Marine species distribution reference map Southern Africa

This list of marine gastropods of South Africa attempts to list all of the

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gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

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List of marine molluscs of South Africa The list of marine molluscs of South Africa is a list of saltwater species that form a part of the molluscan fauna of South Africa. This list does not include the land or freshwater molluscs. Gastropoda See List of marine gastropods of South Af ...

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Patellogastropoda

Patellidae Patellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Patellogastropoda. (The superfamily Patelloidea should not be confused with the similar-sounding genus of true limpets ''Patelloida'' which ...

- True limpets *'' Cellana radiata capensis'' (Gmelin, 1791)WoRMS
/ref>(Port Alfred to Kenya) (syn. ''Cellana capensis'' Gmelin, ''Helcioniscus capensis'' (Gmelin, 1790), ''Patella capensis'' Gmelin, 1791) *Variable limpet ''

Helcion concolor ''Helcion concolor'', common name the variable limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. Distribution This species occurs in the Indian Ocean ...

'' Krauss, 1848 (Eastern Cape to Mozambique) *''

Helcion dunkeri ''Helcion dunkeri'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae Patellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Patellogastropoda. ...

'' Krauss, 1848 (Namibia to KwaZulu-Natal) *Prickly limpet ''

Helcion pectunculus ''Helcion pectunculus'', common name the prickly limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae Patellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod moll ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) (Namibia to central KwaZulu-Natal) *Rayed limpet '' Helcion pruinosis'' Krauss, 1848 (Cape Columbine to central KwaZulu-Natal) *'' Patella aphanes'' (Robson, 1986) (Transkei to Cape Vidal) (syn. ''Scutellastra aphanes'') *Argenville's limpet '' Patella argenvillei'' Krauss, 1848 (Namibia to KwaZulu-Natal south coast)Branch, G.M. Griffiths, C.L. Branch, M.L. Beckley, L.E. ''Two Oceans: A guide to the marine life of southern Africa.'' 5th impression, David Philip, Cape Town, 2000. (syn. ''Scutellastra argenvillei'') *Bearded limpet '' Patella barbara'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Orange river to central KwaZulu-Natal)Jones, Georgina. ''A field guide to the marine animals of the Cape Peninsula.'' SURG, Cape Town, 2008. (syn. ''Scutellastra barbara'') *Pear limpet ''

Patella cochlear ''Scutellastra cochlear'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. It is commonly known as the snail patella, the pear limpet or the spoon limpet and is native to S ...

'' Born, 1778 (Orange river to KwaZulu-Natal south coast) (syn. ''Scutellastra cochlear'') *Kelp limpet '' Patella compressa'' Linnaeus. 1758 (Namibia to Cape Point) (syn. ''Cymbula compressa'') *'' Patella flexuosa'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mzambique) (syn. ''Scutellastra flexuosa'') *Granite limpet ''

Patella granatina ''Cymbula granatina'', the granite limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. Unlike some other species of giant limpet, ''C. granatina'' is non ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Namibia to Cape Agulhas) (syn. ''Cymbula granatina'') *Granular limpet ''

Patella granularis The patella, also known as the kneecap, is a flat, rounded triangular bone which articulates with the femur (thigh bone) and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint. The patella is found in many tetrapods, such as ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Namibia to KwaZulu-Natal north coast) (syn. ''Scutellastra granularis'') *Duck's foot or Long-spined limpet ''

Patella longicosta The patella, also known as the kneecap, is a flat, rounded triangular bone which articulates with the femur (thigh bone) and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint. The patella is found in many tetrapods, such as ...

'' Lamarck, 1819 (Cape Point to central KwaZulu-Natal) (syn. ''Scutellastra longicosta'') *Pink rayed limpet ''

Patella miniata ''Cymbula miniata'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae Patellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Patellogastropoda. ...

'' Born, 1778 (Namibia to Eastern Cape) (syn. ''Cymbula miniata'') *''

Patella obtecta The patella, also known as the kneecap, is a flat, rounded triangular bone which articulates with the femur (thigh bone) and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint. The patella is found in many tetrapods, such as ...

'' Krauss, 1848 (Transkei to Kosi Bay) (syn. ''Scutellastra obtecta'') *Goat's eye limpet ''

Patella oculus ''Cymbula oculus'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. Description The shell is low, and a dull brown on the outside. It has about 10 major rib ...

'' Born, 1778 (Cape Columbine to KwaZulu-Natal south coast) (syn. ''Cymbula oculus'') *''

Patella pica ''Scutellastra exusta'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. Dead ''Scutellastra exusta'' help to form shallow marine sediment beds. Descriptio ...

'' Reeve, 1854 (Zululand to Mozambique) (syn. ''Scutellastra pica'') *''

Patella sanguinans ''Cymbula sanguinans'', the giant pinkray limpet, is a species of giant limpet, a marine mollusc in the family Patellidae. It is native to the coast of South Africa. At one time thought to be a subspecies of ''Cymbula miniata'', molecular analy ...

'' Reeve, 1856 (Transkei to Natal) (syn. ''Cymbula sanguinans'', ''Patella miniata sanguinans'') *Giant limpet ''

Patella tabularis The patella, also known as the kneecap, is a flat, rounded triangular bone which articulates with the femur (thigh bone) and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint. The patella is found in many tetrapods, such as ...

