List of marine molluscs of Sri Lanka
The marine molluscs of Sri Lanka are a part of the molluscan wildlife of Sri Lanka.
| Part of a series on |
| Wildlife of Sri Lanka |
|---|
 |
|
Flora and fauna Birds (Endemics) Mammals (Endemics) |
|
Gardens Zoological gardens Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage Dehiwala Zoo Pinnawala Open Zoo Ridiyagama Safari Park Botanical gardens Hakgala Botanical Garden Henarathgoda Botanical Garden Mirijjawila Botanical Garden Peradeniya Botanic Gardens Seetawaka Botanical Garden |
|
Organizations Authorities Department of Forest Conservation Department of Wildlife Conservation Civil societies Field Ornithology Group |
|
Related topics |
Location of Sri Lanka
Land Snails
Phylum: Mollusca According to 2006 survey by De Silva, there are 240 marine snails species identified, which belong to four classes out of seven in the world.[1]
Endemic species are highlighted with an asterisk (*).
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Amathinidae
Family: Psammobiidae
- Asaphis deflorata
Family: Buccinidae
Family: Muricidae
Family: Conidae
Family: Dentaliidae
Family: Ampullinidae
- Globularia fluctuata
Family: Mesodesmatidae
- Mesodesma glabratum
Family: Buccinidae
- Phalium decussatum
Family: Tellinidae
- Pharaonella
Family: Terebridae
- Duplicaria raphanula
- Terebra commaculata
- Terebra
Family: Tonnidae
Family: Cardiidae
- Vasticardium assimile
- Vasticardium rubicundum
Family: Mytilidae
- Perna virdis
Family: Chamidae
- Chama brassica
Family: Pectinidae
Family: Cypraeidae
Family: Trochidae
Family
- Antigona lamellaris
Family: Muricidae
- Thais rudolpi
Family: Nacellidae
Family: Mytilidae
- Mytilus crassitestatus
Family
- Afrocardium latum
Family: Mactridae
- Mactra turgida
Family: Cardiidae
Family
- Lactona incarnata
Class: Polyplacophora
gollark: I've poked some configs, will restart later, this had better work.
gollark: Can you check if TE/TF aluminium ore is aluminum or aluminium?
gollark: I don't actually know how to enable it, as TE does *not* have an option.
gollark: It's fine, it'll generate in unused chunks.
gollark: Well, no, and I'm not certain how. If you haven't explored too much I can work something out, if you really want it.
References
- "Marine Mollusc Diversity along the Southwest Coast of Sri Lanka". TAPROBANICA: The Journal of Asian Biodiversity. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.