Species lists
Snails and sea snails of Somalia: families A to L (509 species) (part 3 of 4)
GBIF holds records of 977 snail species (class Gastropoda) from Somalia, from land snails to sea shells such as cowries and cone snails. This page lists the 509 in families whose names begin with A to L.
Part 3 of 4 of Snails and sea snails of Somalia: families A to L (509 species). Sources are listed on part 1.
This list is in 4 parts: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4
Full list (509 species)
| Name | Scientific name | Family | Red List | Records in Somalia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lesser girdled triton | Gelagna succincta | Cymatiidae | NE | 2 |
| Knobbed Triton | Gutturnium muricinum | Cymatiidae | NE | 5 |
| Gyrineum bozzettii | Gyrineum bozzettii | Cymatiidae | NE | 6 |
| tadpole triton | Gyrineum gyrinum | Cymatiidae | NE | 1 |
| Purple-mouthed Kookaburra Whelk | Gyrineum lacunatum | Cymatiidae | NE | 1 |
| Common Triton Snail | Gyrineum natator | Cymatiidae | NE | 1 |
| maple leaf triton | Gyrineum perca | Cymatiidae | NE | 4 |
| purple gyre triton | Gyrineum pusillum | Cymatiidae | NE | 3 |
| Ringed Triton | Linatella caudata | Cymatiidae | NE | 1 |
| Large-spotted Triton Snail | Lotoria grandimaculata | Cymatiidae | NE | 1 |
| aquatile hairy triton | Monoplex aquatilis | Cymatiidae | NE | 1 |
| Monoplex comptus | Monoplex comptus | Cymatiidae | NE | 1 |
| jeweled triton | Monoplex gemmatus | Cymatiidae | NE | 2 |
| Monoplex mundus | Monoplex mundus | Cymatiidae | NE | 2 |
| Goldmouth Triton | Monoplex nicobaricus | Cymatiidae | NE | 5 |
| Hairy Triton | Monoplex pilearis | Cymatiidae | NE | 3 |
| Bristled Triton Snail | Monoplex vespaceus | Cymatiidae | NE | 4 |
| Doghead Triton | Ranularia cynocephala | Cymatiidae | NE | 4 |
| Ranularia exilis | Ranularia exilis | Cymatiidae | NE | 1 |
| Ranularia oblita | Ranularia oblita | Cymatiidae | NE | 1 |
| Ranularia trilineata | Ranularia trilineata | Cymatiidae | NE | 2 |
| Septa closeli | Septa closeli | Cymatiidae | NE | 3 |
| Red Triton Snail | Septa rubecula | Cymatiidae | NE | 1 |
| Full-Lipped Triton | Turritriton labiosus | Cymatiidae | NE | 2 |
| Eyed Cowrie | Arestorides argus | Cypraeidae | NE | 2 |
| Bistolida diauges | Bistolida diauges | Cypraeidae | NE | 1 |
| Red Sea cowrie | Bistolida erythraeensis | Cypraeidae | NE | 18 |
| Bistolida goodalli | Bistolida goodalli | Cypraeidae | NE | 1 |
| Cowrie | Bistolida hirundo | Cypraeidae | NE | 1 |
| Kiener's Cowry | Bistolida kieneri | Cypraeidae | NE | 9 |
| Bistolida owenii | Bistolida owenii | Cypraeidae | NE | 4 |
| stolid cowrie | Bistolida stolida | Cypraeidae | NE | 5 |
| Callistocypraea broderipii | Callistocypraea broderipii | Cypraeidae | NE | 6 |
| Cribrarula abaliena | Cribrarula abaliena | Cypraeidae | NE | 2 |
| Cribrarula comma | Cribrarula comma | Cypraeidae | NE | 3 |
| Sieve Cowry | Cribrarula cribraria | Cypraeidae | NE | 7 |
| Cribrarula esontropia | Cribrarula esontropia | Cypraeidae | NE | 1 |
| panther cowrie | Cypraea pantherina | Cypraeidae | NE | 6 |
| tiger cowrie | Cypraea tigris | Cypraeidae | NE | 8 |
| Dark Onyx Cowrie | Erronea adusta | Cypraeidae | NE | 1 |
| thick-edged cowry | Erronea caurica | Cypraeidae | NE | 5 |
| Erronea cylindrica | Erronea cylindrica | Cypraeidae | NE | 2 |