'' Krauss, 1848 (Cape Point to KwaZulu-Natal south coast) (syn. ''Scutellastra tabularis'')

Lottiidae Lottiidae is a family of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lottioidea and the clade Patellogastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Subfamilies 20 ...

- True limpets *Dwarf limpet ''

Patelloida profunda albonotata ''Patelloida'' is a genus of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Lottiinae of the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2014). Patelloida Quoy & Gaimard, 1834. ...

'' (Smith, E.A., 1910) (Eastern Cape to northern KwaZulu-Natal)

Vetigastropoda

Pleurotomariidae *'' Bayerotrochus africanus'' (Tomlin, 1948) (Central KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. 2005. ''Offshore Shells of Southern Africa''

Haliotidae ''Haliotis'', common name abalone, is the only genus in the family Haliotidae. This genus once contained six subgenera. These subgenera have become alternate representations of ''Haliotis''. The genus consists of small to very large, edible, ...

- Abalone *Perlemoen or Abalone ''

Haliotis midae ''Haliotis midae'', known commonly as the South African abalone or the perlemoen abalone, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones. Subspecies * ''Haliotis midae volcanius'' Pata ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Cape Columbine to KwaZulu-Natal South coast) *''

Haliotis ovina ''Haliotis ovina'', common name the sheep's ear abalone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones. Subspecies Subspecies of ''Haliotis ovina'' include: * ''Haliotis ovina ovina'' Gmelin, ...

'' Gmelin 1791 (Northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique) *Spiral-ridged siffie '' Haliotis parva'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Cape Point to Eastern Cape) *'' Haliotis pustulata'' Reeve, 1846 (Northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique) *'' Haliotis queketti'' Smith, E.A., 1910 (Port Alfred to KwaZulu-Natal) *Siffie or Venus ear ''

Haliotis spadicea The blood-spotted abalone (''Haliotis spadicea'') is a species of edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones. This species is common on rocky shores on the coast of South Africa.Bouchet, P. (2012). Hal ...

'' Donovan, E., 1808 (Cape Point to KwaZulu-Natal north coast) *Beautiful ear-shell '' Haliotis speciosa'' Reeve, 1846 (Eastern Cape to central KwaZulu-Natal)

Fissurellidae Fissurellidae, common name the keyhole limpets and slit limpets, is a taxonomic family of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Fissurellidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marin ...

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*'' Amblychilepas dubia'' (Reeve, 1849) (KwaZulu-Natal south coast to southern Mozambique)Kilburn, R. and Rippey, E. ''Sea Shells of Southern Africa'' MacMillan South Africa 1982 *Saddle shaped keyhole limpet '' Amblychilepas scutella'' (Gmelin, 1791) (Namibia to northern KwaZulu-Natal) (syn. '' Dendrofissurella scutellum'' (Gmelin, 1791)) *Conical keyhole limpet '' Diodora parviforata'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1889) (Orange river to Eastern Cape) (syn. ''Fissurella parviforata'' G.B. Sowerby III, 1889) *'' Diodora australis'' (Sowerby, 1823) (Cape Agulhas to western Transkei) *''

Diodora calyculata ''Diodora calyculata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Diodora calyculata'' (Sowerby I, 1823). Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' (Krauss, 1848) (Port Alfred to southern Mozambique) *''

Diodora crucifera ''Diodora crucifera'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. Description The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm. Distribution This marine species occur ...

'' (Pilsbry, 1890) (Port Alfred to northern Indian Ocean) *'' Diodora elevata'' (Dunker, 1846) (Saldanha Bay to western Transkei) *'' Diodora elizabethae'' (Smith, 1901) (Still Bay to KwaZulu-Natal north coast) *''

Diodora natalensis ''Fissurella natalensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Fissurella natalensis Krauss, 1848. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ht ...

'' (Krauss, 1848) (Port Alfred to Mozambique) (syn. ''Fissurella natalensis'' Krauss, 1848) *'' Diodora parviforata'' (Sowerby, 1889) (Saldanha Bay to Port Alfred, also south Atlantic islands) *'' Diodora procurva'' Herbert, 1989 (Wild coast to KawZulu-Natal) *'' Diodora spreta'' (E.A. Smith, 1901) (Still Bay to KwaZulu-Natal north coast) *Cape keyhole limpet '' Fissurella mutabilis'' Sowerby, 1834 (Orange River to Eastern Cape) *''

Emarginula sibogae ''Emarginula sibogae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.WoRMS (2012). ''Emarginella sibogae'' (Schepman, 1908). Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Schepman, 1908) (KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique) but genus given in this reference as ''Emarginella''. Corrected using http://www.marinespecies.org/ accessed 4 January 2010 *''

Macroschisma africana ''Macroschisma africanum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae Fissurellidae, common name the keyhole limpets and slit limpets, is a taxonomic family of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod ...

'' Tomlin, 1932 (Western Transkei to Mozambique) *Mantled keyhole limpet '' Pupillaea aperta'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825) (Orange river to KwaZulu-Natal south coast) (syn. ''Fissurellidea aperta'' G.B. Sowerby, 1825) *''

Scutus unguis ''Scutus unguis'', common name the northern duck's bill, is a species of large sea snail or limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets. Description The length of the shell attains 25. ...

'' (Linne, 1758) (East London to KwaZulu-Natal and tropical Indo-Pacific)

Calliostomatidae Calliostomatidae is a family of sea snails within the superfamily Trochoidea and the clade Vetigastropoda.Gofas, S. (2013). Calliostomatidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdeta ...

