The marine molluscs of Venezuela are a part of the molluscan fauna of Venezuela. The marine molluscs are the snails, clams and mussels, chitons, octopuses, squid and cuttlefish that live in marine and estuarine habitats. The freshwater and land molluscs are not included in this list.
This is a partial list of the marine molluscs of Venezuela. The families are listed alphabetically within the classes.
Statistics
| Class | Nº of Families | Nº of Genera | Nº of Species |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gastropoda | 76 | 204 | 528 |
| Bivalvia | 50 | 140 | 336 |
| Cephalopoda | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| Polyplachophora | 5 | 9 | 19 |
| Scaphopoda | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Total | 139 | 366 | 904 |
Class Polyplacophora
Suborder Acanthochitonina
Acanthochitonidae
- Americhiton andersoni (Watters, 1981)
- Americhiton balesae (Abbott, 1954)
- Acanthochitona pygmaea (Pilsbry, 1893)
- Acanthochitona retrojecta (Pilsbry, 1893)
- Acanthochitona venezuelana Lyons, 1988
Suborder Chitonina
Chaetopleuridae
- Chaetopleura apiculata (Say, 1834)
- Lepidochitona liozonis (Dall & Simpson, 1901)
Chitonidae
- Acanthopleura granulata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Chiton marmoratus Gmelin, 1791
- Chiton squamosus Linnaeus, 1764
- Chiton tuberculatus Linnaeus, 1758
- Rhyssoplax janeirensis (Gray, 1828)
Ischnochitonidae
- Callistochiton portobelensis Ferreira 1976
- Ceratozona squalida (Adams, 1845)
- Ischnochiton hartmeyeri Thiele, 1916
- Ischnochiton papillosus (Adams, 1845)
- Ischnochiton striolatus (Gray, 1829)
- Stenoplax boogii (Haddon, 1886)
- Stenoplax purpurascens (Haddon, 1886)
Class Scaphopoda
Order Dentaliida
Dentaliidae
- Dentalium laqueatum A. E. Verrill, 1885
- Graptacme semistriolata (Guilding, 1834)
- Fissidentalium
- Paradentalium americanum Philippi, 1843
Laevidentaliidae
Order Gadilida
Gadilidae
- Gadila dominguensis (d'Orbigny, 1853)
- Polyschides tetraschistus (Watson, 1879)
Class Gastropoda
Superfamily Acteonoidea
Aplysiidae
- Aplysia brasiliana Rang, 1828
- Aplysia cervina (Dall & Simpson, 1901)
- Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828
- Aplysia juliana Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
- Aplysia parvula Mörch, 1863 3
- Bursatelle pleii Rang, 1828
Superfamily Architectonicoidea
Architectonicidae
- Architectonica nobilis Röding, 1798
- Heliacus bisulcatus Orbigny, 1842
- Heliacus cylindricus (Gmelin, 1791)
Superfamily Buccinoidea
Buccinidae
- Engina turbinella (Kiener, 1835)
- Engoniophos unicinctus (Say, 1845)
- Pallacera guadalupensis (Petit, 1852)
- Pisania lineata (Conrad, 1846)
- Pisania pusio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Columbellidae
- Suturoglypta pretrii (Reeve, 1849)
- Parvanachis obesa (Adams, 1845)
- Costoanachis catenata (Sowerby, 1844)
- Costoanachis hotessieriana (Orbigny, 1842)
- Anachis plicatulum (Dunker, 1857)
- Anachis pulchella (Blainville, 1829)
- Costoanachis semiplicata Stearns, 1873
- Costoanachis sertulariarum (d'Orbigny, 1842)
- Costoanachis sparsa (Reeve, 1859)
- Columbella mercatoria Linnaeus, 1758
- Mazatlania cosentini (Philippi, 1836)
- Mitrella albella (Adams, 1850)
- Mitrella fenestrata (Adams, 1850)
- Astyris lunata (Say, 1826)
- Mitrella ocellata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Nitidella dichroa Sowerby 1858
- Nitidella nitida (Lamarck, 1822))
- Rhombinella laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Strombina pumilio (Reeve, 1859))
Fasciolariidae
- Fasciolaria tulipa hollisteri (Weisbord, 1962)
- Barbarofusus barbarensis (Trask, 1855) (Introduced species)
- Fusinus bitteri Gibson-Smith
- Lyonsifusus carvalhoriosi Macsotay & Campos, 2001
- Aristofusus couei (Petit de la Saussaye, 1853)
- Aristofusus helenae Bartsch, 1939
- Fusinus howelli Clench & Aguayo, 1940
- Fusinus dilectus Weisbord, 1962
- Lyonsifusus martinezi Macsotay & Campos, 2001
- Fusinus veatchi (Maury, 1917)
- Heilprinia timessa (Dall, 1889)
- Hemipolygona mcgintyi (Pilsbry, 1939)
- Polygona angulata (Röding, 1798)
- Polygona infundibulum (Gmelin, 1791)
- Leucozonia nassa (Gmelin, 1791)
- Leucozonia ocellata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Lyonsifusus ansatus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Marmorofusus verrucosus (Gmelin, 1791) (Introduced species)
- Triplofusus papillosus (Sowerby I, 1825)
Melongenidae
- Melongena melongena (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791)
- Pugilina morio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pisaniidae
- Gemophos auritulus (Link, 1807)
- Gemophos tinctus (Conrad, 1846)
Superfamily Bulloidea
Bullidae
- Bulla striata Bruguière, 1792
- Bulla striata occidentalis Adams, 1850
- Bulla solida (Gmelin, 1791)
Retusidae
- Purunculus caelatus Bush 1885
- Retusa bullata Kiener, 1834
- Retusa candei (Orbigny, 1842)
- Retusa sulcata (Orbigny, 1842)
- Ryzorus ozyllatus Bush, 1885
- Volvulella persimilis Mörch, 1875
Superfamily Calyptraeoidea
Calyptraeidae
- Calyptraea centralis (Conrad, 1841)
