List of marine heterobranch gastropods of South Africa

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.

Map of the Southern African coastline showing some of the landmarks referred to in species range statements

Heterobranchia

Architectonicidae

  • Variegated sundial shell Heliacus variegatus (Gmelin, 1791) (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)[1]

Siphonariidae - False limpets

  • Siphonaria annaea Tomlin, 1944 (Durban northwards)[1]
  • Cape False limpet Siphonaria capensis Quoy and Gaimard (Namibia to northern KwaZulu-Natal)[1]
  • Siphonaria compressa Allanson, 1958[2]
  • Siphonaria concinna Sowerby, 1824 (Cape Point to Zululand)[1]
  • Siphonaria nigerrima Smith, 1903 (Zululand to Mozambique)[1]
  • Siphonaria oculus Krauss, 1848 (Cape Point to Zululand)[1]
  • Siphonaria serrata Fischer, 1807 (Saldanha Bay to Zululand)[1]
  • Siphonaria tenuicostulata Smith, 1903 (Durban to Mozambique)[1]

Ringiculidae

  • Ringicula turtoni Bartsch, 1915[3]

Acteonidae

Bullinidae

  • Bullina scabra Gmelin, 1791[3]
  • Bullina oblonga Sowerby, 1897[3]

Hydatinidae

Cylichnidae

  • Cylichnella agulhasensis (Thiele, 1925)[3]
  • Cylichnella meridionalis (Smith, 1902)[3]
  • Cylichnella miniscula (Turton, 1932)[3]
  • Cylichnella natalensis (Barnard, 1963)[3]
  • Cylichnella nitens (Smith, 1872)[3]
  • Cylichnella smithi (Bartsch, 1915)[3]
  • Cylichna africana Bartsch, 1915[3]
  • Cylichna bistriata Tomlin, 1920[3]
  • Cylichna dulcis Thiele. 1925[3]
  • Cylichna nitens Smith, 1903[3]
  • Cylichna remissa Smith, 1890[3]
  • Cylichna tubulosa Gould, 1859[3]
  • Scaphander punctostriatus (Mighels. 1841)[3]

Retusidae

  • Retusa agulhasensis Thiele, 1925[3]
  • Retusa natalensis Barnard, 1963[3]
  • Retusa sp. cf. nicobarica Thiele, 1925[3]
  • Retusa sp. cf. semen Thiele, 1925[3]
  • Retusa truncatula Bruguiere, 1792[3]
  • Volvulella mutabilis (Barnard, 1963)[3]
  • Volvulella pia (Thiele, 1925)[3]
  • Volvulella rostrata (A. Adams, 1854)[3]

Philinidae

Gastropteridae

  • Gastropteron flavobrunneum Gosliner, 1984[3]
  • Gastropteron alboaurantium Gosliner, 1984[3]

Aglajidae

  • Slipper slug Philinopsis capensis (Bergh, 1907)[3][5]
  • Philinopsis dubia (O'Donoghue, 1929)[3]
  • Philinopsis cyanea(Martens, 1879)[3]
  • Chelidonura fulvipunctata Baba, 1938[3]
  • Chelidonura hurundinina (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824)[3]

Haminoeidae

  • Atys cylindrica (Heibling, 1779)[3]
  • Green bubble shell Haminoea alfredensis Bartsch, 1915 (Namaqualand to Eastern Cape)[1][3]
  • Haminoea natalensis (Krauss, 1848) (KwaZulu-Natal)[1][3]
  • Roxania utriculus (Brocchi, 1814)[3]
  • Smaragdinella sieboldi A. Adams, 1864[3]
  • Smaragdinella calyculata (Broderip and Sowerby, 1829)[3]
  • Phenerophthalmus smaragdinus (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1831)[3]

Runcinidae

  • Metaruncina sp.[3]

Bullidae

  • Bulla ampulla (Linnaeus 1758)[3]

Limacinidae

  • Limacina bulimoides (Orbigny, 1836)[3]
  • Limacina antarctica Woodward, 1854 - mentioned in traditional views as Limacina helicina (Phipps, 1774)[3] (cf.[6])
  • Limacina inflata (Orbigny, 1836)[3]
  • Limacina lesueurii (Orbigny, 1836)[3]
  • Limacina trochiformis (Orbigny, 1836)[3]

Cavoliniidae

  • Cavolinia gibbosa (Orbigny, 1836)[3]
  • Cavolinia globosa (Gray, 1850)[3]
  • Cavolinia inflexa (Lesueur, 1813)[3]
  • Cavolinia tridentata (Niebuhr, 1775)[3]
  • Clio andreae (Boas, 1886)[3]
  • Clio chaptalii Gray, 1850[3]
  • Clio cuspidata (Bosc, 1802)[3]
  • Clio pyramidata Linnaeus, 1767[3]
  • Creseis acicula (Rang, 1828)[3]
  • Creseis virgula (Rang, 1828)[3]
  • Cuvierina columnella (Rang, 1827)[3]
  • Diacria quadridentata (Blainville, 1821)[3]
  • Diacria trispinosa (Blainville, 1821)[3]
  • Styliola subula (Quoy and Gaimard, 1827)[3]

