List of marine molluscs of Sri Lanka

The marine molluscs of Sri Lanka are a part of the molluscan wildlife of Sri Lanka.

Location of Sri Lanka

Land Snails edit

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 edit

Family: Amathinidae edit

Family: Psammobiidae edit

Family: Buccinidae edit

Family: Muricidae edit

Family: Conidae edit

Family: Dentaliidae edit

Family: Ficidae edit

Family: Ampullinidae edit

Family: Mesodesmatidae edit

Family: Buccinidae edit

Family: Tellinidae edit

Family: Terebridae edit

Family: Tonnidae edit

Family: Cardiidae edit

Family: Mytilidae edit

Family: Chamidae edit

Family: Pectinidae edit

Family: Cypraeidae edit

Family: Trochidae edit

Family edit

Family: Muricidae edit

Family: Nacellidae edit

Family: Mytilidae edit

Family: Veneridae edit

Family edit

Family: Mactridae edit

Family: Cardiidae edit

Family edit

Class: Polyplacophora edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Marine Mollusc Diversity along the Southwest Coast of Sri Lanka". TAPROBANICA: The Journal of Asian Biodiversity. Retrieved 18 October 2016.

External links edit