- Cheilea equestris (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Crepidula aculeata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Crepidula convexa Say, 1822
- Crepidula incurva (Broderip, 1834)
- Crepidula plana Say, 1822
- Crepidula rostrata Adams, 1852
- Crucibulum auricula (Gmelin, 1791)
- Crucibulum marense Weisbordn 1962
- Crucibulum striatum (Say, 1828)
Superfamily Cavolinioidea
Cavoliniidae
- Cavolinia longirostris (Blainville, 1821)
- Cavolinia trispinosa (Blainville, 1821)
- Diacria trispinosa (Blainville, 1821)
Creseidae
- Creseis acicula Rang, 1828
Superfamily Cerithioidea
Cerithiidae
- Cerithium algicola Adams, 1848
- Cerithium atratum (Born, 1778)
- Cerithium eburneum Bruguière, 1792
- Cerithium guinaicum Philippi, 1849
- Cerithium litterattum (Born, 1778)
- Cerithium lutosum Menke, 1828
- Diastoma varium (Pfeiffer, 1840)
Modulidae
- Trochomodulus carchedonius (Lamarck, 1822)
- Modulus cerodes (Adams, 1851) (Introduced species)
- Modulus modulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Planaxidae
- Planaxis lineatus (Da Costa, 1778)
- Planaxis nucleus (Bruguière, 1789)
Potamididae
- Cerithidea costata (Da Costa, 1778)
- Cerithidea scalariformis (Say, 1825)
- Batillaria minima (Gmelin, 1791)
Scaliolidae
- Finella dubia (d'Orbigny, 1840)
Turritellidae
- Turritella acropa Dall, 1889
- Turritella exolea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Turritella maiquetiana (Weisbord, 1962)
- Turritella paraguanensis F. Hodson, 1926
- Turritella variegata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Superfamily Conoidea
Conidae
- Conus auranius Bruguière, 1872
- Conus austini Rehder y Abbott, 1951
- Conus brasiliensis Clench, 1942
- Conus capricorni Van Mol, Tursch & Kenp, 1967
- Conus centurio Born, 1778
- Conus dominicanus Hwass, 1782
- Conus erminius Born, 1778
- Conus fostery Clench & Aguayo, 1942
- Conus granulatus Linnaeus, 1758
- Conus jaspideus Gmelin, 1791
- Conus jaspideus pygmaeus Reeve, 1844
- Conus juliae Clench, 1942
- Conus multiliratus mukltiliratus Bose, 1906
- Conus mus Hwass, 1792
- Conus patricius Hinds, 1843
- Conus puncticulatus Hwass, 1792
- Conus regius Gmelin, 1791
- Conus spurius Gmelin, 1791
- Conus spurius atlanticus Clench, 1942
- Conus stimpson Dall, 1902
- Conus villepini Fischer & Bernardi, 1857
- Conus vitatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Drilliidae
- Agladrillia
- Syntomodrillia biconica Weisbord, 1962
- Syntomodrillia lisotropis Dall
- Pleurotomella
Terebridae
- Strioerebrum concavum (Say, 1822)
- Strioerebrum dislocatum (Say, 1825)
- Strioerebrum protextum (Conrad, 1845)
- Terebra arca Abbott, 1954
- Terebra cinerea (Born, 1778)
- Terebra dislocata (Say, 1822)
- Terebra hastata (Gmelin 1791)
- Terebra protexta Conrad 1845
- Terebra salleana (Deshayes, 1859)
- Terebra taurina Lightfoot, 1786
Superfamily Cylichnoidea
Cylichnidae
- Acteocina bullata (Kiener, 1834)
- Acteocina canaliculata (Say, 1822)
- Acteocina candey (Orbigny, 1842)
- Cylichna caelata (Bush, 1885)
Superfamily Cypraeoidea
Cypraeidae
- Cypraea cinerea Gmelin, 1791
- Cypraea spurca acicularis Gmelin, 1791
- Cypraea zebra Linnaeus, 1758
- Siphocypraea mus Linnaeus, 1758
Eratoidae
- Trivia candidula Gaskoin, 1835
- Trivia matbiana Schwengel y Mcgynty, 1942
- Trivia pediculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Trivia suffusa (Gray, 1832)
Ovulidae
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- Cyphoma intermedium (Sowerby I, 1828)
- Cyphoma gibbosum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cyphoma christahemmenae (Fehse, 1997)
- Cyphoma signatum Pilsbry y Mcgynty, 1939
- Cymbovula acicularis (Lamarck, 1810)
- Simnia rufa (Sowerby I, 1832)
- Simnialena uniplicata (Sowerby II, 1848)
Superfamily Doridoidea
Dorididae
- Glossodoris bayeri Marcus y Marcus, 1967
Superfamily Eoacmaeoidea
Eoacmaeidae
- Eoacmaea pustulata (Helbling, 1779)
Superfamily Ellobioidea
Ellobiidae
- Detracia bulloides (Motangu, 1808)
- Melampus coffeus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Melampus monile (Bruguière, 1789)
- Pedipes mirabilis (Mühlfeld, 1816)
- Tralia ovula (Bruguière, 1789)
Superfamily Epitonioidea
Epitoniidae
- Epitonium albidum (d'Orbigny, 1842)
- Epitonium arnoldoi Dall, 1917
- Epitonium denticulatun (Sowerby II, 1844)
- Epitonium lamellosum (Lamarck, 1822)
- Jantina globosa Swainson, 1822
- Scalina mitchelli (Dall, 1896)
Superfamily Ficoidea
Ficidae
- Ficus communis Röding, 1798
- Ficus ventricosus Sowerby I, 1825
Superfamily Fissurelloidea
Fissurellidae
- Diodora arcuata (Sowerby II, 1862)
- Diodora aspera (Rathke, 1833)
- Diodora cayenensis (Lamarck, 1822)
- Diodora dysoni (Reeve, 1850)
- Diodora jaumei Aguayo y Rehder, 1936
- Diodora listeri (Orbigny, 1842)
- Diodora minuta (Lamark, 1822)
- Diodora sayi (Dall, 1899)
- Diodora variegata (Sowerby II, 1862)
- Diodora viridula (Lamarck, 1822)
- Emarginula pumila (Adams, 1851)
- Emarginula dentigera Heilprin, 1889
- Fissurella angusta Gmelin, 1791
- Fissurella barbadensis Gmelin, 1791
- Fissurella fascicularis Lamark, 1822
- Fissurella nimbosa Linnaeus, 1758
- Fissurella nodosa (Born, 1778)
- Fissurella rosea (Gmelin, 1796)
- Hemitoma octoradiata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Lucapina philippiana (Finlay, 1930)
