List of marine molluscs of Chile

This list of marine molluscs of Chile is a partial list of marine mollusc species which have been recorded in Chile. In other words, it is a list of salt water species of snails, clams and other molluscs. The list does not include land snails or slugs, or freshwater snails or clams.

Polyplacophora

Order: Neoloricata

Chaetopleuridae

• Chaetopleura peruviana

Chitonidae

• Acanthopleura echinata <small>(Barnes, 1824)</small>
• Chiton granosus
• Chiton magnificus <small>(Deshayes, 1844)</small>
• Tonicia atrata
• Tonicia chilensis
• Tonicia disjuncta
• Tonicia lebruni

Ischnochitonidae

• Chaetopleura angulata <small>(Spengler, 1797)</small>
• Chaetopleura benaventei
• Chaetopleura peruviana
• Ischnochiton pusio <small>(Sowerby in Sow. & Brod, 1832)</small>

Mopaliidae

• Plaxiphora aurata

Gastropoda

Patellidae

• Cellana ardosioea <small>(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)</small>

Cypraeidae

• Cypraea caputdraconis <small>(Melvill, 1888)</small>
• Cypraea englerti <small>(Summers & Burgess, 1965)</small>

Muricidae

• Chorus giganteus
• Concholepas concholepas - also referred as Chilean abalone. Local name: Loco
• Thais chocolata <small>(Duclos, 1832)</small> - local name: Locate
• Thais delessertiana <small>(D'Orbigny, 1841)</small>
• Thais haemastoma <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Xanthochorus buxeus
• Xanthochorus cassidiformis

Turbinellidae

• Columbarium tomicici <small>(McLean & Andrade, 1982)</small>

Bivalvia

Mytiloida

Mytilidae

• Aulacomya ater - local name Cholga
• Choromytilus chorus - local name Choro zapato
• Mytilus platensis <small>(d'Orbigny, 1842)</small> - local name Chorito
• Mytilus edulis - local name Choro
• Perna perna <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> - local name Navaja or Huepo

Veneroida

Solenidae

• Ensis macha <small>(Molina, 1782)</small> - local name Navajuela

Veneridae

• Protothaca thaca <small>(Molina, 1782)</small> - local name: Almeja

Mesodesmatidae <small>(Gray, 1839)</small>

• Mesodesma donacium - local name: Macha

Ostreoida

Pectinidae

• Chlamys purpurata - local name: Ostión
• Chlamys patagonica - local name: Ostión del sur or Ostión patagónico

Ostreidae <small>(Rafinesque, 1815)</small>

• Crassostrea gigas - local name: Ostra del Pacífico
• Ostrea chilensis - local name: Ostra chilena

Cephalopoda

Teuthida

Ommastrephidae

• Dosidicus gigas <small>(D'Orbigny, 1835)</small>. Also known as Humboldt squid.

Octopoda

Octopodidae

• Enteroctopus megalocyathus <small>(Gould, 1852)</small> - local name: Pulpo de Chiloé
• Octopus mimus

See also

• List of non-marine molluscs of Chile
• Wildlife of Chile

References

• List of Chilean molluscs

Further reading

• Ashton T. (2007). A Field Guide to Molluscs of Northern Chile. 112 pp.