Species lists
Snails and sea snails of Somalia: families M to Z (468 species) (part 2 of 3)
GBIF holds records of 977 snail species (class Gastropoda) from Somalia. This page lists the 468 in families whose names begin with M to Z, among them murex shells and sea slugs.
Part 2 of 3 of Snails and sea snails of Somalia: families M to Z (468 species). Sources are listed on part 1.
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Full list (468 species)
| Name | Scientific name | Family | Red List | Records in Somalia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyllene grayi | Cyllene grayi | Nassariidae | NE | 5 |
| Nassaria coromandelica | Nassaria coromandelica | Nassariidae | NE | 10 |
| Nassarius albescens | Nassarius albescens | Nassariidae | NE | 3 |
| cake nassa | Nassarius arcularia | Nassariidae | NE | 4 |
| Nassarius bellulus | Nassarius bellulus | Nassariidae | NE | 1 |
| crowned nassa | Nassarius coronatus | Nassariidae | NE | 2 |
| Nassarius desmoulioides | Nassarius desmoulioides | Nassariidae | NE | 2 |
| Nassarius emilyae | Nassarius emilyae | Nassariidae | NE | 4 |
| Nassarius fretorum | Nassarius fretorum | Nassariidae | NE | 2 |
| Nassarius gaudiosus | Nassarius gaudiosus | Nassariidae | NE | 1 |
| Nassarius gemmuliferus | Nassarius gemmuliferus | Nassariidae | NE | 1 |
| Nassarius margaritifer | Nassarius margaritifer | Nassariidae | NE | 2 |
| Nassarius natalensis | Nassarius natalensis | Nassariidae | NE | 1 |
| papillose nassa | Nassarius papillosus | Nassariidae | NE | 1 |
| Nassarius splendidulus | Nassarius splendidulus | Nassariidae | NE | 1 |
| Phos geminus | Phos geminus | Nassariidae | NE | 3 |
| Phos muriculatus | Phos muriculatus | Nassariidae | NE | 1 |
| Butterfly-Wing Sand Shell | Glyphepithema alapapilionis | Naticidae | NE | 2 |
| black-mouth moonsnail | Mammilla melanostoma | Naticidae | NE | 3 |
| Mammilla simiae | Mammilla simiae | Naticidae | NE | 2 |
| spider moonsnail | Natica arachnoidea | Naticidae | NE | 1 |
| Natica buriasiensis | Natica buriasiensis | Naticidae | NE | 1 |
| Natica cincta | Natica cincta | Naticidae | NE | 1 |
| Natica fulminea | Natica fulminea | Naticidae | NE | 1 |
| Morocco Moonsnail | Natica marochiensis | Naticidae | NE | 1 |
| Natica pliculosa | Natica pliculosa | Naticidae | NE | 1 |
| Natica pulicaris | Natica pulicaris | Naticidae | NE | 1 |
| Natica spec | Natica spec | Naticidae | NE | 1 |
| Spotted Sand Shell | Notocochlis gualteriana | Naticidae | NE | 2 |
| Polinices cumingianus | Polinices cumingianus | Naticidae | NE | 2 |
| Polinices mammilla | Polinices mammilla | Naticidae | NE | 7 |
| Polinices paciae | Polinices paciae | Naticidae | NE | 2 |
| Uberella simulans | Uberella simulans | Naticidae | NE | 1 |
| Nerinea somaliensis | Nerinea somaliensis | Nerineidae | NE | 8 |
| dubious nerite | Clithon oualaniense | Neritidae | NE | 1 |
| Mienerita debilis | Mienerita debilis | Neritidae | NE | 3 |
| Nerita adenensis | Nerita adenensis | Neritidae | NE | 2 |
| blotched nerite | Nerita albicilla | Neritidae | NE | 5 |
| Nerita orbignyana | Nerita orbignyana | Neritidae | NE | 1 |
| Nerita plicata | Nerita plicata | Neritidae | NE | 10 |
| polished nerite | Nerita polita | Neritidae | NE | 3 |
| Nerita quadricolor | Nerita quadricolor | Neritidae | NE | 1 |
| textile nerite | Nerita textilis | Neritidae | NE | 9 |
| Nerita undata | Nerita undata | Neritidae | NE | 5 |