- Lucapina sowerbii (Sowerby I, 1835)
- Lucapina suffusa (Reeve, 1850)
- Lucapinella henseli (Von Martens, 1890)
- Lucapinella limatula (Reeve, 1850)
Superfamily Haliotoidea
Haliotidae
- Haliotis pourtalesii Dall, 1881
Superfamily Haminoeoidea
Haminoeidae
- Atys riiseana (Mörch, 1875)
- Atys sharpi Vannata 1901
Haminoeidae
- Haminoea antillarum (Orbigny, 1841)
- Haminoea elegans (Gray, 1925)
- Haminoea succinea (Conrad, 1846)
- Scaphander watsoni Dall, 1869
Superfamily Littorinoidea
Littorinidae
- Albania auberiana (Orbigny, 1842)
- Cingula floridana (Rheder, 1943)
- Cingula floridana (Pfeiffer, 1839)
- Littoraria angulifera (Lamarck, 1822)
- Echinolittorina angustior Mörch, 1876
- Littoraria flava King & Broderip, 1832
- Echinolittorina lineolata Orbigny, 1840
- Echinolittorina meleagris (Potiez y Michaud, 1838)
- Littoraria nebulosa (Lamarck, 1822)
- Littorina tesellata Philippi, 1847
- Echinolittorina ziczac (Gmelin, 1791)
- Echinolittorina tuberculata (Menke, 1828)
- Schwartziella bryerea (Montagu, 1803)
- Phosinella cancellata (Philippi, 1847)
- Zebinella decussata (Montagu, 1803)
- Cenchritis muricatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Truncatella caribaeensis Reeve, 1842
- Zebina browniana (Orbigny, 1842)
Naticidae
- Natica marochiensis (Gmelin, 1791)
- Naticarius canrena (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Polinices hepaticus (Röding, 1798)
- Polinices lacteus (Guilding, 1834)
- Sinum maculatum (Say, 1831)
- Sinum perspectivum (Say, 1831)
- Stigmaulax cayennensis Récluz, 1850
- Stigmaulax sulcatus (Born, 1778)
- Tectonatica pusilla Say, 1822
Nassariidae
- Phrontis alba Say, 1822
- Nassarius coppingeri (Smith, 1881)
- Phrontis karinae Nowell-Usticke, 1959
- Phrontis polygonata Lamarck, 1822
- Phrontis vibex (Say, 1822)
- Pallacera unicinta (Say, 1826)
Superfamily Lottioidea
Lottiidae
- Lottia albicosta (Adams, 1845)
- Lottia antillarum (G.B. Sowerby I, 1831)
- Lottia jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1791)
- Lottia leucopleura (Gmelin, 1791)
Superfamily Muricoidea
Muricidae
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- Babelomurex mansfieldi (McGinty, 1940)
- Calotrophon ostrearum (Conrad, 1846)
- Calotrophon velero (Vokes, 1970)
- Chicoreus brevifrons Lamarck, 1822
- Chicoreus spectrum (Reeve, 1846)
- Claremontiella nodulosa (Adams, 1845)
- Coralliophila caribaea Abbott, 1958
- Coralliophila erosa (Röding, 1822)
- Dermomurex parperculus (Adams, 1853)
- Dermomurex pauperculus (Adams, 1850)
- Favartia alveata (Kiener, 1842)
- Favartia cellulosa (Conrad, 1846)
- Favartia macgintyi M. Smith, 1938
- Mexacanthina angelica Oldroyd, 1918<
- Morutla gilbertharrisi (Weisbord, 1962)
- Murex erhysostoma Sowerby II, 1834
- Murex olssoni Vokes, 1967
- Muricopsis perexigua (Maury, 1917)
- Muricopsis rosea (Reeve, 1856)
- Muricopsis rosea (Reeve, 1856)
- Ocenebra intermedia (Adams, 1850)
- Phyllonotus margaritensis Abbott, 1958
- Phyllonotus margaritensis Abbott, 1958
- Phyllonotus pomum Gmelin, 1791
- Plicopurpura patula Linnaeus, 1758
- Poirieria recticanlis (Weisbord, 1962)
- Siratus beauii (Fisher & Bernarldi 1957)
- Siratus formosus Sowerby II, 1841
- Siratus springeri Bullis, 1964
- Stramonita floridana (Conrad, 1837)
- Stramonita haemastoma (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Stramonita haemastoma Linnaeus, 1767)
- Thais melones (Duclos, 1832)
- Thais rustica (Lamarck, 1822)
- Thaisella coronata (Guppy, 1869)
- Trachypollia didyma (Schwengel, 1943)
- Typhina belcheri (Broderip, 1833)
- Typhina expansa Sowerby II, 1874
- Typhis bullasi (Gertman, 1969)
- Vasula deltoidea (Lamarck, 1822)
- Vokesimurex cabritii (Bemardi, 1859)
- Vokesimurex chrysostoma Sowerby II, 1834
- Vokesimurex donmoorei (Bullis, 1964)
- Vokesimurex messorius Sowerby II, 1841
- Vokesimurex recurvirostris (Broderip, 1832)
Superfamily Mitroidea
Mitridae
- Neotiara nodulosa (Gmelin, 1791)
Neogastropoda
Babyloniidae
- Babylonia areolata (Link, 1807) (Introduced species)
Superfamily Neritoidea
Neritidae
- Nerita amplisulcata Macsotay & Campos, 2001
- Nerita fulgurans Gmelin, 1791
- Nerita peloronta Linnaeus, 1758
- Nerita tessellata Gmelin, 1791
- Nerita versicolor Gmelin, 1791
- Neritina meleagris Lamarck, 1822
- Neritina piratica Russel, 1940
- Nereina punctulata (Lamarck, 1816)
- Neritina reclivata (Say, 1822)
- Neritina virginea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Puperita pupa (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Smaragdia viridis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phenacolepadidae
- Plesiothyreus hamillei (Fischer, 1857)
Superfamily Olivoidea
Olividae
- Eburna glabrata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Amalda tankervillii (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Jaspidella jaspidea (Gmelin, 1791)
- Oliva scripta Lamarck, 1811
- Americoliva reticularis (Lamarck, 1810)
- Americoliva sayana Ravanel, 1834
- Oliva semmelinki Weisbord, 1962
- Olivella acteocina Olson 1956
- Olivella dealbata (Reeve, 1850)
- Olivella fundarugata Weisbord, 1962
- Olivella kifos Macsotay & Campos, 2001
