The list of marine heterobranch gastropods of South Africa is a list of saltwater mollusc species that form a part of the molluscan fauna of South Africa. This list does not include the land or freshwater molluscs.
This is a sub-list of the list of marine gastropods of South Africa, which is in turn a sub-list of the list of marine molluscs of South Africa.
Heterobranchia
Architectonicidae Variegated sundial shell Heliacus variegatus (Gmelin, 1791) (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)Branch, G.M. Griffiths, C.L. Branch, M.L. Beckley, L.E. Two Oceans: A guide to the marine life of southern Africa. 5th impression, David Philip, Cape Town, 2000.
Siphonariidae - False limpets Siphonaria annaea Tomlin, 1944 (Durban northwards) Cape False limpet Siphonaria capensis Quoy and Gaimard (Namibia to northern KwaZulu-Natal) Siphonaria compressa Allanson, 1958Kilburn R. N. (1996). Siphonaria compressa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007. Siphonaria concinna Sowerby, 1824 (Cape Point to Zululand) Siphonaria nigerrima Smith, 1903 (Zululand to Mozambique) Siphonaria oculus Krauss, 1848 (Cape Point to Zululand) Siphonaria serrata Fischer, 1807 (Saldanha Bay to Zululand) Siphonaria tenuicostulata Smith, 1903 (Durban to Mozambique)
Ringiculidae Ringicula turtoni Bartsch, 1915Gosliner, Terrence. Nudibranchs of southern Africa: A guide to Opisthobranch molluscs of southern Africa Sea Challengers, Monterey, 1987.
Acteonidae Acteon fortis Thiele, 1925 Acteon flammeus (Gmelin, 1791) Acteon pudicus (A. Adams, 1854) Rictaxis albis (Sowerby, 1873) Japonacteon sp. Pupa affinis (A. Adams, 1854) Pupa niecaensis (Barnard, 1963) Pupa solidula (Linnaeus, 1758) Pupa sulcata (Gmelin, 1791) Pupa suturalis (A. Adams, 1854) Pupa tessellata (Reeve, 1842)
Bullinidae Bullina scabra Gmelin, 1791 Bullina oblonga Sowerby, 1897
Hydatinidae Polka-dot bubble shell Micromelo undata (Brughiere, 1792) (Transkei to Mozambique) Striped bubble shell Hydatina physis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Eastern Cape to Mozambique) Hydatina amplustre (Linnaeus, 1758) Hydatina velum (Gmelin, 1791) Hydatina albocincta (van der Hoeven, 1811)
Cylichnidae Cylichnella agulhasensis (Thiele, 1925) Cylichnella meridionalis (Smith, 1902) Cylichnella miniscula (Turton, 1932) Cylichnella natalensis (Barnard, 1963) Cylichnella nitens (Smith, 1872) Cylichnella smithi (Bartsch, 1915) 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 (Mighels. 1841)
Retusidae 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 (Barnard, 1963) Volvulella pia (Thiele, 1925) Volvulella rostrata (A. Adams, 1854)
Philinidae Sand slug Philine aperta (Linnaeus, 1767) (Cape Columbine to Mozambique)Jones, Georgina. A field guide to the marine animals of the Cape Peninsula. SURG, Cape Town, 2008. Zsilavecz, Guido. Nudibranchs of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay. SURG, Cape Town, 2007. Philine berghi Smith, 1910
Gastropteridae Gastropteron flavobrunneum Gosliner, 1984 Gastropteron alboaurantium Gosliner, 1984
Aglajidae Slipper slug Philinopsis capensis (Bergh, 1907) Philinopsis dubia (O'Donoghue, 1929) Philinopsis cyanea(Martens, 1879) Chelidonura fulvipunctata Baba, 1938 Chelidonura hurundinina (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824)
Haminoeidae Atys cylindrica (Heibling, 1779) Green bubble shell Haminoea alfredensis Bartsch, 1915 (Namaqualand to Eastern Cape) Haminoea natalensis (Krauss, 1848) (KwaZulu-Natal) Roxania utriculus (Brocchi, 1814) Smaragdinella sieboldi A. Adams, 1864 Smaragdinella calyculata (Broderip and Sowerby, 1829) Phenerophthalmus smaragdinus (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1831)
Runcinidae Metaruncina sp.
