List of marine molluscs of Brazil


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, where most species listed herein can be found.

Gastropoda

List of marine gastropods:

Heterobranchia

;Family Acteonidae
;Family Amathinidae
  • Iselica globosa
;Family Aplysiidae
;Family Architectonicidae

Littorinimorpha

;Family Barleeidae
;Family Calyptraeidae
;Family LittorinidaeEchinolittorina lineolata Littoraria angulifera Littoraria flava
;Family Personidae
;Family StrombidaeAliger gallus Macrostrombus costatus Strombus pugilis Titanostrombus goliath - endemic to Brazil

Neogastropoda

;Family Ancillariidae
;Family Bursidae
;Family Cancellariidae
;Family Cassidae
;Family MarginellidaeBullata analuciae de Souza & Coovert, 2001Bullata bullata Bullata guerrinii de Souza & Coovert, 2001Bullata largillieri Bullata lilacina Bullata mathewsi
;Family MelongenidaePugilina tupiniquim Abbate & Simone, 2015
;Family Muricidae
;Family Pisaniidae
;Family Tonnidae
;Family TurbinellidaeVasum cassiforme Turbinella laevigata Anton, 1839Fulgurofusus sarissophorus Fulgurofusus ecphoroides Harasewych, 1983
  • ''Fugurofusus coronatus''

Unassigned Caenogastropoda

;Family Abyssochrysidae
;Family CerithiidaeBayericerithium bayeri Petuch, 2001Cerithium atratum Ittibittium oryza
;Family LitiopidaeAlaba incerta Litiopa melanostoma Rang, 1829
;Family ModulidaeModulus modulus
;Family Nystiellidae
  • Opaliopsis atlantis
  • Opaliopsis cearense Andrade, Costa & Pimenta, 2011
  • Opaliopsis opalina
;Family PlanaxidaeAngiola lineata Fossarus orbignyi Fischer, 1864
;Family Triphoridae
  • Metaxia excelsa Faber & Moolenbeek, 1991
  • Metaxia taeniolata
  • Metaxia rugulosa
  • Metaxia prompta Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2008
  • Metaxia gongyloskymnus Fernandes & Pimenta, 2011

Vetigastropoda

;Family Areneidae
;Family CalliostomatidaeCalliostoma axelolssoni Quinn, 1992Calliostoma brunneopictum Quinn, 1992Calliostoma bullisi Clench & Turner, 1960Calliostoma caribbechinatum Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2017Calliostoma carcellesi Clench & Aguayo, 1940Calliostoma coppingeri Calliostoma depictum Dall, 1927Calliostoma gemmosum Calliostoma hassler Clench & Aguayo, 1939Calliostoma javanicum Calliostoma jucundum Calliostoma melliferum Cavallari & Simone, 2018 - endemic to BrazilCalliostoma militare Ihering, 1907Calliostoma moscatelli Quinn, 1992Calliostoma nordenskjoldi Strebel, 1908Calliostoma rude Quinn, 1992Calliostoma tupinamba Dornellas, 2012 - endemic to BrazilCalliostoma valkuri Cavallari, Salvador, Dornellas & Simone, 2019Calliostoma viscardii Quinn, 1992 Calliostoma rota Quinn, 1992Calliostoma tenebrosum Quinn, 1992Falsimargarita terespira Simone, 2008
;Family Chilodontidae
;Family ColloniidaeHomalopoma boffii Marini, 1975 - endemic to BrazilHomalopoma linnei
;Family FissurellidaeDiodora cayenensis
;Family HaliotidaeHaliotis aurantium Simone, 1998
;Family Margaritidae
;Family Phasianellidae
;Family Seguenziidae
;Family Solariellidae
;Family Tegulidae
;Family Trochidae

Bivalvia

Species of bivalves include:
;Family Anomiidae
;Family Arcidae
;Family Donacidae
;Family Glycymerididae
;Family Limopsidae
  • Limopsis aurita
  • Limopsis minuta
  • Limopsis davinae
;Family Ostreidae
  • Ostrea puelchana
;Family Pectinidae
;Family Philobryidae
  • Cosa brasiliensis
;Family Propeamussiidae
  • Parvamussium pourtalesianum
  • Cyclopecten nanus
  • Cyclopecten hoskynsi
;Family Semelidae
  • Abra brasiliana
  • Semele casali
  • Semele nuculoides
  • Semele proficua
  • Semele purpurascens
;Family Tellinidae
;Family Veneridae

Polyplacophora

Species of polyplacophorans include:
;Family Acanthochitonidae
  • Acanthochitona ciroi
  • Acanthochitona pygmaea
  • Acanthochitona rhodeus
;Family Chaetopleuridae
  • Chaetopleura angulata
  • Chaetopleura apiculata
  • Chaetopleura asperrima
  • Chaetopleura isabellei
  • 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
  • Stenoplax kempfi
  • Stenoplax purpurascens
;Family Tonicellidae