- Olivella lactea (Marrat, 1871)
- Olivella minuta (Link, 1807)
- Olivella mutica (Say, 1822)
- Olivella nivea (Gmelin, 1791)
- Olivella petiolita (Duclos, 1857)
- Olivella perplexa Olson 1956
Superfamily Philinoidea
Philinidae
- Philine sagra (Orbigny, 1842)
Superfamily Pyramidelloidea
Amathinidae
- Iselica globosa (H. C. Lea, 1843)
Pyramidellidae
- Odostomia mareana Weisbord, 1962
- Fargoa bartschi Stimpson, 1851
- Longchaeus candidus (Mörch, 1875)
- Pyramidella dolabrata Linnaeus, 1758
- Turbonilla hemphilli Bush, 1899
Superfamily Ringiculoidea
Ringiculidae
- Ringicula semistriata (Orbigny, 1842)
Superfamily Rissooidea
Rissoinidae
- Alvania auberiana (Orbigny, 1842)
- Phosinella cancellata (Philippi, 1847)
- Schwartziella fischeri (Desjardin, 1949)
- Schwartziella bryerea (Montagu, 1803)
- Zebinella decussata (Montagu, 1803)
- Zebina browniana (Orbigny, 1842)
Superfamily Scissurelloidea
Scissurellidae
- Anatoma proxima (Dall 1927)
Siphonariidae
- Siphonaria alternata (Say, 1826)
- Siphonaria naufragum (Stearns, 1872)
- Siphonaria pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Superfamily Stromboidea
Strombidae
- Lobatus costatus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Aliger gallus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Aliger gigas (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Lobatus raninus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Strombus pugilis Linnaeus, 1758
- Strombus pugilis nicaraguensis Fluck, 1905
Superfamily Tonnoidea
Bursidae
- Bursa bufonia (Gmelin, 1791)
- Bursa corrugata (Perry, 1811)
- Bursa granularis (Orbigny, 1842)
- Bursa granularis cubaniana (Orbigny, 1842)
- Bursa spadicea (Momfort, 1810)
Cassidae
- Cassis flammea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cassis madagascariensis Lamarck, 1822
- Cassis tuberosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cypraecassis testiculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Dalium solidum (Dall, 1889)
- Morum dennisoni Reeve, 1844
- Morum dennison Meuschen, 1787
- Phalium granulatum (Born, 1778)
- Sconsia grayi (Lamarck, 1816)
Cymatiidae
- Cymatium etcheversi Macsotay & Campos 2001a
- Cymatium femorale (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Distorsio clathrata (Lamarck, 1816)
- Gutturnium muricinum (Röding, 1798)
- Linatella caudata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Monoplex krebsii (Mörch, 1877)
- Monoplex nicobaricus (Röding, 1798)
- Monoplex parthenopeus (Von Salis, 1793)
- Monoplex pilearis martinianum Orbigny, 1842
- Monoplex pilearis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Monoplex vespaceus (Lamarck, 1822)
- Ranularia cynocephala (Lamarck, 1816)
- Turritriton labiosus Wood, 1828
Tonnidae
- Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Tonna pennata (Mörch, 1852)
Superfamily Truncatelloidea
Caecidae
- Caecum floridanum Stimpson, 1851
- Caecum heptagonum Carpenter, 1858
- Caecum imbricatum Carpenter, 1858
- Caecum pulchellum Stimpson, 1851
- Caecum regulare Carpenter, 1858
- Caecum ryssotitum Folin, 1867
- Caecum textile Folin, 1867
- Meioceras cornucopiae Carpenter, 1859
- Meioceras nitidum (Stimpson, 1851)
Superfamily Triphoroidea
Cerithiopsidae
- Bittum caraboboense (Weisbord, 1962)
- Bittum caribense (Weisbord, 1962)
- Retilaskeya emersonii (Adams, 1838)
- Cerithiopsis greni (Adams, 1850)
- Cerithiopsis latum (Adams, 1850)
- Seila adamsi (Orbigny, 1842)
Triphoridae
- Strobiligera sentoma (Dall, 1927)
- Triphora intermedia (Adams, 1850)
- Triphora ornata (Deshayes, 1832)
- Triphora turristhomae (Holten, 1802)
Superfamily Trochoidea
Areneidae
- Arene tricarinata (Stearns, 1872)
Phasianellidae
- Gabrielona brevis Orbigny, 1842
- Gabrielona bruscasensi Weisbord, 1962
- Eulithidium adamsi (Philippi, 1853)
- Tricolia brevis (Orbigny, 1842)
- Eulithidium affine (Adams, 1850)
- Eulithidium thalassicola Robertson, 1958
- Eulithidium tessellatum (Potiez y Hichaud, 1838)
Trochidae
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- Astele hassler (Clench & Aguayo, 1939)
- Astele bullisi (Clench & Turner, 1960)
- Calliostoma adspersum (Philippi, 1851)
- Calliostoma decipiens (Guppy, 1867)
- Calliostoma decipiens (Guppy, 1867)
- Calliostoma euglyptum (Adams, 1854)
- Calliostoma jujubinum (Gmelin, 1791)
- Calliostoma pulchrum (Adams, 1850)
- Calliostoma sarcodum Dall, 1927
- Cittarium pica (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Gaza superba (Dall, 1881)
- Tegula excavata (Lamarck, 1822)
- Tegula fasciata (Born, 1778)
- Tegula hotessieriana (Orbigny, 1842)
- Tegula lividomaculata Adams, 1845
- Tegula puntagordana Weisbord, 1962
- Tegula viridula (Gmelin, 1791)
Turbinidae
- Astraea brevispina (Lamarck, 1822)
- Astraea caelata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Astraea castanea Gmelin, 1791
- Astraea phoebia Röding, 1798
- Astraea tecta americana (Gmelin 1791)
- Astraea tecta tecta (Solander 1786)
- Astraea tuber (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Astraea tuber venezuelensis (Flores y Cáceres, 1980)
- Liotia variabilis Dall 1889
- Turbo canaliculatus Hermann, 1781
- Turbo castanea Gmelin, 1791
