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The list of marine molluscs of Angola is a list of marine species that form a part of the molluscan fauna of Angola. This list does not include the land or freshwater molluscs.

Gastropoda

Families and species of marine gastropods of the Angolan fauna include:[1]

Family Acteonidae

• Acteon tornatilis

Family Architectonicidae

• Architectonica perspectiva
• Architectonica granulatum

Family Buccinidae

• Cantharus viverratus
• Phos grateloupianus
• Pisania d'orbignyi

Family Bullidae

• Bulla striata
• Bulla adansoni

Family Bursidae

• Bufonaria marginata
• Bursa pustulosa

Family Calyptraeidae

• Calyptraea chinensis
• Calyptraea trochiformis
• Crepidula porcellana

Family Cancellariidae

• Bivetiella similis
• Cancellaria cancellata

Family Cassidae

• Cassis spinosa

Family Cerithiidae

• Cerithium atratum

Family Columbellidae

• Columbella rustica

Family Conidae

• Conus adamsonii
• Conus ambiguus
• Conus ermineus
• Conus genuanus
• Conus mediterraneus
• Conus mercator
• Conus pulcher
• Conus striatellus
• Conus zebra
• Genota mitraeformis
• Glyphostoma candida

Family Cypraeidae

• Cypraea lurida
• Cypraea picta
• Cypraea pyrum
• Cypraea rattus
• Cypraea sanguinolenta
• Cypraea stercoraria

Family Fasciolariidae

• Fusinus albinus
• Latirus armatus
• Latirus filosus

Family Fissurellidae

• Fissurella coarctata
• Fissurella nubercula
• Fissurella tarnieri
• Diodora menkeana

Family Harpidae

• Harpa rosea

Family Janthinidae

• Janthina janthina

Family Littorinidae

• Littorina cingulifera
• Littorina punctata
• Littorina angulifera

Family Marginellidae

• Marginella glabella

Family Melongenidae

• Pugilina morio

Family Mitridae

• Imbricaria carbonacea
• Mitra fusca

Family Muricidae

• Bolinus cornutus
• Hexaplex fulvescens
• Hexaplex varius
• Hexaplex duplex duplex
• Purpurellus pinniger
• Stramonita haemastoma
• Thais coronata
• Thais forbesi

Family Nassariidae

• Bullia callosa
• Bullia miran
• Cyllene lyrata

Family Neritidae

• Nerita senegalensis

Family Naticidae

• Natica adansoni
• Natica collaria
• Natica cruentata
• Natica flammulata
• Natica fulminea
• Natica fusca
• Natica gruveli
• Natica marochiensis
• Natica michaelis
• Natica rocquignyi
• Natica turtoni
• Natica variabilis
• Natica vittata
• Polinices lacteus
• Polinices grossularia
• Sigaretus concavus
• Sigaretus bifasciatus

Family Olividae

• Agaronia acuminata
• Oliva flammulata
• Oliva reticularis
• Olivancillaria nana
• Olivella pulchella

Family Patellidae

• Patella intermedia
• Patella safiana
• Patella natalensis

Family Pyramidellidae

• Pyramidella dolabrata

Family Ranellidae

• Cymatium (Septa) trigonum
• Distortrix ridens

Family Terebridae

• Acus senegalensis
• Hastula lepida
• Impages aciculina

Family Tonnidae

• Tonna galea

Family Trochidae

• Gibbula magus
• Clanculus villanus
• Clanculus guineensis
• Clanculus granoliratus

Family Turridae

• Clavatula muricata
• Clavatula rubrifasciata
• Clavatula spirata
• Perrona lineata
• Turris pluteata
• Turris undatiruga

Family Turritellidae

• Turritella britanica
• Turritella bicingulata
• Turritella praetermissa

Family Volutidae

• Cymbium gracile
• Cymbium olla

Family Xenophoridae

• Xenophora senegalensis

Bivalvia

Families and species of marine bivalves of the Angolan fauna include:[1]

Family Anomiidae

• Anomia ephippium

Family Arcidae

• Arca noe
• Senilia senilis

Family Cardiidae

• Cardium costatum
• Cardium ringens

Family Carditidae

• Beguina senegalensis
• Cardita lacunosa

Family Chamidae

• Chama crenulata
• Chama gryphina

Family Crassatellidae

• Crassatella divaricata

Family Donacidae

• Donax rugosus
• Donax serra
• Iphigenia rostrata
• Iphigenia laevigata

Family Limidae

• Limaria tuberculata

Family Mactridae

• Mactra glabrata
• Mactra largillierti
• Mactra nitida

Family Mytilidae

• Mytilus perna

Family Pectinidae

• Flexopecten glaber
• Pecten flabellum

Family Petricolidae

• Petricola lajonkairii
• Petricola pholadiformis

Family Pharidae

• Sinupharus africanus

Family Pholadidae

• Pholas campechiensis

Family Pinnidae

• Pinna rudis
• Pinna ramulosa

Family Psammobiidae

• Sanguinolaria sanguinolenta
• Solecurtus strigilatus
• Tagelus angulatus

Family Pteriidae

• Pteria atlantica

Family Solenidae

• Solen marginatus
• Solen guineensis

Family Tellinidae

• Tellina madagascariensis

Family Veneridae

• Chione paphia
• Irus irus
• Pitar floridella
• Tivela bicolor
• Venus rosalina
• Venus foliacea
• Venerupis senegalensis
• Venerupis dura

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