| Smaragdia rangiana | Smaragdia rangiana | Neritidae | NE | 1 |
| Smaragdia souverbiana | Smaragdia souverbiana | Neritidae | NE | 2 |
| Emerald Nerite | Smaragdia viridis | Neritidae | NE | 1 |
| Neritopsis radula | Neritopsis radula | Neritopsidae | NE | 2 |
| inflated olive | Oliva bulbosa | Olividae | NE | 23 |
| Oliva caerulea | Oliva caerulea | Olividae | NE | 1 |
| Oliva irisans | Oliva irisans | Olividae | NE | 1 |
| common olive | Oliva oliva | Olividae | NE | 1 |
| Oliva ornata | Oliva ornata | Olividae | NE | 1 |
| tiger olive | Oliva tigrina | Olividae | NE | 2 |
| Oliva todosina | Oliva todosina | Olividae | NE | 1 |
| Calcarovula gracillima | Calcarovula gracillima | Ovulidae | NE | 1 |
| Little Egg Cowry | Calpurnus verrucosus | Ovulidae | NE | 2 |
| Carpiscula bullata | Carpiscula bullata | Ovulidae | NE | 1 |
| Pink-mouth Egg Cowry | Ovula costellata | Ovulidae | NE | 1 |
| Common Egg Cowry | Ovula ovum | Ovulidae | NE | 2 |
| Phenacovolva subreflexa | Phenacovolva subreflexa | Ovulidae | NE | 1 |
| Fruit Egg Cowrie | Prionovolva brevis | Ovulidae | NE | 7 |
| Prionovolva melonis | Prionovolva melonis | Ovulidae | NE | 4 |
| Procalpurnus lacteus | Procalpurnus lacteus | Ovulidae | NE | 4 |
| Pseudosimnia jeanae | Pseudosimnia jeanae | Ovulidae | NE | 5 |
| Pseudosimnia wieseorum | Pseudosimnia wieseorum | Ovulidae | NE | 6 |
| Serratovolva dondani | Serratovolva dondani | Ovulidae | NE | 4 |
| Volva kilburni | Volva kilburni | Ovulidae | NE | 1 |
| Cerithium naricum | Cerithium naricum | Pachychilidae | NE | 1 |
| Cleopatra bulimoides | Cleopatra bulimoides | Paludomidae | LC | 9 |
| Cleopatra hemmingi | Cleopatra hemmingi | Paludomidae | DD | 4 |
| Cleopatra rugosa | Cleopatra rugosa | Paludomidae | EN | 2 |
| Paludomus ajanensis | Paludomus ajanensis | Paludomidae | EN | 1 |
| Scutellastra exusta | Scutellastra exusta | Patellidae | NE | 1 |
| common distorsio | Distorsio anus | Personidae | NE | 2 |
| Distorsio euconstricta | Distorsio euconstricta | Personidae | NE | 1 |
| Distorsio muehlhaeusseri | Distorsio muehlhaeusseri | Personidae | NE | 7 |
| Hunchback Distorsio | Distorsio perdistorta | Personidae | NE | 1 |
| Distorsio reticularis | Distorsio reticularis | Personidae | NE | 2 |
| Distorsio somalica | Distorsio somalica | Personidae | NE | 5 |
| Phasianella nivosa | Phasianella nivosa | Phasianellidae | NE | 2 |
| variegated pheasant shell | Phasianella solida | Phasianellidae | NE | 9 |
| Tricolia ios | Tricolia ios | Phasianellidae | NE | 5 |
| European physa, Tadpole snail, Bladder snail, Acute bladder snail, Pewter physa | Physella acuta | Physidae | LC | 1 |
| Cantharus spiralis | Cantharus spiralis | Pisaniidae | NE | 1 |
| Engina melanozona | Engina melanozona | Pisaniidae | NE | 2 |
| bumble bee snail | Engina mendicaria | Pisaniidae | NE | 3 |
| Engina natalensis | Engina natalensis | Pisaniidae | NE | 1 |
| Engina zea | Engina zea | Pisaniidae | NE | 1 |
| Pisania ignea | Pisania ignea | Pisaniidae | NE | 1 |
| Pollia fumosa | Pollia fumosa | Pisaniidae | NE | 4 |
| Waved Buccinum | Pollia undosa | Pisaniidae | NE | 5 |
| Hinea fasciata | Hinea fasciata | Planaxidae | NE | 1 |
| cluster whelk | Planaxis savignyi | Planaxidae | NE | 1 |
| Furrowed Clusterwink | Planaxis sulcatus | Planaxidae | NE | 1 |
| Pfeiffer's Ramshorn Snail | Biomphalaria pfeifferi | Planorbidae | LC | 1 |