- Turbo crenulatus Gmelin 1791
- Crassispira albomaculata (Orbigny, 1842)
- Crassispira chazaliei (Dautzemberg, 1900)
- Crassispira fuscenscens Reeve, 1843
- Knefastia jungi Macsotay & Campos, 2001
- Crassispira leucocyna Dall, 1883
- Daphnella lymneiformis Kiener, 1840
- Drillia albinodonta
- Drillia gibbosa (Born, 1778)
- Fusiturrieula pauletae Princz, 1978
- Hindsiclava consors (Sowerby)
- Knefastia altenai Macsotay & Campos, 2001
- Mangelia melanitica Dall, 1885
- Polystira albida (Perry, 1811)
- Polystira tellea (Dall, 1889)
- Pygospira ostrearum Stearns, 1872
- Pyrgocythara candidissima (Adams, 1845)
Superfamily Truncatelloidea
Tornidae
- Macrophalina floridana Moore, 1965
Vitrinellidae
- Agatrix smithii (Dall, 1888)
- Circulus multistriatus (A. E. Verrill, 1884)
- Cochliolepis sunrinamensis Altena, 1966
- Cochliopsis parasitica Stimpson, 1858
- Cyclotremiscus caraboboense Weisbord, 1962
- Teinostoma clavium Pilsbry y Mcginty, 1945
- Teinostoma lerema Pilsbry y Mcginty, 1945
- Teinostoma megastoma (Adams, 1850)
- Teinostoma multistriata A. E. Verrill, 1884
- Teinostoma obsoletun Pilsbry y Mcginty, 1945
- Teinostoma parvicallum Pilsbry y Mcginty, 1945
Vitrinellidae
- Vitrinella multistriata (A. E. Verrill, 1884)
Superfamily Turbinelloidea
Costellariidae
- Vexillum puella (Reeve, 1848)
Turbinellidae
- Turbinella angulata (Lightfoot, 1786)
- Turbinella laevigata Anton 1838
- Vasun capitellum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Vasum ceramicum (Linnaeus, 1758) (Introduced species)
- Vasum muricatum (Born, 1778)
Superfamily Umbraculoidea
Umbraculidae
- Umbraculum plicatulum (Von Martens, 1881) (Introduced species)
Superfamily Vanikoroidea
Eulimidae
- Melanella coniodea Kurt y Stimpson, 1851
- Melanella intermedia (Cantraine, 1835)
Hipponicidae
- Hipponix anticuatus (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Hipponix incurvus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Hipponix subrufus Lamarck, 1819
Superfamily Vermetoidea
Vermetidae
- Petaloconchus erectus (Dall 1888)
- Petaloconchus megintyi Olssony Harbison 1953
- Petaloconchus nigricans (Dall, 1984)
- Petaloconchus varians (Orbigny, 1841)
- Serpulorbis decussatus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Spiruglifus irregularis (Orbigny, 1841)
Superfamily Volutoidea
Cancellariidae
- Cancellaria reticulata (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Olsonella smithii (Dall, 1889)
Marginellidae
- Gibberulina agger (Watson, 1886)
- Gibberulina ovuliformis (Orbigny, 1842)
- Hyalina albolineata (Orbigny, 1842)
- Hyalina avena (Kiener, 1834)
- Hyalina gracilis (C.B.Adams, 1851)
- Hyalina laenilata (Mörch, 1860)
- Hyalina palida (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Hyalina taeniota (Sowerby, 1846)
- Marginella apacina Menke, 1828
- Marginella aureocinta Searns, 1872
- Marginella carnea (Storer, 1837)
- Marginella catenata (Montagu, 1803)
- Marginella clovere (Rios & Matthws, 1972)
- Marginella ebruneola Conrad, 1834
- Marginella hematita (Kiener, 1834)
- Marginella lasallei
- Marginella lavalleana Orbigny, 1842
- Marginella prunum (Gmelin, 1791)
- Marginella circumvitata Weisbord, 1962
- Marginella marginata Born, 1778
- Marginellopsis serai Bavay, 1911
- Persicula interruptolineata (Muhlfeld, 1816)
- Persicula obesa (Redfield, 1848)
- Persicula muralis (Hinds, 1844)
- Persicula porcellana (Gmelin, 1791)
- Persicula pulcherina (Gaskoim, 1849)
- Prunun rooselvelti (Bartsch & Rehder, 1939)
- Volvarina lactea (Kiener, 1841)
Volutidae
Superfamily Xenophoroidea
Xenophoridae
- Tugurium longleyi (Bartsch, 1931)
- Xenophora conchyliophora (Born, 1780)
Class Bivalvia
Superfamily Anomioidea
Anomiidae
- Anomia simplex Orbigny, 1842
- Anomia ephippium Linnaeus, 1758
- Pododesmus rudis (Broderip, 1834)
Placunidae
- Placuna placenta Linnaeus, 1758 (Introduced species)
Superfamily Arcoidea
Arcidae
- Barbatia domingensis (Lamarck, 1819)
- Anadara brasiliana (Lamarck, 1819)
- Anadara notabilis (Röding, 1798)
- Anadara ovalis (Bruguière, 1789)
- Anadara transversa (Say, 1822)
- Arca imbricata Bruguière, 1789
- Arca pacifica (Sowerby I, 1833) (Introduced species)
- Arca zebra (Swainson, 1833)
- Arcopsis adamsi (Dall, 1886)
- Barbatia cancellaria (Lamarck, 1819)
- Barbatia candida (Helbling, 1779)
- Barbatia tenera (Adams, 1845)
- Noetia bisulcata (Lamarck, 1819)
- Noetia ponderosa (Say, 1822)
- Scapharca axelelssoni Macsotay & Campos, 2001
- Scapharca baughmani Hertlein, 1951
- Scapharca chemnitzii (Philippi, 1851)
- Scapharca crassissima Macsotay & Campos, 2001
- Scapharca lienosa (Say, 1863)
- Scapharca lienosa floridana (Conrad, 1869)
- Americardia guppyi Thiele, 1910
- Americardia media (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Crassinella martinicensis (Orbigny, 1842)
- Laevicardium laevigatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Laevicardium sybariticum Dall 1886
- Microcardium tinctum (Dall, 1881)
- Papyridea hiatus (Mauschen, 1787)
- Papyridea soleniformis (Bruguière, 1789
- Trachycardium isocardia (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Trachycardium egmontianum (Shuttleworth, 1856)