| Erronea onyx | Erronea onyx | Cypraeidae | NE | 1 |
| Erronea subviridis | Erronea subviridis | Cypraeidae | NE | 1 |
| beautiful cowrie | Ficadusta pulchella | Cypraeidae | NE | 2 |
| Gisortia gigantea | Gisortia gigantea | Cypraeidae | NE | 1 |
| Leporicypraea geographica | Leporicypraea geographica | Cypraeidae | NE | 1 |
| Map Cowry | Leporicypraea mappa | Cypraeidae | NE | 3 |
| Isabell cowry | Luria isabella | Cypraeidae | NE | 5 |
| Lurid Cowry | Luria lurida | Cypraeidae | NE | 1 |
| lovely cowrie | Luria pulchra | Cypraeidae | NE | 15 |
| camel cowrie | Lyncina camelopardalis | Cypraeidae | NE | 4 |
| purple-mouthed cowry | Lyncina carneola | Cypraeidae | NE | 10 |
| Lynx Cowry | Lyncina lynx | Cypraeidae | NE | 10 |
| Calf Cowrie | Lyncina vitellus | Cypraeidae | NE | 3 |
| Mauritia arabica | Mauritia arabica | Cypraeidae | NE | 7 |
| Mauritia depressa | Mauritia depressa | Cypraeidae | NE | 5 |
| Gray's Arabica Cowry | Mauritia grayana | Cypraeidae | NE | 4 |
| harlequin cowrie | Mauritia histrio | Cypraeidae | NE | 3 |
| Mauritia maculifera | Mauritia maculifera | Cypraeidae | NE | 1 |
| Humpback Cowry | Mauritia mauritiana | Cypraeidae | NE | 9 |
| jester cowrie | Mauritia scurra | Cypraeidae | NE | 2 |
| Kitten Cowrie | Melicerona felina | Cypraeidae | NE | 8 |
| ring cowrie | Monetaria annulus | Cypraeidae | NE | 11 |
| Serpent's-head Cowrie | Monetaria caputserpentis | Cypraeidae | NE | 8 |
| money cowrie | Monetaria moneta | Cypraeidae | NE | 11 |
| Beck's cowrie | Naria beckii | Cypraeidae | NE | 1 |
| Cernica cowry | Naria cernica | Cypraeidae | NE | 1 |
| Eroded Cowrie | Naria erosa | Cypraeidae | NE | 8 |
| gangrenous cowrie | Naria gangranosa | Cypraeidae | NE | 4 |
| Honey Cowry | Naria helvola | Cypraeidae | NE | 12 |
| Lamarck's Cowrie | Naria lamarckii | Cypraeidae | NE | 9 |
| Naria marginalis | Naria marginalis | Cypraeidae | NE | 95 |
| Millet Cowrie | Naria miliaris | Cypraeidae | NE | 1 |
| Naria nebrites | Naria nebrites | Cypraeidae | NE | 5 |
| Ocellate Cowrie | Naria ocellata | Cypraeidae | NE | 3 |
| Cowrie | Naria poraria | Cypraeidae | NE | 9 |
| Thrush cowrie | Naria turdus | Cypraeidae | NE | 15 |
| Kernel cowry | Nucleolaria nucleus | Cypraeidae | NE | 7 |
| Chinese Cowrie | Ovatipsa chinensis | Cypraeidae | NE | 6 |
| Coloba cowrie | Ovatipsa coloba | Cypraeidae | NE | 5 |
| Little Ass Cowrie | Palmadusta asellus | Cypraeidae | NE | 4 |
| Cowrie | Palmadusta clandestina | Cypraeidae | NE | 4 |
| Palmadusta diluculum | Palmadusta diluculum | Cypraeidae | NE | 4 |
| Lentiginous cowrie | Palmadusta lentiginosa | Cypraeidae | NE | 1 |
| Zigzag cowry | Palmadusta ziczac | Cypraeidae | NE | 3 |
| Fimbriate Cowrie | Purpuradusta fimbriata | Cypraeidae | NE | 3 |
| Graceful Cowry | Purpuradusta gracilis | Cypraeidae | NE | 9 |
| Purpuradusta microdon | Purpuradusta microdon | Cypraeidae | NE | 1 |
| chick-pea cowrie | Pustularia cicercula | Cypraeidae | NE | 4 |
| globose cowrie | Pustularia globulus | Cypraeidae | NE | 6 |
| Margarite chickpea cowrie | Pustularia margarita | Cypraeidae | NE | 3 |
| punctate cowrie | Ransoniella punctata | Cypraeidae | NE | 11 |
| Slug-like Cowrie | Staphylaea limacina | Cypraeidae | NE | 9 |
| Grape Cowrie | Staphylaea staphylaea | Cypraeidae | NE | 11 |
| Alison’s Cowrie | Talostolida pellucens | Cypraeidae | NE | 1 |