| Planorbarius metidjensis | Planorbarius metidjensis | Planorbidae | NE | 3 |
| Pleurotomaria spec | Pleurotomaria spec | Pleurotomariidae | NE | 1 |
| Ligatella dauaensis | Ligatella dauaensis | Pomatiidae | NE | 1 |
| Ligatella ganalensis | Ligatella ganalensis | Pomatiidae | NE | 1 |
| Ligatella hilgerti | Ligatella hilgerti | Pomatiidae | NE | 1 |
| Ligatella luxurians | Ligatella luxurians | Pomatiidae | NE | 1 |
| Rochebrunia bourguignati | Rochebrunia bourguignati | Pomatiidae | NE | 12 |
| Rochebrunia guillaini | Rochebrunia guillaini | Pomatiidae | NE | 35 |
| Rochebrunia hinduorum | Rochebrunia hinduorum | Pomatiidae | NE | 1 |
| Rochebrunia milneedwardsi | Rochebrunia milneedwardsi | Pomatiidae | NE | 4 |
| Rochebrunia obtusa | Rochebrunia obtusa | Pomatiidae | NE | 1 |
| Rochebrunia perrieri | Rochebrunia perrieri | Pomatiidae | NE | 56 |
| Socotora albicans | Socotora albicans | Pomatiidae | NE | 1 |
| Tropidophora delmaresi | Tropidophora delmaresi | Pomatiidae | NE | 1 |
| Tropidophora nyasana | Tropidophora nyasana | Pomatiidae | NE | 2 |
| Tropidophora zanguebarica | Tropidophora zanguebarica | Pomatiidae | NE | 1 |
| Pirenella conica | Pirenella conica | Potamididae | LC | 2 |
| Giant Mangrove Whelk | Terebralia palustris | Potamididae | NE | 1 |
| Procerithium hunti | Procerithium hunti | Procerithiidae | NE | 1 |
| Trochus arabiensis | Trochus arabiensis | Proconulidae | NE | 5 |
| Clivipollia fragaria | Clivipollia fragaria | Prodotiidae | NE | 4 |
| Fleshy Peristernia | Clivipollia incarnata | Prodotiidae | NE | 1 |
| Clivipollia pulchra | Clivipollia pulchra | Prodotiidae | NE | 1 |
| Prodotia crocata | Prodotia crocata | Prodotiidae | NE | 1 |
| Prodotia iostoma | Prodotia iostoma | Prodotiidae | NE | 1 |
| Comitas aequatorialis | Comitas aequatorialis | Pseudomelatomidae | NE | 2 |
| Crassispira cerithina | Crassispira cerithina | Pseudomelatomidae | NE | 2 |
| Crassispira somalica | Crassispira somalica | Pseudomelatomidae | NE | 1 |
| Funa tayloriana | Funa tayloriana | Pseudomelatomidae | NE | 1 |
| Inquisitor elachystoma | Inquisitor elachystoma | Pseudomelatomidae | NE | 1 |
| Inquisitor elegans | Inquisitor elegans | Pseudomelatomidae | NE | 1 |
| Leucosyrinx julia | Leucosyrinx julia | Pseudomelatomidae | NE | 1 |
| Leucosyrinx sansibarica | Leucosyrinx sansibarica | Pseudomelatomidae | NE | 2 |
| Naudedrillia praetermissa | Naudedrillia praetermissa | Pseudomelatomidae | NE | 1 |
| Ptychobela baynhami | Ptychobela baynhami | Pseudomelatomidae | NE | 1 |
| Ptychobela opisthochetos | Ptychobela opisthochetos | Pseudomelatomidae | NE | 2 |
| Ptychobela suturalis | Ptychobela suturalis | Pseudomelatomidae | NE | 1 |
| Pupoides coenopictus | Pupoides coenopictus | Pupillidae | NE | 1 |
| Longchaeus acus | Longchaeus acus | Pyramidellidae | NE | 1 |
| miter pyram | Otopleura mitralis | Pyramidellidae | NE | 2 |
| giant Atlantic pyram | Pyramidella dolabrata | Pyramidellidae | NE | 1 |
| Pyramidella nisoides | Pyramidella nisoides | Pyramidellidae | NE | 1 |
| Pyrgulina vicina | Pyrgulina vicina | Pyramidellidae | NE | 1 |
| Tiberia somaliensis | Tiberia somaliensis | Pyramidellidae | NE | 1 |
| Turbonilla ducalis | Turbonilla ducalis | Pyramidellidae | NE | 1 |
| giant frogsnail | Ranella olearium | Ranellidae | NT | 1 |
| Pagodidaphne schepmani | Pagodidaphne schepmani | Raphitomidae | NE | 1 |