- Trachycardium muricatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Trigonocardia antillarum (Orbigny, 1842)
- Trigonocardia media (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Carditamera floridana (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Carditamera gracilis (Shuttleworth, 1856)
- Arcinella arcinella (Unneo, 1767)
- Arcinella corneta Conrad, 1866
- Chama congregata Conrad, 1833
- Chama florida Lamarck, 1819
- Chama lactuca Dall, 1886
- Chama macerophylla (Gmelin, 1791)
- Chama sarda Reeve, 1847
- Cyclocardia armilla (Dall, 1903)
- Glyptoactis wendellwoodringi (Weisbord, 1964)
- Pseudochama radians (Lamarck, 1819)
- Carditopsis guppy Maury
- Corbicula fluminalis (Múller, 1774) (Introduced species)
- Corbula aequivalvis Philippi, 1836
- Corbula caribaea Orbigny, 1842
- Corbula caribaea lavalleana Orbigny, 1842
- Corbula contracta Say, 1822
- Corbula dietziana Adams, 1852
- Corbula disparilis Orbigny, 1845
- Corbula lasalleana Orbigny, 1842
- Polymesoda arctacta (Philippi, 1846)
- Crasinella martinicensis Orbigny, 1842
- Eucrassatella antillarum (Reeve, 1842)
- Eucrassatella antillarum montserratensis (Maury, 1925)
- Eucrassatella speciosa (Adams, 1852)
- Cardiomya glypta Bush 1896
- Cardiomya perrostrata Dall, 1881
- Cyrenoide floridana (Dall, 1889)
- Donax clathratus (Reeve, 1854) (Introduced species)
- Donax denticulatus Linnaeus, 1758
- Donax striatus Linnaeus, 1767
- Donax higuerotensis
- Donax varibilis texasianus Philippi, 1847
- Iphigenia brasiliana (Lamarck, 1818)
- Congreria lioeblichi Shütt, 1991
- Mytilopsis dominguensis Récluz, 1852
- Mytilopsis sallei Récluz, 1849
- Glycymeris castaneus Lamarck,
- Glycymeris decussata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Glycymeris maculata (Broderip, 1832)
- Glycymeris pectinata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Glycymeris tesellata (Sowerby, 1833)
- Glycymeris undata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Isognomon alatus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Isognomon bicolor (Adams, 1845)
- Isognomon oblicua (Lamarck, 1818)
- Isognomon radiatus (Anton, 1839)
- Isognomon vulsella (Lamarck, 1818)
- Isognomon vulselloides Macsotay & Campos, 2001
- Lasaea magallanica Carceles
- Acesta bullisi (H.E. Vokes, 1963)
- Lima lima (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Lima pellucida Adams, 1846
- Lima scabra (Born, 1778)
- Lima scabra tenera (Sowerby, 1843)
- Limatula setifera Dall, 1886
- Anodontia alba Link, 1807
- Codakia costata (Orbigny, 1842)
- Codakia orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Codakia orbiculata (Montagu, 1808)
- Divaricella quadrisulcata (Orbigny, 1842)
- Lucina ephreimi Weisbord, 1964
- Lucina katherinepalmerae Weisbord, 1964
- Lucina muricata (Spengler, 1798)
- Lucina nassula (Conrad, 1846)
- Lucina pectinata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Lucina pensylvanica (Linnaeus, 1758)*
- Lucina radians (Conrad, 1841)
- Lucina trisulcata (Dall & Simpson, 1901)
- Parvilucina blanda (Dall & Simpson, 1901
- Parvilucina multilineata (Tuomey & Holmes, 1857)
- Entodesma weisbprdi Macsotay & Campos, 2001
- Lyonsia beana Orbigny, 1842
- Lyonsia hyalina floridana Conrad, 1849
- Anatina anatina (Spengler, 1802)
- Mactra fragilis Gmelin, 1791
- Mactrellona alata (Spengler, 1802)
- Mactronella exoleta (Gray, 1837) (Introduced species)
- Mactrellona iheringi (Dall, 1897)
- Mulinia cleryana (Orbigny, 1846)
- Raeta plicatella (Lamarck, 1818)
- Rangia flexuosa (Conrad, 1839)
- Rangia mendica (Gold, 1851) (Introduced species)
- Malleus candeanus (Orbigny, 1842)
- Ervilia concentrica (Holmes 1860)
- Ervilia nitens (Montagu, 1806)
- Ervilia nitens venezuelana Weisbord, 1964
- Sphenia antillensis Dall & Simpson, 1901
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- Amydalum papyrium (Conrad, 1846)
- Botula fusca (Gmelin, 1791)
- Brachidontes modiolus (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Brachidontes dominguensis (Lamarck, 1819)
- Crenella abbotti Altena, 1968
- Crenella decusata (Montagu, 1808)
- Crenella divaricata (Orbigny, 1842)
- Gregariella coralliophaga (Gmelin, 1791)< (Introduced species)
- Ischadium recuroum (Rafinesque, 1820)
- Lithopaga aristata (Dilwyn, 1817)
- Lithopaga bisulcata (Orbigny, 1842)
- Lithopaga nigra (Orbigny, 1842)
- Modiolus americanus (Leach, 1815)
- Modiolus ficoides Macsotay & Campos, 2001
- Modiolus squamosus Beauperthuy, 1967
- Musculista senhousia (Benson, 1842) (Introduced species)
- Musculus lateralis (Say, 1822)
- Mytella maracaibensis Beaperthuy 1967
- Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758) (Introduced species)
- Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1767) (Introduced species)
- Ryenella lateralis (Say, 1821)
- Adrana gloriosa Adams
- Adrana tellinoides (Sowerby, 1823)
- Nuculana acuta (Conrad, 1831)
- Nuculana carpenteri (Dall, 1881)
- Nuculana cestrota (Dall, 1890)
- Nuculana concentrica (Say, 1824)
- Nuculana dalmasi Dautzenberg & Fischer 1897
- Saccella jamaisensis (Orbigny, 1845)
- Nucula crenulata Adams, 1835
- Nucula dalmasi Dautzenberg, 1900
- Nucula mareana Weisbord, 1964.