Bullidae Bulla ampulla (Linnaeus 1758)
Limacinidae Limacina bulimoides (Orbigny, 1836) Limacina antarctica Woodward, 1854 - mentioned in traditional views as Limacina helicina (Phipps, 1774) (cf.) Limacina inflata (Orbigny, 1836) Limacina lesueurii (Orbigny, 1836) Limacina trochiformis (Orbigny, 1836)
Cavoliniidae Cavolinia gibbosa (Orbigny, 1836) Cavolinia globosa (Gray, 1850) Cavolinia inflexa (Lesueur, 1813) Cavolinia tridentata (Niebuhr, 1775) Clio andreae (Boas, 1886) Clio chaptalii Gray, 1850 Clio cuspidata (Bosc, 1802) Clio pyramidata Linnaeus, 1767 Creseis acicula (Rang, 1828) Creseis virgula (Rang, 1828) Cuvierina columnella (Rang, 1827) Diacria quadridentata (Blainville, 1821) Diacria trispinosa (Blainville, 1821) Styliola subula (Quoy and Gaimard, 1827)
Peraclididae Peraclis moluccensis (Tesch, 1903) Peraclis reticulata (Orbigny, 1836)
Cymbuliidae Cymbulia sibogae Tesch, 1903 Gleba cordata Niebuhr, 1776
Desmopteridae Desmopterus papilio Chun 1889
Gymnosomata
Clionidae Clione limacina (Phipps, 1774) (Pelagic northern and southern hemispheres) (southern hemisphere may be a distinct species, Clione antarctica)Lalli, C.M. & Gilmer, R.W. (1989) Pelagic Snails. The biology of holoplanktonic gastropod molluscs. Stanford University Press: Stanford, California.
Pneumodermatidae Spongiobranchaea australis (d'Orbigny, 1836) (Pelagic, southern hemisphere)
Anaspidea
Akeridae Akera soluta (Gmelin 1791)
Aplysiidae Dwarf sea hare Aplysia parvula Morch, 1863 Spotted sea hare Aplysia oculifera Adams and Reeve, 1850 (Cape Point to northern KwaZulu-Natal) Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828 Aplysia maculata Rang, 1828 Variable sea hare Aplysia juliana Quoy and Gaimard, 1832 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) Dolabrifera dolabrifera (Rang, 1828) Paraplysia lowii Gilchrist, 1900 Stylocheilus longicauda (Quoy and Gaimard 1824)
Sacoglossa
Oxynoidae Lobiger souverbiei Fischer, 1856 Lophopleurella capensis (Thiele, 1912) Oxynoe viridis (Pease, 1861) Oxynoe sp.
Juliidae Berthelinia schlumbergeri Dautzenberg, 1895 Julia zebra Kawaguti, 1981
Volvatellidae Ascobulla fischeri (Adams & Angas, 1864) Volvatella laguncula Sowerby, 1894
Placobranchidae Elysia halimedae Macnae, 1954 Elysia marginata (Pease, 1871) Elysia moebii (Bergh, 1888) Elysia livida Baba, 1955 Elysia rufescens (Pease, 1871) Elysia vatae Risbec, 1928 Elysia virgata (Bergh, 1888) Plant-sucking nudibranch Elysia viridis (Montagu, 1804) (Namaqualand to northern KwaZulu-Natal) 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. (7)
Limapontiidae Dendritic nudibranch Placida dendritica (Alder & Hancock, 1843) Stiliger ornatus Ehrenberg, 1831
Caliphyllidae Mourgona sp. Polybranchia orientalis (Kelaart, 1858) - cited as Phyllobranchillus orientalis
Hermaeidae Table Bay nudibranch Aplysiopsis sinusmensalis (Macnae, 1954)
Notaspidea
Umbraculidae Tylodina alfredensis Turton, 1932 Umbrella pleurobranch Umbraculum sinicum (Gmelin, 1783) (transkei to Mozambique)