*'' Calliostoma africanum'' Bartsch, 1915 (Port Elizabeth to Transkei) *'' Calliostoma circus'' Barnard, 1969 (Cape Point) *'' Calliostoma iridescens'' Sowerby, 1903 (KwaZulu-Natal) *Ornate topshell '' Calliostoma ornatum'' Locard, 1898 (Cape Point to Eastern Cape) *'' Calliostoma scotti'' Kilburn, 1973 (Central and northern KwaZulu-Natal)

Trochidae The Trochidae, common name top-snails or top-shells, are a family of various sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subclass Vetigastropoda. This family is commonly known as the top-snails because in many species the shell resembles ...

*Black chained topshell '' Clanculus atricatenus'' Tomlin, 1921 (Transkei to northern KwaZulu Natal) *''

Clanculus puniceus ''Clanculus puniceus'', common names the strawberry top shell or purplish clanculus, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top shells.WoRMS (2011). Clanculus puniceus (Philippi, 1846). Acce ...

'' (Philippi, 1846) (KwaZulu-Natal south coast to tropical Indo-Pacific) *'' Clanculus miniatus'' (Anton, 1839) (Cape Point to Transkei) *Multicoloured topshell '' Gibbula multicolor'' (Krauss, 1848) (Cape Columbine to Eastern Cape)(syn. ''Trochus multicolor'' Krauss, 1848) *'' Gibbula beckeri'' G.B. Sowerby III, 1901 (Namaqualand to Cape Point) *'' Gibbula capensis'' (Gmelin, 1791) (Saldanha to Agulhas)(syn. ''Trochus capensis'' Gmelin, 1791) *'' Gibbula cicer'' (Menke, 1844) (Namibia to Transkei) (syn. ''Trochus cicer'' Menke, 1844) *'' Gibbula zonata'' (Woods, 1828) (Namibia to Agulhas) *Toothed topshell '' Monodonta australis'' Lamarck, 1816 *'' Oxystele impervia'' (Menke, 1843) *Pink-lipped topshell ''

Oxystele sinensis ''Oxystele sinensis'', common name the pink-lipped topshell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. Description The size of the shell varies between 18 mm and 51 mm. Distribu ...

'' (Gmelin 1791) *'' Oxystele tabularis'' (Krauss, 1848) *'' Oxystele tigrina'' (Anton, 1839) *Variegated topshell '' Oxystele variegata'' (Anton, 1839) *Black-spotted topshell '' Trochus nigropunctatus'' Reeve, 1861

Turbinidae Turbinidae, the turban snails, are a family of small to large marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Trochoidea.Bouchet, P. (2014). Turbinidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecie ...

- Turban shells *''

Bolma andersoni ''Bolma andersoni'', common name Anderson's star shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails. Description The size of the shell varies between 50 mm and 87 mm. Distribut ...

'' (E.A. Smith, 1902) (Wild Coast and southern KwaZulu-Natal) *''

Bolma bathyraphis ''Bolma bathyraphis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Bolma bathyraphis'' (E. A. Smith, 1899). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http: ...

'' (E.A. Smith, 1899) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *'' Bolma massieri'' (E.A. Smith, 1880) (KwaZulu-Natal) *'' Bolma tayloriana'' Bozzetti, 1992 (Agulhas Bank, False Bay to Port Alfred) *'' Turbo argyrostomus'' Linnaeus, 1758 (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *'' Turbo argyrostomus'' Linnaeus, 1758 (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *'' Turbo chrysostomus'' Linnaeus, 1758 (northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *Alikreukel or Giant periwinkle '' Turbo sarmaticus'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Cape Point to Kwa-Zulu-Natal south coast) *Crowned turban shell ''

Lunella coronata ''Lunella coronata'', common name the crowned turban shell or the coronate moon turban, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails. Description The shell grows to a length of 4 cm, w ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) (Central KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique) (syn. ''Turbo coronatus'' Gmelin, 1790) *'' Turbo cidaris cidaris'' Gmelin, 1791 (Cape Peninsula to Port Elizabeth) *'' Turbo cidaris natalensis'' (Port Elizabeth to north of Durban) *'' Cinysca granulosa'' Krauss, 1848 (Namibia to eastern Transkei)

Phasianellidae Phasianellidae common name the "pheasant shells" or "pheasant snails" is a family of small sea snails with calcareous opercula, marine gastropod mollusks in the subclass Vetigastropoda Vetigastropoda is a major Taxonomy (biology), taxonomi ...

* '' Tricolia adusta'' Nangammbi & Herbert, 2006Nangammbi T. C. & Herbert D. G. (2006). "Two new species of ''Tricolia'' Risso, 1826 from South Africa (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Phasianellidae)". ''

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*Pheasant shell '' Tricolia capensis'' (Dunker, 1846) (Namibia to Mozambique) (syn. ''Phasianella capensis'' Dunker, 1846) *'' Tricolia neritina'' (Dunker, 1846) (Namibia to Mozambique)(syn. ''Phasianella neritina'' Dunker, 1846) *'' Tricolia retrolineata'' Nangammbi & Herbert, 2008 - northeastern South AfricaNangammbi T. C. & Herbert D. G. (2008). "A new species of pheasant shell from the south-western Indian Ocean (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Phasianellidae: ''Tricolia'')". ''

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* '' Tricolia saxatilis'' Nangammbi & Herbert, 2006

Neritimorpha

Neritidae Neritidae, common name the nerites, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized saltwater and freshwater snails which have a gill and a distinctive operculum. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neritininae Poey, 1852. Accessed through: ...

