List of marine molluscs of Chile

This list of marine molluscs of Chile is a partial list of marine mollusc species which have been recorded in Chile. In other words, it is a list of salt water species of snails, clams and other molluscs. The list does not include land snails or slugs, or freshwater snails or clams.

Polyplacophora

Order: Neoloricata
ChaetopleuridaeChaetopleura peruviana
ChitonidaeAcanthopleura echinata

Chiton granosus
Chiton magnificus
Tonicia atrata
Tonicia chilensis
Tonicia disjuncta
Tonicia lebruni

IschnochitonidaeChaetopleura angulata Chaetopleura benaventeiChaetopleura peruvianaIschnochiton pusio
Mopaliidae

''Plaxiphora aurata''

Gastropoda

PatellidaeCellana ardosioea
CypraeidaeCypraea caputdraconis Cypraea englerti
MuricidaeChorus giganteusConcholepas concholepas - also referred as Chilean abalone. Local name: LocoThais chocolata - local name: LocateThais delessertiana Thais haemastoma Xanthochorus buxeusXanthochorus cassidiformis
Turbinellidae

''Columbarium tomicici''

Bivalvia

Mytiloida

MytilidaeAulacomya ater - local name CholgaChoromytilus chorus - local name Choro zapatoMytilus platensis - local name Chorito Mytilus edulis - local name ChoroPerna perna - local name Navaja or ''Huepo''

Veneroida

SolenidaeEnsis macha - local name Navajuela
VeneridaeProtothaca thaca - local name: Almeja
Mesodesmatidae Mesodesma donacium - local name: ''Macha''

Ostreoida

PectinidaeChlamys purpurata - local name: OstiónChlamys patagonica - local name: Ostión del sur or Ostión patagónico
Ostreidae Crassostrea gigas - local name: Ostra del PacíficoOstrea chilensis - local name: ''Ostra chilena''

Cephalopoda

Teuthida

OmmastrephidaeDosidicus gigas. Also known as Humboldt squid.

Octopoda

OctopodidaeEnteroctopus megalocyathus - local name: Pulpo de Chiloé

''Octopus mimus''