List of marine molluscs of Sri Lanka
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The marine molluscs of Sri Lanka are a part of the molluscan wildlife 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]
- ^ "Marine Mollusc Diversity along the Southwest Coast of Sri Lanka". TAPROBANICA: The Journal of Asian Biodiversity. Retrieved 18 October 2016.