| Tapering Cowry | Talostolida teres | Cypraeidae | NE | 6 |
| Talparia exusta | Talparia exusta | Cypraeidae | NE | 2 |
| mole cowrie | Talparia talpa | Cypraeidae | NE | 2 |
| pear cowrie | Zonaria pyrum | Cypraeidae | NE | 1 |
| Gibberula gabryae | Gibberula gabryae | Cystiscidae | NE | 2 |
| Gibberula infundibulum | Gibberula infundibulum | Cystiscidae | NE | 1 |
| Persicula brinkae | Persicula brinkae | Cystiscidae | NE | 1 |
| Persicula masirana | Persicula masirana | Cystiscidae | NE | 1 |
| Persicula rashafuni | Persicula rashafuni | Cystiscidae | NE | 9 |
| Persicula testai | Persicula testai | Cystiscidae | NE | 3 |
| Diala semistriata | Diala semistriata | Dialidae | NE | 1 |
| Willey’s Nudibranch | Halgerda willeyi | Discodorididae | NE | 1 |
| Sponge Slug | Doris verrucosa | Dorididae | NE | 1 |
| Clathrodrillia flavidula | Clathrodrillia flavidula | Drilliidae | NE | 2 |
| Clavus basipunctatus | Clavus basipunctatus | Drilliidae | NE | 1 |
| Clavus exasperatus | Clavus exasperatus | Drilliidae | NE | 1 |
| Clavus malva | Clavus malva | Drilliidae | NE | 1 |
| Iredalea inclinata | Iredalea inclinata | Drilliidae | NE | 2 |
| Melampus concretus | Melampus concretus | Ellobiidae | NE | 1 |
| Eocypraea subexcisa | Eocypraea subexcisa | Eocypraeidae | NE | 6 |
| Sphaerocypraea incomparabilis | Sphaerocypraea incomparabilis | Eocypraeidae | NE | 3 |
| Cylindriscala aequatorialis | Cylindriscala aequatorialis | Epitoniidae | NE | 1 |
| Gyroscala coronata | Gyroscala coronata | Epitoniidae | NE | 1 |
| Janthina | Janthina janthina | Epitoniidae | NE | 3 |
| Eudaronia biconcava | Eudaronia biconcava | Eudaroniidae | NE | 3 |
| Chryseofusus graciliformis | Chryseofusus graciliformis | Fasciolariidae | NE | 3 |
| Filifusus filamentosus | Filifusus filamentosus | Fasciolariidae | NE | 2 |
| Fusinus barclayi | Fusinus barclayi | Fasciolariidae | NE | 1 |
| Fusinus chuni | Fusinus chuni | Fasciolariidae | NE | 2 |
| Fusinus forceps | Fusinus forceps | Fasciolariidae | NE | 2 |
| Fusinus guidonis | Fusinus guidonis | Fasciolariidae | NE | 4 |
| Fusinus jasminae | Fusinus jasminae | Fasciolariidae | NE | 5 |
| long spindle | Fusinus longissimus | Fasciolariidae | NE | 1 |
| Fusinus maroccensis | Fusinus maroccensis | Fasciolariidae | NE | 1 |
| Fusinus multicarinatus | Fusinus multicarinatus | Fasciolariidae | NE | 1 |
| Fusinus somaliensis | Fusinus somaliensis | Fasciolariidae | NE | 6 |
| Fusinus spec | Fusinus spec | Fasciolariidae | NE | 1 |
| Fusolatirus formosior | Fusolatirus formosior | Fasciolariidae | NE | 1 |
| Granulifusus poppei | Granulifusus poppei | Fasciolariidae | NE | 6 |
| Granulifusus rubrolineatus | Granulifusus rubrolineatus | Fasciolariidae | NE | 2 |
| Granulifusus rufinodis | Granulifusus rufinodis | Fasciolariidae | NE | 1 |
| Hemipolygona armata | Hemipolygona armata | Fasciolariidae | NE | 1 |
| Hemipolygona bonnieae | Hemipolygona bonnieae | Fasciolariidae | NE | 3 |
| Polygon Latirus | Latirus polygonus | Fasciolariidae | NE | 2 |
| Latirus rhodostoma | Latirus rhodostoma | Fasciolariidae | NE | 2 |
| Forsskal's whelk | Peristernia forskalii | Fasciolariidae | NE | 1 |
| Peristernia nassatula | Peristernia nassatula | Fasciolariidae | NE | 3 |
| Foxhead | Pleuroploca trapezium | Fasciolariidae | NE | 4 |
| Turrilatirus craticulatus | Turrilatirus craticulatus | Fasciolariidae | NE | 6 |