Peraclididae

  • Peraclis moluccensis (Tesch, 1903)[3]
  • Peraclis reticulata (Orbigny, 1836)[3]

Cymbuliidae

Desmopteridae

  • Desmopterus papilio Chun 1889[3]

Gymnosomata

Clionidae

Pneumodermatidae

  • Spongiobranchaea australis (d'Orbigny, 1836)[3] (Pelagic, southern hemisphere)[8]

Anaspidea

Akeridae

  • Akera soluta (Gmelin 1791)[3]

Aplysiidae

Sacoglossa

Oxynoidae

Juliidae

Volvatellidae

  • Ascobulla fischeri (Adams & Angas, 1864)[3]
  • Volvatella laguncula Sowerby, 1894[3]

Placobranchidae

  • Elysia halimedae Macnae, 1954[3]
  • Elysia marginata (Pease, 1871)[3]
  • Elysia moebii (Bergh, 1888)[3]
  • Elysia livida Baba, 1955[3]
  • Elysia rufescens (Pease, 1871)[3]
  • Elysia vatae Risbec, 1928[3]
  • Elysia virgata (Bergh, 1888)[3]
  • Plant-sucking nudibranch Elysia viridis (Montagu, 1804) (Namaqualand to northern KwaZulu-Natal)[1][3]
  • Plant-sucking nudibranch Elysia sp.[4][5] This may be the same species as listed above as E. viridis. There may be question of identification.
  • Elysia spp. (7)[3]

Limapontiidae

Caliphyllidae

Hermaeidae

Notaspidea

Umbraculidae

Pleurobranchidae

  • Berthella plumula (Montagu, 1803)[3]
  • Berthella tupala Marcus, 1957[3]
  • Berthella sp.[3]
  • Lemon pleurobranch Berthellina citrina (Ruppell and Leuckart, 1828) (Cape Point to Mozambique)[1][3]
  • Lemon pleurobranch Berthellina granulata (Krauss, 1848) [4][5] (This may replace previous entry B. citrina)
  • Euselenops luniceps (Cuvier, 1817)[3]
  • Pleurobranchaea algoensis Thiele, 1925[3]
  • Pleurobranchaea brockii Bergh, 1897[3]
  • Pleurobranchaea melanopus Bergh, 1907[3]
  • Pleurobranchaea pleurobrancheana (Bergh, 1907)[3]
  • Dwarf warty pleurobranch Pleurobranchaea tarda Verrill, 1880[3][4][5]
  • Warty pleurobranch Pleurobranchaea bubala Marcus and Gosliner, 1984 (Cape Point to Eastern Cape)[1][3][4][5]
  • Pleurobranchella nicobarica Thiele, 1925[3]
  • Mosaic pleurobranch Pleurobranchus albiguttatus (Bergh, 1905) [4][5]
  • Pleurobranchus disceptus O'Donoghue, 1929[3]
  • Pleurobranchus inhacae Macnae, 1962[3]
  • Pleurobranchus moebii Vayssiere, 1898[3]
  • Pleurobranchus nigropunctatus (Bergh, 1907)[3]
  • Pleurobranchus papillosa (O'Donoghue, 1929)[3]
  • Pleurobranchus peroni Cuvier, 1804[3]
  • Pleurobranchus perrieri Vayssiere, 1896[3]
  • Pleurobranchus sculptata (O'Donoghue, 1929)[3]
  • Pleurobranchus xhosa Macnae, 1962[3]

Nudibranchia - Nudibranchs


Bathydorididae

  • Doridoxa benthalis Barnard, 1963[3]

Dorididae

The following four species are listed as incertae sedis by Gosliner:[3]

  • Doris natalensis Krauss, 1848
  • Doris pseudida Bergh, 1907
  • Doris perplexa Bergh, 1907
  • Doris glabella Bergh, 1907

Actinocyclidae

Chromodorididae

Discodorididae

Phyllidiidae

Dendrodorididae

Mandeliidae

Onchidorididae

Corambidae

Goniodorididae

Polyceridae

Aegiridae

Gymnodorididae

Hexabranchidae

Okadaiidae

  • Okadaia elegans Baba 1931[3]

Charcotiidae

Dotidae

Embletoniidae

  • Embletonia gracilis Risbec, 1928[3]

Proctonotidae

Arminidae


Tritoniidae

Aranucidae

  • Marianina rosea Pruvot-Fol, 1930[3]

Bornellidae

Dendronotidae

Scyllaeidae

Tethydidae

Flabellinidae


Fionidae


Eubranchidae


Tergipedidae

Aeolidiidae

Facelinidae

Glaucidae

Family ?

Cavoliniidae

  • Wing footed opisthobranchs Cavolinia spp.[1]

Pulmonata

Onchidiidae

References

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Further reading

  • Bergh, R. (1907). "The Opisthobranchiata of South Africa". Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 17 (1): 1–144. doi:10.1080/21560382.1907.9526085.
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