- Nerites *Blotched nerite ''

Nerita albicilla ''Nerita albicilla'', common name the blotched nerite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae. Description ''N. albicilla'' grows up to 4 cm; its shell surface is smooth or with slight transverse ridg ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Eastern cape to Mozambique) *''

Nerita plicata ''Nerita plicata'' is a species of tropical sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae Neritidae, common name the nerites, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized saltwater and freshwater snails which have a gill ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Western Transkei to tropics) *'' Nerita polita'' Linnaeus, 1758 (East London to tropical Indo-Pacific) *Textile nerite '' Nerita textilis'' Gmelin, 1791 (Transkei to Mozambique)

Caenogastropoda

Calyptraeidae - Slipper limpets *''

Crepidula aculeata ''Bostrycapulus aculeatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and hat snails. Distribution This species occurs in Florida and the Bah ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) (Namibia to KwaZulu-Natal) *'' Crepidula dilatata'' Lamarck, 1822 (Lambert's Bay to Mossel Bay) *Slipper limpet '' Crepidula porcellana'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (Namibia to KwaZulu-Natal north coast) *Chinese hat '' Calyptraea chinensis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (Namibia to Transkei) *'' Calyptraea helicoidea'' Sowerby, 1883 (Port Elizabeth to East London)

Hipponicidae ''Hipponicidae'', common name hoof shells or hoof snails, is a family of small sea snails, limpet-like marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Vanikoroidea Vanikoroidea is a superfamily of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs ...

- Hoof limpets *Horse's hoof '' Hipponix conicus'' (Schumacher, 1817) (Cape Point to Mozambique)

Littorinidae The Littorinidae are a taxonomic family of over 200 species of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha, commonly known as periwinkles and found worldwide. Names In English-speaking countries, gastropod molluscs from o ...

*Striped periwinkle '' Littoraria glabrata'' (Philippi, 1846) (Transkei to Mozambique) (Syn. ''Littorina kraussi'' Rosewater, 1970, ''Littorina glabrata'' Philippi, 1846) *Estuarine periwinkles ''Littoraria scabra'' group. (Eastern Cape to Mozambique) **'' Littoraria scabra'' Linnaeus, 1758 **'' Littoraria intermedia'' (Philippi, 1846) **'' Littoraria subvittata'' Reid, 1986 *African periwinkle '' Nodilittorina africana'' (Philippi, 1847) (Namibia to northern KwaZulu-Natal) *Nodular periwinkle '' Nodilittorina natalensis'' Philippi, 1847 (Eastern Cape to Mozambique) Assimineidae *Globular mud snail ''

Assiminea globulus ''Assiminea globulus'' is a species of minute operculate snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity ...

'' Connoly, 1939 (Cape Columbine to Eastern Cape) *'' Assiminia ovata'' Krauss, 1848 (Knysna to Mozambique)

Vermetidae The Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells, are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. The shells of species in the family Vermetidae are extremely irregular, and do ...

