticum (Coelho, Matthews & Cardoso, 1970) Pisania pusio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family Tonnidae
Malea noronhensis Kempf & Matthews, 1969 Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758) Tonna pennata (Morch, 1853)
Family TurbinellidaeMatthews-Cascon H., Rocha-Barreira C. de A., Meirelles C., Bigatti G. & Penchaszadeh P. (March–April) 2009. Description of the Ootheca of Turbinella laevigata (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 52(2): 359–364.
Vasum cassiforme (Kiener, 1841) Turbinella laevigata Anton, 1839 Fulgurofusus sarissophorus (Watson, 1882) Fulgurofusus ecphoroides Harasewych, 1983 Fugurofusus coronatus (Penna-Neme & Leme, 1978)
Unassigned Caenogastropoda Family Abyssochrysidae Abyssochrysos brasilianus Bouchet, 1991
Family Cerithiidae Bayericerithium bayeri Petuch, 2001 Cerithium atratum (Born, 1778) Ittibittium oryza (Mörch, 1876)
Family Litiopidae Alaba incerta (d'Orbigny, 1841) Litiopa melanostoma Rang, 1829
Family Modulidae Modulus modulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family Nystiellidae Opaliopsis atlantis (Clench & Turner, 1952) Opaliopsis cearense Andrade, Costa & Pimenta, 2011 Opaliopsis opalina (Dall, 1927)
Family Planaxidae Angiola lineata (Costa, 1778) Fossarus orbignyi Fischer, 1864
Family Triphoridae Metaxia excelsa Faber & Moolenbeek, 1991 Metaxia taeniolata (Dall, 1889) Metaxia rugulosa (C.B. Adams, 1850) Metaxia prompta Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2008 Metaxia gongyloskymnus Fernandes & Pimenta, 2011
Vetigastropoda Family Areneidae Arene bairdii (Dall, 1889) Arene boucheti Leal, 1991 Arene brasiliana (Dall, 1927) Arene flexispina Leal & Coelho, 1985 Arene lychee Cavallari & Simone, 2018 Arene microforis (Dall, 1889) Arene riisei Rehder, 1943 Arene variabilis (Dall, 1889) Arene venusta (Woodring, 1929)
Family Calliostomatidae Calliostoma axelolssoni Quinn, 1992 Calliostoma brunneopictum Quinn, 1992 Calliostoma bullisi Clench & Turner, 1960 Calliostoma caribbechinatum Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2017 Calliostoma carcellesi Clench & Aguayo, 1940 Calliostoma coppingeri (Smith, 1880) Calliostoma depictum Dall, 1927 Calliostoma gemmosum (Reeve, 1842) Calliostoma hassler Clench & Aguayo, 1939 Calliostoma javanicum (Lamarck, 1822) Calliostoma jucundum (Gould, 1849) Calliostoma melliferum Cavallari & Simone, 2018 - endemic to Brazil Calliostoma militare Ihering, 1907 Calliostoma moscatellii Quinn, 1992 Calliostoma nordenskjoldi Strebel, 1908 Calliostoma rude Quinn, 1992 Calliostoma tupinamba Dornellas, 2012 - endemic to Brazil Calliostoma valkuri Cavallari, Salvador, Dornellas & Simone, 2019 Calliostoma viscardii Quinn, 1992 Calliostoma rota Quinn, 1992 Calliostoma tenebrosum Quinn, 1992 Falsimargarita terespira Simone, 2008
Family Chilodontidae Mirachelus clinocnemus Quinn, 1979
Family Colloniidae Homalopoma boffii Marini, 1975 - endemic to Brazil Homalopoma linnei (Dall, 1889)
Family Fissurellidae Diodora cayenensis (Lamarck, 1822)
Family Haliotidae Haliotis aurantium Simone, 1998
Family Margaritidae Callogaza watsoni Dall, 1881 Gaza compta Simone & Cunha, 2006 Margarites imperialis Simone & Birman, 2006
Family Phasianellidae Eulithidium affine (C.B. Adams, 1850)