- Nucula semiornata Orbigny, 1842
- Crassostrea rhizophorae (Guilding, 1828)
- Crassostrea virginica (Gmeling, 1791)
- Ostrea caboblanquensis Weisbord, 1964
- Ostrea cristata Born, 1778
- Ostrea equestris Say, 1834
- Ostrea libella Weisbord, 1964
- Ostrea lixula Weisbord, 1964
- Ostrea puelchana (Orbigny, 1841)
- Ostrea spreta (Orbigny, 1845)
- Lopha folium (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Lopha frons (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Lopha gibsonsmithi Macsotay & Campos, 2001
- Pandora arenosa Conrad, 1834
- Pandora bushiniana Dall, 1886
- Amusium glyptus (A. E. Verrill, 1882)
- Amusium laurenti (Gmelin, 1791)
- Amusium papyraceum (Gabb, 1873)
- Aequipecten acanthodes (Dall, 1925)
- Aequipecten lineolaris (Lamarck, 1819)
- Aequipecten mucosus (Wood, 1828)
- Argopecten gibbus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Argopecten imitatoides Macsotay & Campos 2001b
- Argopecten noronhensis (A.E. Smith, 1885)
- Argopecten nucleus (Born, 1778)
- Argopecten irradian amplicostatus Dall, 1898
- Chlamys benedecti A. E. Verrill & Bush,
- Chlamys imbricata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Chlamys muscosa (Wood, 1828)
- Chlamys ornata (Lamarck, 1819)
- Leptopecten bavayi (Dauzemberg, 1900)
- Lyropecten antillarum (Récluz, 1853)
- Lyropecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Pecten amusoides Campos, 2001
- Pecten ziczac (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Pecten ziczac caboblanquensis (Druckerman & Weisbord, 1964)
- Semipallium antillarum (Récluz, 1853)
- Cochlodesma leanum Conrad, 1831
- Periploma compresa Orbigny, 1845
- Periploma inequale (Adams, 1842)
- Periploma margaritacea (Lamarck, 1801)
- Petricola inversa Macsotay & Campos, 2001
- Petricola lapicida ((Gmelin, 1791)
- Petricola tipica (Jonas, 1844)
- Rupellaria typica (Jonas, 1844)
- Barnea truncata (Say, 1822)
- Cyrtopleura costata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Martesia fragilis A. E. Verrill y Bush, 1890
- Martesia cuneiformis (Say, 1822)
- Martesia cuneiformis (Linnaeus, 1756)
- Pholas campechiensis Gmelin, 1791
- Atrina bitteri Gibson-Smith
- Atrina rigida (Lightfoot, 1786)
- Atrina seminuda (Lamark, 1819)
- Atrina serrata (Sowerby, 1825)
- Atrina venezuelana
- Pinna carnea Gmelin, 1791
- Pinna rudis
- Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck, 1801
- Plicatula penicillata Carpenter, 1856
- Pteria attilatomasi Macsotay & Campos, 2001
- Pteria colymbus (Réiding, 1798)
- Pteria hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758) (Introduced species)
- Pinctada imbricata Réiding, 1798
- Pinctada radiata Leach, 1814
- Asaphis deflorata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Heterodonax bimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Sanguinolaria cruenta (Lightfoot, 1786)
- Sanguinolaria sanguinolaria (Gmelin, 1791)
- Conungia coarctata Sowerby, 1833
- Cumingia lamellosa (Sowerby, 1833) (Introduced species)
- Semele bellastriata Conrad, 1847
- Semele bellastriata donovani McGinty, 1555
- Semele proficua (Pulteney, 1799)
- Semele purpuracens (Gmelin, 1791)
- Semele radiata Say,
- Tagelus divisus (Spengler, 1794)
- Tagelus plebeius (Lightfoot, 1786)
- Solen obliquus Spengler, 1794
- Solen rosewateri Altena, 1971
- Solecurtis sanctaemarthae Orbigny, 1842
- Spondylus americanus Hermann, 1781
- Spondylus ictericus Reeve, 1856
- Basterotia elliptica (Récluz, 1850)
- Basterotia quadrata (Hinds, 1843)
- Arcophagia fausta (Pulteney, 1799)
- Florimetis intastriata (Say, 1826)
- Macoma brasiliana Dall
- Macoma brevifrons (Say, 1834)
- Macoma cleryana (Orbigny, 1846)
- Macoma constricta (Bruguière, 1792)
- Macoma pseudomera Dall & Simpson, 1901
- Macoma tageliformis Dall, 1900
- Psammotreta brevifrons (Say, 1834)
- Psammotreta intastriata (Say, 1827)
- Strigilla carnaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Strigilla pisiformis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Strigilla producta Tryon, 1870
- Strigilla pseudocarnaria Boss, 1969 (Introduced species)
- Strigilla rombergii (Mörch, 1853)
- Tellidora cristata (Récluz, 1842)
- Tellina alternata Say, 1822
- Tellina camachoi Macsotay & Campos 2001b
- Tellina consobrina D´Orbigny
- Tellina cristalina Spengler, 1798
- Tellina exerythra Boss, 1964
- Tellina fausta Pultency, 1799
- Tellina gouldii Hanley, 1846
- Tellina juttingae Altena, 1960
- Tellina nitens Adams, 1845
- Tellina laevigata Linnaeus, 1758
- Tellina lineata Turton, 1819
- Tellina listeri Röding, 1798
- Tellina mera Say, 1834
- Tellina probina Boss, 1964
- Tellina punicea Born, 1778
- Tellina radiata Linnaeus, 1758
- Tellina sandix Boss, 1968
- Tellina similaris Sowerby, 1806
- Tellina sybaritica Dall, 1881
- Tellina tirata Turton, 1819
- Lyodus pedicellatus (Quaterfages, 1849) (Introduced species)
- Bankia carinata (Gray, 1827 (Introduced species)
- Bankia fimbriatulla Moll & Roch, 1931
- Bankia martensi Stempel 1899 (Introduced species)
- Neoteredo
- Teredo
- Cyathodonta magnifica Jonas, 1850
- Cyathodonta semirugosa (Reeve, 1859)
- Thracia distorta (Montagu, 1808) (Introduced species)