| Vermeijius retiarius | Vermeijius retiarius | Fasciolariidae | NE | 3 |
| Atlantic Figsnail | Ficus ficus | Ficidae | NE | 2 |
| Ficus investigatoris | Ficus investigatoris | Ficidae | NE | 12 |
| Ficus subintermedia | Ficus subintermedia | Ficidae | NE | 3 |
| Ficus variegata | Ficus variegata | Ficidae | NE | 1 |
| Diodora delicata | Diodora delicata | Fissurellidae | NE | 1 |
| Diodora jukesii | Diodora jukesii | Fissurellidae | NE | 1 |
| Emarginula undulata | Emarginula undulata | Fissurellidae | NE | 1 |
| Medusafissurella salebrosa | Medusafissurella salebrosa | Fissurellidae | NE | 2 |
| Blue Glaucus | Glaucus atlanticus | Glaucidae | NE | 1 |
| variable abalone | Haliotis varia | Haliotidae | LC | 1 |
| white Pacific glassy-bubble | Atys naucum | Haminoeidae | NE | 1 |
| Phanerophthalmus minikoiensis | Phanerophthalmus minikoiensis | Haminoeidae | NE | 1 |
| lesser harp | Harpa amouretta | Harpidae | NE | 9 |
| Ventral Harp | Harpa cabriti | Harpidae | NE | 3 |
| large harp | Harpa major | Harpidae | NE | 5 |
| Morum ninomiyai | Morum ninomiyai | Harpidae | NE | 1 |
| Morum praeclarum | Morum praeclarum | Harpidae | NE | 1 |
| Garden Snail | Cornu aspersum | Helicidae | NE | 2 |
| Chocolate-Band Snail | Eobania vermiculata | Helicidae | NE | 1 |
| Eremina desertella | Eremina desertella | Helicidae | NE | 6 |
| Helix spec | Helix spec | Helicidae | NE | 1 |
| Antisabia foliacea | Antisabia foliacea | Hipponicidae | NE | 2 |
Sources
- lesser girdled triton · gbif.org
- Knobbed Triton · gbif.org
- Gyrineum bozzettii · gbif.org
- tadpole triton · gbif.org
- Purple-mouthed Kookaburra Whelk · gbif.org
- Common Triton Snail · gbif.org
- maple leaf triton · gbif.org
- purple gyre triton · gbif.org
- Ringed Triton · gbif.org
- Large-spotted Triton Snail · gbif.org
- aquatile hairy triton · gbif.org
- Monoplex comptus · gbif.org
- jeweled triton · gbif.org
- Monoplex mundus · gbif.org
- Goldmouth Triton · gbif.org
- Hairy Triton · gbif.org
- Bristled Triton Snail · gbif.org
- Doghead Triton · gbif.org
- Ranularia exilis · gbif.org
- Ranularia oblita · gbif.org
- Ranularia trilineata · gbif.org
- Septa closeli · gbif.org
- Red Triton Snail · gbif.org
- Full-Lipped Triton · gbif.org
- Eyed Cowrie · gbif.org
- Bistolida diauges · gbif.org
- Red Sea cowrie · gbif.org
- Bistolida goodalli · gbif.org
- Cowrie · gbif.org
- Kiener's Cowry · gbif.org
- Bistolida owenii · gbif.org
- stolid cowrie · gbif.org
- Callistocypraea broderipii · gbif.org
- Cribrarula abaliena · gbif.org
- Cribrarula comma · gbif.org
- Sieve Cowry · gbif.org
- Cribrarula esontropia · gbif.org
- panther cowrie · gbif.org
- tiger cowrie · gbif.org
- Dark Onyx Cowrie · gbif.org
- thick-edged cowry · gbif.org
- Erronea cylindrica · gbif.org
- Erronea onyx · gbif.org
- Erronea subviridis · gbif.org
- beautiful cowrie · gbif.org
- Gisortia gigantea · gbif.org
- Leporicypraea geographica · gbif.org
- Map Cowry · gbif.org
- Isabell cowry · gbif.org
- Lurid Cowry · gbif.org
- lovely cowrie · gbif.org
- camel cowrie · gbif.org
- purple-mouthed cowry · gbif.org
- Lynx Cowry · gbif.org
- Calf Cowrie · gbif.org
- Mauritia arabica · gbif.org
- Mauritia depressa · gbif.org
- Gray's Arabica Cowry · gbif.org
- harlequin cowrie · gbif.org
- Mauritia maculifera · gbif.org
- Humpback Cowry · gbif.org
