List of marine molluscs of Sri Lanka

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Location of Sri Lanka

The marine molluscs of Sri Lanka are a part of the molluscan wildlife of Sri Lanka.

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

Family: Amathinidae

Family: Psammobiidae

Family: Buccinidae

Family: Muricidae

Family: Conidae

Family: Dentaliidae

Family: Ficidae

Family: Ampullinidae

Family: Mesodesmatidae

Family: Buccinidae

Family: Tellinidae

Family: Terebridae

Family: Tonnidae

Family: Cardiidae

Family: Mytilidae

Family: Chamidae

Family: Pectinidae

Family: Cypraeidae

Family: Trochidae

Family

Family: Muricidae

Family: Nacellidae

Family: Mytilidae

Family: Veneridae

Family

Family: Mactridae

Family: Cardiidae

Family

Class: Polyplacophora

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