Family Seguenziidae Ancistrobasis costulata (Watson, 1879) Carenzia carinata (Jeffreys, 1877) Carenzia trispinosa (Watson, 1879) Hadroconus altus (Watson, 1879) Halystina umberlee Salvador, Cavallari & Simone, 2014 Seguenzia elegans Jeffreys, 1885 Seguenzia formosa Jeffreys, 1876 Seguenzia triteia Salvador, Cavallari & Simone, 2014
Family Solariellidae Bathymophila euspira (Dall, 1881) Lamellitrochus cancapae (Vilvens & Swinnen, 2007) Lamellitrochus carinatus Quinn, 1991 Lamellitrochus pourtalesi (Clench & Aguayo, 1939) Solariella carvalhoi Lopes & Cardoso, 1958 Solariella quinni Barros & Pereira in Barros et al., 2008 Suavotrochus lubricus (Dall, 1881)
Family Tegulidae Agathistoma nordestinum Dornellas, Gabroski, Hellberg & Lotufo, 2022 - endemic to Brazil Agathistoma hotessierianum (d'Orbigny, 1842) Agathistoma patagonicum (d'Orbigny, 1835) Agathistoma viridulum (Gmelin, 1791)
Family Trochidae Halistylus columna (Dall, 1890)
Bivalvia
Species of bivalves include:
Family Anomiidae
Pododesmus rudis
Family Arcidae
Anadara brasiliana Anadara chemnitzii Bathyarca pectunculoides Lunarca ovalis
Family Donacidae
Donax gemmula Donax hanleyanus Iphigenia brasiliana
Family Glycymerididae
Glycymeris longior Glycymeris pectinata
Family Limopsidae
Limopsis aurita Limopsis minuta Limopsis davinae
Family Ostreidae
Ostrea puelchana
Family Pectinidae
Aequipecten tehuelchus Euvola ziczac Leptopecten bavayi
Family Philobryidae
Cosa brasiliensis
Family Propeamussiidae
Parvamussium pourtalesianum Cyclopecten nanus Cyclopecten hoskynsi (Forbes, 1844)
Family Semelidae
Abra brasiliana Semele casali Semele nuculoides Semele proficua Semele purpurascens
Family Tellinidae
Tellina iheringi Tellina listeri Tellina martinicensis Tellina punicea Tellina lineata Tellina trinitatis Tellina nitens Tellina versicolor Tellina exerythra Tellina gibber Tellina diantha Tellina sandix Macoma constricta Macoma cleryana Macoma uruguayensis
Family Veneridae
Amiantis purpuratus Anomalocardia brasiliana Callista maculata Chione cancellata Chione paphia Chione pubera Chione subrostrata Cyclinella tenuis Dosinia concentrica Gouldia cerina Pitar fulminatus Pitar rostratus Protothaca pectorina Tivela mactroides (Born, 1778) Transenpitar americana Ventricolaria rigida
Polyplacophora
Species of polyplacophorans include:
Family Acanthochitonidae
Acanthochitona ciroi Acanthochitona pygmaea Acanthochitona rhodeus
Family Chaetopleuridae Chaetopleura angulata Chaetopleura apiculata Chaetopleura asperrima Chaetopleura isabellei (d'Orbigny, 1841) Chaetopleura sowerbiana Chaetopleura janeirensis Connexochiton moreirai
Family Ischnochitonidae
Ischnochiton aidae Ischnochiton dorsuosus Ischnochiton edwini Ischnochiton erythronotus Ischnochiton hartmeyeri Ischnochiton lopesi Ischnochiton marcusi Ischnochiton pectinatus Ischnochiton striolatus Stenoplax boogii (Haddon, 1886) Stenoplax kempfi Stenoplax purpurascens
Family Tonicellidae
Lepidochitona rosea Kaas, 1972
See also List of non-marine molluscs of Brazil
Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries: List of marine molluscs of French Guiana List of marine molluscs of Uruguay
References
External links —ConchasBrasil.org: Brazilian species of molluscs