- Worm shells *Colonial worm shell ''Dendropoma corallinaceus'' (Tomlin, 1939) (Orange river to Transkei) (Keen & Morton listed as authors by WoRMS) (syn. ''Vermetus (Stoa) corallinaceus'' Tomlin, 1939) *''Dendropoma thalia'' (Transkei to Natal) *Solitary worm shell ''Serpulorbis natalensis'' Mörch, 1862 (Namaqualand to central Kwa-Zulu-Natal) Turritellidae *Waxy screw shell ''Protoma (Protomella) capensis'' (Namibia to Eastern Cape) (syn. ''Turritella capensis'') *''Turritella carinifera'' Lamarck, 1799 (Western Cape to southern Mozambique) *''Turritella chrysostomus'' Linnaeus, 1758 (northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *''Turritella chrysotoxa'' Tomlin, 1925 (Wild Coast and KwaZulu-Natal) *''Turritella declivis'' A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 (Agulhas Bank) *''Turritella natalensis'' E.A. Smith, 1910 (KwaZulu-Natal) *Pale screw shell ''Turritella sanguinea'' Reeve, 1849 (Cape Point to Natal) Potamididae *Truncated mangrove snail ''Cerithidea decollata'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Eastern Cape to Mozambique) *Mangrove whelk ''Terebralia palustris'' Bruguière (Central KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique) Cerithiidae *Knobbed horn shell ''Rhinoclavis sinensis'' Gmelin, 1791 (Transkei to Mozambique) *''Cerithium citrinum'' Sowerby, 1855 (Durban to Mozambique) *''Cerithium crassilabrum'' (East London to Mozambique) *''Cerithium echinatum'' Lamarck, 1822 (northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *''Rhinoclavis alexandri'' (Tomlin, 1923) (KwaZulu-Natal) *''Rhinoclavis articulata'' (Adams & Reeve, 1850) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *''Rhinoclavis diadema'' Houbrick, 1978 (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) Xenophoridae *''Stellaria gigantea'' (Schepman, 1909) (Central KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique) *Sun carrier shell ''Stellaria solaris'' (Linnaeus, 1764) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *''Stellaria testigera digitata'' (von Martens, 1878) (Namibia) *''Xenophora corrugata'' (Reeve, 1842) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *''Xenophora pallidula'' (Reeve, 1842) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *''Xenophora tulearensis'' Stewart & Kosuge, 1993 (Central KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) Turridae *Ribbed turrid ''Clionella sinuata'' Born, 1778 (Namibia to Eastern Cape) *''Clionella rosaria'' (Cape Point to KwaZulu-Natal) Cypraeidae - True cowries *''Cypraea alfredensis'' (Schilder and Schilder, 1929) (Cape St. Francis and north/east)Liltved, William Rune. ''Cowries and their relatives of southern Africa: A study of the southern African Cypraeacean and Velutinacean gastropod fauna'', Gordon Verhoef, Seacomber Publications, 2000. (syn. ''Cypraeovula alfredensis'' (Cape St. Francis to southern Wild Coast)) *''Cypraea algoensis'' Gray, 1825 (Cape Agulhas and north/(east?)) (syn. ''Cypraeovula algoensis'' (Table Bay to Algoa Bay)) *''Cypraea amphithales'' Melvill, 1888 (Algoa Bay and north/east) (syn. ''Cypraeovula amphithales'' (Algoa Bay to Kei River Mouth)) *Ring cowrie ''Cypraea annulus'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Algoa Bay to Mozambique) *Arabic cowrie ''Cypraea arabica'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Algoa Bay to Mozambique) *''Cypraea barclayi'' Reeve, 1857 (Cape St Blaize and north/east) (syn. ''Erronea barclayi'' (Cape St Blaize to Mozambique)) *''Cypraea beckii'' Gaskoin, 1856 (Park Rynie and north) *''Cypraea broderipii'' Sowerby II, 1832 (Port Edward and north) (syn. ''Lyncina broderipii'' (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)) *Cape cowrie ''Cypraea capensis'' Gray, 1828 (Jeffreys Bay to central KwaZulu-Natal) (syn. ''Cypraeovula capensis'') *Snake's head cowrie ''Cypraea caputserpentis'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Still Bay to Mozambique) *Carnelian cowrie ''Cypraea carneola'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Jeffreys Bay to Mozambique) *''Cypraea caurica'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Scottburgh and north) *''Cypraea cernica'' Sowerby II, 1870 (Port Edward and north) (Syn. ''Erosaria cernica'' (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)) *''Cypraea chinensis'' Gmelin, 1791 (Jeffreys Bay and north) *''Cypraea cicercula'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Sodwana Bay and north) *Orange cowrie ''Cypraea citrina'' Gray, 1825 (Jeffreys Bay to Mozambique) (Syn. ''Erosaria citrina'') *''Cypraea clandestina'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Jeffreys Bay and north) *''Cypraea cohenae'' Burgess, 1965 (Jeffreys Bay and north) (syn. ''Cypraeovula cohenae'') *''Cypraea connelli'' Liltved, 1983 (East London to central KwaZulu-Natal) (syn. ''Cypraeovula connelli'' ) *''Cypraea contaminata'' Sowerby II, 1832 (Coffee Bay and north) *''Cypraea coronata'' (Schilder, 1930) (Dassen Island to Kei River Mouth) (syn. ''Cypraeovula coronata'') *''Cypraea cribraria'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Jeffreys Bay and Mozambique) (syn. ''Cribrarula cribraria comma'' [KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique]) * *''Cypraea diluculum'' Reeve, 1845 (Nthlonyane and north) *Toothless cowrie ''Cypraea edentula'' Gray, 1825 (Tsitsikamma to Transkei) (syn. ''Cypraeovula edentula'') *Eroded cowrie ''Cypraea erosa'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Knysna estuary to