| Volvulella flavotincta | Volvulella flavotincta | Rhizoridae | NE | 1 |
| Ringicula orientalis | Ringicula orientalis | Ringiculidae | NE | 1 |
| Ringicula suavis | Ringicula suavis | Ringiculidae | NE | 1 |
| Rissoa infrastriolata | Rissoa infrastriolata | Rissoidae | NE | 1 |
| Rissoina bertholleti | Rissoina bertholleti | Rissoinidae | NE | 1 |
| Arabian tibia | Tibia insulaechorab | Rostellariidae | NE | 4 |
| Adeuomphalus orientalis | Adeuomphalus orientalis | Seguenzioidea | NE | 1 |
| Brookula aethiopica | Brookula aethiopica | Seguenzioidea | NE | 1 |
| Terebellum obtusum | Terebellum obtusum | Seraphsidae | NE | 1 |
| Arxellia infralaevis | Arxellia infralaevis | Solariellidae | NE | 1 |
| Gonaxis bottegoi | Gonaxis bottegoi | Streptaxidae | NE | 1 |
| Gulella hemmingi | Gulella hemmingi | Streptaxidae | NE | 1 |
| Gulella orestias | Gulella orestias | Streptaxidae | NE | 1 |
| Gulella somaliensis | Gulella somaliensis | Streptaxidae | NE | 2 |
| Ptychotrema somaliense | Ptychotrema somaliense | Streptaxidae | NE | 2 |
| Streptostele suradensis | Streptostele suradensis | Streptaxidae | NE | 1 |
| Tayloria somaliensis | Tayloria somaliensis | Streptaxidae | NE | 1 |
| Tayloria striata | Tayloria striata | Streptaxidae | NE | 1 |
| Canarium erythrinum | Canarium erythrinum | Strombidae | NE | 1 |
| Canarium mutabile | Canarium mutabile | Strombidae | NE | 7 |
| Canarium wilsonorum | Canarium wilsonorum | Strombidae | NE | 1 |
Sources
- Cyllene grayi · gbif.org
- Nassaria coromandelica · gbif.org
- Nassarius albescens · gbif.org
- cake nassa · gbif.org
- Nassarius bellulus · gbif.org
- crowned nassa · gbif.org
- Nassarius desmoulioides · gbif.org
- Nassarius emilyae · gbif.org
- Nassarius fretorum · gbif.org
- Nassarius gaudiosus · gbif.org
- Nassarius gemmuliferus · gbif.org
- Nassarius margaritifer · gbif.org
- Nassarius natalensis · gbif.org
- papillose nassa · gbif.org
- Nassarius splendidulus · gbif.org
- Phos geminus · gbif.org
- Phos muriculatus · gbif.org
- Butterfly-Wing Sand Shell · gbif.org
- black-mouth moonsnail · gbif.org
- Mammilla simiae · gbif.org
- spider moonsnail · gbif.org
- Natica buriasiensis · gbif.org
- Natica cincta · gbif.org
- Natica fulminea · gbif.org
- Morocco Moonsnail · gbif.org
- Natica pliculosa · gbif.org
- Natica pulicaris · gbif.org
- Natica spec · gbif.org
- Spotted Sand Shell · gbif.org
- Polinices cumingianus · gbif.org
- Polinices mammilla · gbif.org
- Polinices paciae · gbif.org
- Uberella simulans · gbif.org
- Nerinea somaliensis · gbif.org
- dubious nerite · gbif.org
- Mienerita debilis · gbif.org
- Nerita adenensis · gbif.org
- blotched nerite · gbif.org
- Nerita orbignyana · gbif.org
- Nerita plicata · gbif.org
- polished nerite · gbif.org
- Nerita quadricolor · gbif.org
- textile nerite · gbif.org
- Nerita undata · gbif.org
- Smaragdia rangiana · gbif.org
- Smaragdia souverbiana · gbif.org
- Emerald Nerite · gbif.org
- Neritopsis radula · gbif.org
- inflated olive · gbif.org
- Oliva caerulea · gbif.org
- Oliva irisans · gbif.org
- common olive · gbif.org
- Oliva ornata · gbif.org
- tiger olive · gbif.org
- Oliva todosina · gbif.org
- Calcarovula gracillima · gbif.org
- Little Egg Cowry · gbif.org
- Carpiscula bullata · gbif.org
- Pink-mouth Egg Cowry · gbif.org
- Common Egg Cowry · gbif.org
- Phenacovolva subreflexa · gbif.org
- Fruit Egg Cowrie · gbif.org
- Prionovolva melonis · gbif.org
- Procalpurnus lacteus · gbif.org