- jester cowrie · gbif.org
- Kitten Cowrie · gbif.org
- ring cowrie · gbif.org
- Serpent's-head Cowrie · gbif.org
- money cowrie · gbif.org
- Beck's cowrie · gbif.org
- Cernica cowry · gbif.org
- Eroded Cowrie · gbif.org
- gangrenous cowrie · gbif.org
- Honey Cowry · gbif.org
- Lamarck's Cowrie · gbif.org
- Naria marginalis · gbif.org
- Millet Cowrie · gbif.org
- Naria nebrites · gbif.org
- Ocellate Cowrie · gbif.org
- Cowrie · gbif.org
- Thrush cowrie · gbif.org
- Kernel cowry · gbif.org
- Chinese Cowrie · gbif.org
- Coloba cowrie · gbif.org
- Little Ass Cowrie · gbif.org
- Cowrie · gbif.org
- Palmadusta diluculum · gbif.org
- Lentiginous cowrie · gbif.org
- Zigzag cowry · gbif.org
- Fimbriate Cowrie · gbif.org
- Graceful Cowry · gbif.org
- Purpuradusta microdon · gbif.org
- chick-pea cowrie · gbif.org
- globose cowrie · gbif.org
- Margarite chickpea cowrie · gbif.org
- punctate cowrie · gbif.org
- Slug-like Cowrie · gbif.org
- Grape Cowrie · gbif.org
- Alison’s Cowrie · gbif.org
- Tapering Cowry · gbif.org
- Talparia exusta · gbif.org
- mole cowrie · gbif.org
- pear cowrie · gbif.org
- Gibberula gabryae · gbif.org
- Gibberula infundibulum · gbif.org
- Persicula brinkae · gbif.org
- Persicula masirana · gbif.org
- Persicula rashafuni · gbif.org
- Persicula testai · gbif.org
- Diala semistriata · gbif.org
- Willey’s Nudibranch · gbif.org
- Sponge Slug · gbif.org
- Clathrodrillia flavidula · gbif.org
- Clavus basipunctatus · gbif.org
- Clavus exasperatus · gbif.org
- Clavus malva · gbif.org
- Iredalea inclinata · gbif.org
- Melampus concretus · gbif.org
- Eocypraea subexcisa · gbif.org
- Sphaerocypraea incomparabilis · gbif.org
- Cylindriscala aequatorialis · gbif.org
- Gyroscala coronata · gbif.org
- Janthina · gbif.org
- Eudaronia biconcava · gbif.org
- Chryseofusus graciliformis · gbif.org
- Filifusus filamentosus · gbif.org
- Fusinus barclayi · gbif.org
- Fusinus chuni · gbif.org
- Fusinus forceps · gbif.org
- Fusinus guidonis · gbif.org
- Fusinus jasminae · gbif.org
- long spindle · gbif.org
- Fusinus maroccensis · gbif.org
- Fusinus multicarinatus · gbif.org
- Fusinus somaliensis · gbif.org
- Fusinus spec · gbif.org
- Fusolatirus formosior · gbif.org
- Granulifusus poppei · gbif.org
- Granulifusus rubrolineatus · gbif.org
- Granulifusus rufinodis · gbif.org
- Hemipolygona armata · gbif.org
- Hemipolygona bonnieae · gbif.org
- Polygon Latirus · gbif.org
- Latirus rhodostoma · gbif.org
- Forsskal's whelk · gbif.org
- Peristernia nassatula · gbif.org
- Foxhead · gbif.org
- Turrilatirus craticulatus · gbif.org
- Vermeijius retiarius · gbif.org
- Atlantic Figsnail · gbif.org
- Ficus investigatoris · gbif.org
- Ficus subintermedia · gbif.org
- Ficus variegata · gbif.org
- Diodora delicata · gbif.org
- Diodora jukesii · gbif.org
- Emarginula undulata · gbif.org
- Medusafissurella salebrosa · gbif.org
- Blue Glaucus · gbif.org
- variable abalone · gbif.org
- white Pacific glassy-bubble · gbif.org
- Phanerophthalmus minikoiensis · gbif.org
- lesser harp · gbif.org
- Ventral Harp · gbif.org
- large harp · gbif.org
- Morum ninomiyai · gbif.org
- Morum praeclarum · gbif.org
- Garden Snail · gbif.org
- Chocolate-Band Snail · gbif.org
- Eremina desertella · gbif.org
- Helix spec · gbif.org
- Antisabia foliacea · gbif.org
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