Mozambique) *Kitten cowrie ''Cypraea felina'' Gmelin, 1791 (Port Alfred to Mozambique) *''Cypraea fimbriata'' Gmelin, 1791 (Jeffreys Bay and north) *''Cypraea fultoni'' Sowerby III, 1903 (Haga Haga and north) (Syn. ''Barycypraea fultoni'' (Wild Coast to northern KwaZulu-Natal)) *Dark toothed cowrie ''Cypraea fuscodentata'' Gray, 1825 (Cape Point to Tsitsikamma) (syn. ''Cypraeovula fuscodentata'') *''Cypraea fuscorubra'' Shaw, 1909 (Namaqualand to Cape Agulhas) (syn. ''Cypraeovula fuscorubra'') *''Cypraea gangranosa'' Dillwyn, 1817 (Port Edward and north) (syn. ''Erosaria gangranosa'' (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)) *Honey cowrie ''Cypraea helvola'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Jeffreys Bay to Mozambique) *''Cypraea histrio'' Gmelin, 1791 (Scottborough and north) *''Cypraea isabella'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Coffee Bay and north) (syn. ''Luria isabella'' (Wild Coast to Mozambique)) *''Cypraea iutsui'' Shikama, 1974 (syn. ''Cypraeovula iutsui'' (Olifants River Mouth (West Coast) to Port Alfred)) *''Cypraea labrolineata'' Gaskoin, 1848 (Sodwana Bay and north) *''Cypraea lamarcki'' Gray, 1828 (Jeffreys Bay and north) *''Cypraea limacina'' Lamarck, 1810 (Mngazana and north) *''Cypraea lisetae'' Kilburn, 1975 (Durban and north) *''Cypraea lynx'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Mazeppa Bay and north) *''Cypraea mappa'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Park Rynie) (syn. ''Leporicypraea mappa'' (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)) *''Cypraea marginalis'' Dillwyn, 1827 (Jeffreys Bay and north) (syn. ''Erosaria marginalis'' (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)) *''Cypraea mauritiana'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Park Rynie and north) *''Cypraea minoridens'' Melvill, 1901 (Port Alfred and north) *Money cowrie ''Cypraea moneta'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Transkei to Mozambique) (Durban and north) *''Cypraea nucleus'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Scottburgh and north) (syn. ''Staphylaea nucleus'' (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)) *''Cypraea onyx'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Algoa Bay and north) *''Cypraea owenii'' Sowerby II, 1837 (Coffee Bay and north) (syn. ''Bistolida owenii vasta'' (Wild Coast to Mozambique)) *''Cypraea poraria'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Durban and north) *''Cypraea punctata'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Durban and north) *''Cypraea scurra'' Gmelin, 1791 (Scottburgh and north) (syn. ''Mauritia scurra'' (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)) *Stippled cowrie ''Cypraea staphylaea'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Mngazana to Mozambique) *''Cypraea stolida'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Scottburgh and north) (syn. ''Bistolida stolida diauges'' (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)) *''Cypraea talpa'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Park Rynie and north) (syn. ''Talparia talpa'' (Northern Wild Coast to Mozambique)) *''Cypraea teres'' Gmelin, 1791 (Jeffreys Bay and north) *Tiger cowrie ''Cypraea tigris'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Transkei to Mozambique) (Algoa Bay and north) (More common in Mozambique, where it occurs intertidally) *''Cypraea verhoefi'' Burgess, 1982 (Cape Agulhas and north/(east?)) *''Cypraea vitellus'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Algoa Bay and north) *''Cypraea ziczac'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Nthlonyane and north) *''Cypraeovula castanea'' (Higgins, 1868) (False Bay to East London) *''Cypraeovula castanea latebrosa'' Swarts & Liltved, 2000 (Cape St. Francis area) *''Cypraeovula cruickshanki'' (Kilburn, 1972) (Durban to off KwaZulu-Natal) *''Cypraeovula immelmani'' Liltved, 2001 (Southern Wild Coast) *''Cypraeovula mikeharti'' Lorentz, 1985 (Cape Point to Hermanus) *''Cypraeovula volvens'' Fazzini & Bergonzoni, 2004 (Port Alfred area) *''Erosia ocellata'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *''Erronea chinensis'' (Gmelin, 1791) (Jeffreys Bay to Mozambique) *''Erronea succinata'' (Lamarck, 1810) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) Ovulidae *''Calpurnus lacteus'' (Lamarck, 1810) (Mapella Rocks and north) *''Calpurnus verrucosus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sodwana Bay and Mozambique) *''Crenavolva azumai'' (Cate, 1970) (Green Point (Southern KwaZulu-Natal) and north) *''Crenavolva draperi'' Cate and Azuma, 1973 (Jeffreys Bay and north) *''Crenavolva rosewateri'' Cate, 1973 (Jeffreys Bay and north) *''Crenavolva septemmacula'' (Azuma, 1974) (Gobey's Point (KwaZulu-Natal) and north) *''Crenavolva striatula'' (Sowerby I, 1828) (Park Rynie and north) *''Cymbovula deflexa'' (Sowerby II, 1848) (Sodwana Bay and north) *''Cymbovula segaliana'' Cate, 1976 (Anerley (Southern KwaZulu-Natal) and north) *''Dentiovula eizoi'' Cate and Azuma, 1973 (Boteler point (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and north) *''Galeravolva aenigma'' (Azuma and Cate, 1971) (Leifeldt's Rocks (northern KwaZulu-Natal) and north) *''Margovula pyriformis'' (Sowerby I, 1828) (Southern KwaZulu-Natal and north) *''Margovula schilderorum'' Cate, 1973 (Leven Point (northern KwaZulu-Natal and north) *''Margovula sp.'' cf. ''Margovula tinctilis'' Cate, 1973 (Park Rynie and north) *''Ovula