- Pseudosimnia jeanae · gbif.org
- Pseudosimnia wieseorum · gbif.org
- Serratovolva dondani · gbif.org
- Volva kilburni · gbif.org
- Cerithium naricum · gbif.org
- Cleopatra bulimoides · gbif.org
- Cleopatra hemmingi · gbif.org
- Cleopatra rugosa · gbif.org
- Paludomus ajanensis · gbif.org
- Scutellastra exusta · gbif.org
- common distorsio · gbif.org
- Distorsio euconstricta · gbif.org
- Distorsio muehlhaeusseri · gbif.org
- Hunchback Distorsio · gbif.org
- Distorsio reticularis · gbif.org
- Distorsio somalica · gbif.org
- Phasianella nivosa · gbif.org
- variegated pheasant shell · gbif.org
- Tricolia ios · gbif.org
- European physa, Tadpole snail, Bladder snail, Acute bladder snail, Pewter physa · gbif.org
- Cantharus spiralis · gbif.org
- Engina melanozona · gbif.org
- bumble bee snail · gbif.org
- Engina natalensis · gbif.org
- Engina zea · gbif.org
- Pisania ignea · gbif.org
- Pollia fumosa · gbif.org
- Waved Buccinum · gbif.org
- Hinea fasciata · gbif.org
- cluster whelk · gbif.org
- Furrowed Clusterwink · gbif.org
- Pfeiffer's Ramshorn Snail · gbif.org
- Planorbarius metidjensis · gbif.org
- Pleurotomaria spec · gbif.org
- Ligatella dauaensis · gbif.org
- Ligatella ganalensis · gbif.org
- Ligatella hilgerti · gbif.org
- Ligatella luxurians · gbif.org
- Rochebrunia bourguignati · gbif.org
- Rochebrunia guillaini · gbif.org
- Rochebrunia hinduorum · gbif.org
- Rochebrunia milneedwardsi · gbif.org
- Rochebrunia obtusa · gbif.org
- Rochebrunia perrieri · gbif.org
- Socotora albicans · gbif.org
- Tropidophora delmaresi · gbif.org
- Tropidophora nyasana · gbif.org
- Tropidophora zanguebarica · gbif.org
- Pirenella conica · gbif.org
- Giant Mangrove Whelk · gbif.org
- Procerithium hunti · gbif.org
- Trochus arabiensis · gbif.org
- Clivipollia fragaria · gbif.org
- Fleshy Peristernia · gbif.org
- Clivipollia pulchra · gbif.org
- Prodotia crocata · gbif.org
- Prodotia iostoma · gbif.org
- Comitas aequatorialis · gbif.org
- Crassispira cerithina · gbif.org
- Crassispira somalica · gbif.org
- Funa tayloriana · gbif.org
- Inquisitor elachystoma · gbif.org
- Inquisitor elegans · gbif.org
- Leucosyrinx julia · gbif.org
- Leucosyrinx sansibarica · gbif.org
- Naudedrillia praetermissa · gbif.org
- Ptychobela baynhami · gbif.org
- Ptychobela opisthochetos · gbif.org
- Ptychobela suturalis · gbif.org
- Pupoides coenopictus · gbif.org
- Longchaeus acus · gbif.org
- miter pyram · gbif.org
- giant Atlantic pyram · gbif.org
- Pyramidella nisoides · gbif.org
- Pyrgulina vicina · gbif.org
- Tiberia somaliensis · gbif.org
- Turbonilla ducalis · gbif.org
- giant frogsnail · gbif.org
- Pagodidaphne schepmani · gbif.org
- Volvulella flavotincta · gbif.org
- Ringicula orientalis · gbif.org
- Ringicula suavis · gbif.org
- Rissoa infrastriolata · gbif.org
- Rissoina bertholleti · gbif.org
- Arabian tibia · gbif.org
- Adeuomphalus orientalis · gbif.org
- Brookula aethiopica · gbif.org
- Terebellum obtusum · gbif.org
- Arxellia infralaevis · gbif.org
- Gonaxis bottegoi · gbif.org
- Gulella hemmingi · gbif.org
- Gulella orestias · gbif.org
- Gulella somaliensis · gbif.org
- Ptychotrema somaliense · gbif.org
- Streptostele suradensis · gbif.org
- Tayloria somaliensis · gbif.org
- Tayloria striata · gbif.org
- Canarium erythrinum · gbif.org
- Canarium mutabile · gbif.org
- Canarium wilsonorum · gbif.org
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