Pleurobranchidae Berthella plumula (Montagu, 1803) Berthella tupala Marcus, 1957 Berthella sp. Lemon pleurobranch Berthellina citrina (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828) (Cape Point to Mozambique) Lemon pleurobranch Berthellina granulata (Krauss, 1848) (This may replace previous entry B. citrina) Euselenops luniceps (Cuvier, 1817) Pleurobranchaea algoensis Thiele, 1925 Pleurobranchaea brockii Bergh, 1897 Pleurobranchaea melanopus Bergh, 1907 Pleurobranchaea pleurobrancheana (Bergh, 1907) Dwarf warty pleurobranch Pleurobranchaea tarda Verrill, 1880 Warty pleurobranch Pleurobranchaea bubala Marcus and Gosliner, 1984 (Cape Point to Eastern Cape) Pleurobranchella nicobarica Thiele, 1925 Mosaic pleurobranch Pleurobranchus albiguttatus (Bergh, 1905) Pleurobranchus disceptus O'Donoghue, 1929 Pleurobranchus inhacae Macnae, 1962 Pleurobranchus moebii Vayssiere, 1898 Pleurobranchus nigropunctatus (Bergh, 1907) Pleurobranchus papillosa (O'Donoghue, 1929) Pleurobranchus peroni Cuvier, 1804 Pleurobranchus perrieri Vayssiere, 1896 Pleurobranchus sculptata (O'Donoghue, 1929) Pleurobranchus xhosa Macnae, 1962
Nudibranchia - Nudibranchs
Bathydorididae Doridoxa benthalis Barnard, 1963
Dorididae 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 (Bergh, 1907) Doris spp. (2) Doriopsis pecten (Collingwood, 1881) ? Ocellate dorid Gargamella sp.1 ?Gargamella sp.2 Velvet dorid Jorunna tomentosa (Cuvier, 1804) Dotted nudibranch Jorunna zania (Transkei to northern KwaZulu-Natal)Marcus 1976
The following four species are listed as incertae sedis by Gosliner: Doris natalensis Krauss, 1848 Doris pseudida Bergh, 1907 Doris perplexa Bergh, 1907 Doris glabella Bergh, 1907
Actinocyclidae Hallaxa sp.
Chromodorididae Saddled nudibranch Cadlina sp.1 Brown-dotted nudibranch Cadlina sp.2 Cadlina sp.3 Cadlina sp.4 Cadlinella ornatissima (Risbec, 1928) Ceratosoma cornigerum (Adams and Reeve, 1850) 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 (Transkei to northern KwaZulu-Natal) 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 (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828) Gaudy chromodorid Chromodoris vicina Eliot, 1904 (Central to northern KwaZulu-Natal) Chromodoris spp. (7) Durvilledoris lemniscata (Quoy and Gaimard, 1832) Glossodoris atromarginata (Cuvier 1804) Glossodoris cincta (Bergh, 1888) Glossodoris pallida (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1830) Glossodoris symmetricus Rudman, 1990 Glossodoris undaurum Rudman, 1985 Glossodoris spp. (4) Hypselodoris bullockii (Collingwood, 1881) Cape dorid Hypselodoris capensis (Barnard, 1927) (Cape Columbine to Transkei) Hypselodoris carnea (Bergh, 1889) Hypselodoris fucata Gosliner & Johnson, 1999 Mottled dorid Hypselodoris infucata (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828) (Central KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique) Hypselodoris maculosa (Pease, 1871) Hypselodoris maridadilus Rudman, 1977 Hypselodoris rudmani Gosliner and Johnson, 1999 Hypselodoris spp. (3) Hypselodoris sp. Noumea varians (Pease, 1871) Noumea purpurea Baba, 1949 Protea nudibranch Noumea protea Gosliner, 1994 Risbecia pulchella (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828) Thorunna horologia Rudman, 1984
Discodorididae Discodoris coerulescens Bergh, 1888 Discodoris fragilis (Alder and Hancock, 1864) Small-spot dorid Discodoris sp.1 Discodoris sp.2 Blotchy dorid Geitodoris capensis Bergh, 1907 Anisodoris sp. (2) Thordisa burnupi Eliot, 1910 Thordisa punctifera Bergh, 1907 Thordisa spp. (2) ? Variable dorid Aphelodoris brunnea Bergh, 1907(needs confirmation in Discodorididae) ? Chocolate-chip nudibranch Aphelodoris sp. 1 ? Brown-spotted nudibranch Aphelodoris sp. 2 ? Spiky nudibranch Aphelodoris sp.3 ?Sclerodoris apiculata (Alder and Hancock, 1864)(needs confirmation in Discodorididae) ?Sclerodoris coriacea (Eliot, 1904)(see above) ?Sclerodoris sp.(see above) ?Artachaea sp,(see above)