costellata'' Lamarck, 1810 (Sodwana Bay and Mozambique) *''Ovula ovum'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sodwana Bay and Mozambiqueh) *''Phenacovolva aurantia'' (Sowerby III, 1889) (Jeffrey's Bay to KwaZulu-Natal) *''Phenacovolva brevirostris'' (Shumacher, 1817) (Cape St. Francis to KwaZulu-Natal) *''Phenacovolva fusula'' Cate and Azuma, 1973 (Umhlanga Rocks and north) *''Phenacovolva gracillima'' (E.A. Smith, 1901) (Park Rynie and north) *''Phenacovolva hirasei'' (Pilsbry, 1913) (Reunion Rocks (central KwaZulu-Natal) and north) *''Phenacovolva honkakujiana'' (Kuroda 1928) (Amanzimtoti and north) *''Phenacovolva sp.'' cf. ''Phenacovolva lahainaensis'' (Cate, 1969) (Agulhas Bank and north/(east?)) *''Phenacovolva longirostrata'' (Sowerby I, 1828) (Whale Rock (Transkei) to Mozambique) *''Phenacovolva recurva'' (G.B. Sowerby II in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848) (Ramsgate and north) *''Phenacovolva poppei'' (Fehse, 2000) (KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique) *''Phenacovolva rehderi'' Cate, 1973 (Unspecified locality in KwaZulu Natal) *''Phenacovolva rosea'' (A. Adams, 1854) (Jeffrey's Bay to KwaZulu-Natal) *''Phenacovolva rugosa'' (Cate and Azuma, 1973) (Park Rynie and Mozambique) *''Phenacovolva weaveri'' Cate, 1973 (Whale Rock (Transkei) to KwaZulu-Natal) *''Primovula beckeri'' (Sowerby III, 1900) (Alphard Bank and north/(east?)) *''Primovula diaphana'' Liltved, 1987 (Durnford Point (northern KwaZulu-Natal) and north) *''Primovula habui'' Cate, 1973 (Durban and north) *''Primovula santacarolinensis'' Cate, 1978 (Durban and north) *''Primovula singularis'' Cate, 1973 (Umzimbazi river mouth and north) *''Prosimnia semperi'' (Weinkauff, 1881) (Jeffreys Bay and north) *''Pseudocypraea adamsonii'' (Sowerby II, 1832) (Southern KwaZulu-Natal) *''Pseudosimnia jeanae'' Cate, 1973 (Port Alfred and north) *''Serratovolva minabeensis'' Cate, 1975 (Richards Bay and north) *''Testudovolva pulchella ''(H. Adams, 1873) (Durban and north) *''Volva kilburni'' Cate, 1975 (Gonubie to KwaZulu-Natal) *''Volva volva'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Pumila (southern KwaZulu-Natal) to Mozambique) *''Xandarovula formosana'' (Azuma, 1972) (Danger Point to central KwaZulu-Natal) *''Pedicularia elegantissima'' Deshayes, 1863 (Cape St. Blaize and north) Velutinidae *''Coriocella nigra'' Blainville, 1824: Port Elizabeth and north and Wild Coast to Mozambique. *''Lamellaria capensis'' (Bergh, 1907): Cape Point and north (?). *''Lamellaria leptoconcha'' (Bergh, 1907): Cape Point and north (?). *''Lamellaria perspicua'' (Linnaeus, 1758): Cape Point and north (?). Triviidae - Trivia *''Alaerato gallinacea'' (Hinds, 1844): Kei river mouth and north. *''Cleotrivia globosa'' (Sowerby II, 1832): Port Alfred and north. *''Dolichupis producta'' (Gaskoin, 1836): Leven Point (KwaZulu-Natal) north. *''Eratoena sulcifera'' (Sowerby I, 1832): Jeffreys Bay and north. *''Quasipusula vemacola'' (Liltved, 1987): Vema Seamount, Vema seamount, South Atlantic. *''Semitrivia hallucinata'' (Liltved, 1984): Ledsman shoal [northern KwaZulu-Natal] and north. *''Sulcerato recondita'' (Melvill and Standen, 1903): East London and north. *''Trivellona suavis'' (Schilder, 1931): Cape Agulhas and north (?). *Baby's toes ''Triviella aperta'' (Swainson, 1822): Cape Agulhas to Transkei. *''Trivia'' sp. cf. ''Trivella aperta'' (Swainson, 1822): East London and north. *''Triviella calvariola'' (Kilburn, 1980): Cape Agulhas to Great Fish Point. *''Trivia'' sp. cf. ''Triviella calvariola'' Kilburn, 1980: Cape St. Blaize and north. *''Triviella costata'' (Gmelin, 1791): Cape Agulhas and north (?). *''Triviella eratoides'' (Liltved 1986): Cape St. Blaize and north. *''Triviella khanya'' (Liltved, 1986): Cape St. Blaize to East London. *''Triviella lemaitrei'' (Liltved, 1986): Cape St. Blaize and north. *''Triviella magnidentata'' (Liltved, 1986):: Cape Town to East London. *West coast baby's toes ''Triviella millardi'' (Cate, 1979): Cape west coast and Cape Agulhas and north. *''Triviella multicostata'' (Liltved, 1986): Cape St. Blaize and north. *''Triviella neglecta'' Schilder, 1930: Cape Peninsula, Cape Agulhas and north (?). *Baby's toes ''Triviella ovulata'' (Lamarck, 1810): Cape Point to south Transkei. *''Triviella phalacra'' Schilder, 1930: Cape St. Francis to East London. *''Triviella rubra'' (Shaw, 1909): Cape Agulhas to Kei River Mouth. *''Triviella sanctispiritus'' (Shikama, 1974): Cape Town to East London. *''Triviella splendidissima'' Tomlin and Schilder, 1934: Cape Morgan (Eastern Cape) and north. *''Triviella verhoefi'' (Gosliner and Liltved, 1981): Cape Agulhas and north (?). *''Triviella vesicularis'' (Gaskoin, 1836): Cape St. Blaize and north. Cape Agulhas and north (?). *''Trivirostra oryza'' (Lamarck, 1810): Port Alfred to KwaZulu-Natal. *''Trivirostra hordacea'' (Kiener, 1843): Coffee Bay and north. *Tear drops or Riceys ''Trivirostra pellucidula'' (Reeve, 1846): Jeffreys Bay to Mozambique. Naticidae - Necklace shells *''Eunaticina perobliqua'' (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *''Euspira napus'' (E.A. Smith, 1904) (Mossel Bay to East London) *''Mammilla fibrosa'' (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1852) (Mozambique) *Comma necklace shell ''Notocochlis gualteriana'' Récluz, 1844. (Syn. ''Natica gualteriana'') (Eastern Cape to Mozambique) *''Natica lineata'' (Roding, 1798) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *Mottled necklace