- Coralliophaga coralliophaga (Gmelin, 1791)
- Diplodonta candeana (Orbigny, 1842)
- Diplodonta notata (Dall & Simpson, 1901)
- Diplodonta punctata (Say, 1822)
- Diplodonta semiaspera (Philippi, 1836)
- Anomalocardia brasiliana (Gmelin, 1791)
- Anomalocardia cuneimeris Conrad, 1846
- Callista eusymata (Dall, 1890)
- Chione cancellata (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Chione constricta Macsotay 1968
- Chione cultellata Weisbord, 1964
- Chione granulata (Conrad, 1841)
- Chione intapurpurea (Conrad, 1849)
- Chione latilirata (Conrad, 1841)
- Chione mamoense Weisbord, 1964
- Chione paphia (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Chione pubera (Bory-Saint-Vicent, 1827)
- Chione riomaturensis Maury, 1925
- Chione subrostrata (Lamarck, 1818)
- Cincomphalus strigillinus (Dall, 1902) (Introduced species)
- Clausinella gayi (Hupé, 1854) (Introduced species)
- Clausinella fasciata (Da Costa, 1778) (Introduced species)
- Cyclinella tenuis (Récluz, 1852)
- Dosinia concentrica (Born, 1778)
- Dosinia elegans Conrad, 1846
- Gemma gemma (Totten, 1934)
- Gouldia venezuelana Weisbord, 1964
- Macrocallista maculata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Periglypta listeri (Gray, 1838)
- Pitar albidus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Pitar arestus (Dall y Simpson, 1901)
- Pitar bermudez Macsotay & campos, 2001
- Pitar circinatus (Born, 1778)
- Pitar dione (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Pitar fulminatus (Menke, 1828)
- Protothaca granulata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Protothaca pectorina (Lamarck, 1818)
- Tivela mactroides (Born, 1778)
- Transenella caboblanquensis Weisbord, 1964
- Transenella conradiata Dall, 1902
- Transenella culebrana (Dall & Simpson, 1901)
- Transenella stimpsoni Dall, 1902
- Ventricolaria listeroides (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Ventricolaria rigida (Dillwyn, 1817)
- Ventricolaria rugatina (Helprinn, 1887)
Class Cephalopoda
- Loligo pealei Lesueur 1821
- Lolliguncula brevis (Blainville, 1823)
- Sepioteuthis sepioidea (Blainville, 1823)
- Octopus briareus Robson, 1919
- Octopus burryi Voss, 1950
- Octopus defilippis Verany, 1851
- Octopus hummelincki Adam, 1936
- Octopus joubini Robson, 1929
- Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
- Octopus zonatus Voss, 1968
- Thysanoteuthys rhombus Troschel, 1857
See also
- List of echinoderms of Venezuela
- List of echinoderms of Venezuela
- List of Poriferans of Venezuela
- List of introduced molluscs of Venezuela
- List of molluscs of Falcón state, Venezuela
- List of non-marine molluscs of El Hatillo Municipality, Miranda, Venezuela
- List of non-marine molluscs of Venezuela
- List of birds of Venezuela
- List of mammals of Venezuela
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- ^ Flores, Celestino y Cáceres, Raquel. 1973: La familia Neritidea (Mollusca: Archaeogastropoda)en las aguas costeras de Venezuela. Boletín del Instituto Oceanográfico. Universidad de Oriente. 12(2):1-13.
- ^ Lodeiros S, Cesar J.M., Marín E, Baumar. y Prieto A, Antulio. 1999: Catálogo de moluscos marinos de las costas de Venezuela: Clase Bivalvia. Universidad de Oriente. Cumaná 109p.
- Martítnez E, Rafael. 1987: Corbicula manilensis molusco introducido en Venezuela. Acta Científica Venezolana 38:384-385
- ^ Ojasti, Juhani., González Jiménez, Eduardo, Szeplaki Otahola, Eduardo. y García Román, Luis B. 2001: Informe sobre las especies exótica en Venezuela. Ministerio del Ambiente y de los Recursos Naturales Caracas. 207p. ISBN 980-04-1254-9
- Weisbord, N. E. 1964. Late Cenozoic pelecypods from Northern Venezuela. Bull. Amer. Paleont., 45 (204):1-564.
- ^ Beaperthuy, I. 1967: Los Mitílidos de Venezuela (Mollusca: Bivalvia). Boletín del Instituto Oceanográfico. Universidad de Oriente 6: 7-115.
- Romero, J. H. Severyn & R. Chávez. 2003: Gregariella coralliophaga, new criptofaunal bivalve mollusk for Venezuelan waters. Revista de Biologia Tropical 51(1):264.
- Martínez, E, Rafael., Capelo, Juan C., García, José V., Lasso, Carlos A. Pereira, Guido. Y Lasso A, Oscar M. 2004: Primer registro del mejillón dátil asiático Musculina senhousia (Benson, 1842) (Bivalvia-Mytilidae): especie introducida en Venezuela. Memoria de la Fundación La Salle de Ciencias Naturales. 159-160:309-312
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External links
- PDF: Rubro Moluscos / Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Agricultura y Tierra (Spanish)
- Diaz Diaz, Oscar y Linero-Arana, Ildefonso. Comunidad de moluscos asociados a praderas de Thalassia Testudinum (Bank Et Köning 1805), en la bahia de Mochima, Venezuela. ACV, 2004, vol.55, no.1, p.44-55. ISSN 0001-5504.
- PDF: Sioliz Villafranca & Mayré Jiménez. 2006: Comunidad de moluscos asociados al mejillón verde Perna viridis (Mollusca: Bivalvia) y sus relaciones tróficas en la costa norte de la Península de Araya, Estado Sucre, Venezuela. Rev. Biol. Trop. (Int. J. Trop. Biol.) Vol. 54 (Suppl. 3): 135-144, ISSN 0034-7744.
- PDF: FREDDY AROCHA. Cephalopod Resources of Venezuela