shell ''Natica tecta'' Anton, 1839 (Namibia to Eastern Cape) *''Naticarius alapapilionis'' (Roding, 1798) (northern Wild Coast to Mozambique) *''Naticarius manceli'' (Josseaume, 1874) (northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique) *''Naticarius onca'' (Roding, 1798) (northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique) *''Neverita albumen'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (Durban to Mozambique) *''Neverita perselephanti'' (Link, 1807) (KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique) *Moon shell ''Polinices didyma'' Röding, 1798 (Mossel Bay to Mozambique) *''Polinices mammilla'' Linnaeus 1758 (Transkei to Mozambique) *''Polinices paciae'' Bozzetti, 1997 (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *''Polinices sebae'' (Recluz, 1844) (KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique) *''Polinices simiae'' (Deshayes, 1838) (Wild Coast to Mozambique) *''Polinices syrphetodes'' (Kilburn, 1976) (KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique) *''Sinum delessertii'' (Recluz, 1843) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *''Sinum haliotoideum'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *''Sinum laevigatum'' (Lamarck, 1822) (Durban to Mozambique) *''Sinum quasimodoides'' Kilburn, 1976 (Northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique) *''Tanea euzona'' (Recluz, 1844) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *''Tanea hilaris'' (Sowerby, 1914) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *''Tectonatica violacea'' (Sowerby, 1825) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) Tonnidae - Tonninae * ''Tonna berthae'' Vos, 2005Vos C. (2005). "A new species of ''Tonna'' Brünnich, 1772 (Gastropoda, Tonnidae) (''Tonna berthae'') from South-African waters". ''Gloria Maris'' 44(1-2): 10-17. Tonnidae - Cassinae - Helmet shells *Pustular triton ''Argobuccinum pustulosum'' Lightfoot, 1786 (Orange River to Eastern Cape) *''Casmaria decipiens'' (Kilburn, 1980) (Wild Coast to central KwaZulu-Natal) *''Casmaria erinacea'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *''Casmaria ponderosa'' (Gmelin, 1791) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *''Cassis cornuta'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *''Cypraecassis rufa'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *''Galeodea keyteri'' (Kilburn, 1975) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *''Oocorys lussii'' Bozzetti, 1990 (central KwaZulu-Natal) *''Oocorys sulcata'' Fischer, 1883 (eastern seaboard of South Africa and Mozambique) *''Checkerboard bonnet shell Phalium areola'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *''Phalium fimbria'' (Gmelin, 1791) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *''Phalium glaucum'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *Helmet shell ''Phalium labiatum zeylanicum'' Lamarck, 1822 (Cape Point to northern KwaZulu-Natal) (syn. ''Semicassis labiata zeylanica'') *''Semicassis bisulcata'' (Schubert & Wagner, 1829) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *''Semicassis bulla fernandesi'' (Kilburn, 1975) (Central KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique) *''Semicassis craticulata'' (Euthyme, 1885) (Jeffreys Bay to Mozambique) *''Semicassis faurotis'' (Jousseaume, 1888) (Kwazulu-Natal and Mozambique) *''Semicassis faurotis'' (Jousseaume, 1888) (Kwazulu-Natal and Mozambique) *''Semicassis microstoma'' (von Martens, 1903) (Central Kwazulu-Natal to Mozambique) Janthinidae - Violet shells *Bubble raft shell or Violet snail ''Janthina janthina'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Cape Columbine to Mozambique) *''Janthina globosa'' Swainson, 1822 (syn. ''Janthina prolongata'' Blainville, 1822) *''Janthina pallida'' Thompson W., 1840 *''Janthina exigua'' Lamarck, 1816 *''Janthina umbilicata'' d'Orbigny, 1852 Bursidae *Granular frog shell ''Dulcerana granularis'' Röding, 1798 (Transkei to Mozambique) Ranellidae *Pink lady ''Charonia lampas pustulata'' Euthyme, 1889 (Cape Point to Mozambique) *''Ranella australasia gemmifera'' Euthyme, 1889 (Cape Point to Durban) * ''Ranella olearium'' (Linnaeus, 1758)Gofas, S. (2010). ''Ranella olearium'' (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141115 on 2010-12-13 *Furry ridged triton ''Cabestana cutacea africana'' Adams A. 1855 (Namibia to southern Mozambique) Muricidae *Branched murex ''Chicoreus inflatus'' Lamarck, 1822. (Syn. ''Chicoreus ramosus'') (Central KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique) *Mulberry shell ''Morula granulata'' Duclos, 1832 (Eastern Cape to Mozambique) *Short-spined murex ''Murex brevispina'' Lamarck, 1822 (Central KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique) *Fenestrate oyster drill ''Ocenebra fenestrata'' Gould, 1833 (Cape Point to Transkei) *Stag shell ''Pteropurpura (Poropteron) graagae'' (Coen, 1947) (Eastern Cape to northern KwaZulu-Natal) *''Pteropurpurea (Poropteron) uncinaria'' Lamarck, 1822 (Namibia to Port Alfred) *Salmon lipped whelk ''Purpura persica'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Syn. ''Purpura panama'') (Transkei to Mozambique) *''Thais bufo'' Lamarck 1822 (Transkei to Indo-Pacific) *''Thais (Mancinella) alouina'' Röding, 1798. (Syn. ''Mancinella alouina'') (Transkei to Indo-Pacific)

Gastropoda

Patellogastropoda

Vetigastropoda

Neritimorpha

Caenogastropoda

Heterobranchia — Heterobranch gastropods

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