This is a list of the sea snail

Snail

Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...

s and sea slug

Slug

Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell...

s of South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

, the marine

Marine (ocean)

Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...

 gastropod molluscs of that area. This is a sub-list of the List of marine molluscs of South Africa.

Patellogastropoda

Patellidae

Patellidae

Patellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Patellogastropoda.Patellidae is the only family in the superfamily Patelloidea...

 - True limpets

• Cellana radiata capensis (Gmelin, 1791)(Port Alfred to Kenya) (syn. Cellana capensis Gmelin, Helcioniscus capensis (Gmelin, 1790), Patella capensis Gmelin, 1791)
• Variable limpet Helcion concolor
  Helcion concolor
  Helcion concolor, common name the variable limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets....
  
  Krauss, 1848 (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)
• Helcion dunkeri
  Helcion dunkeri
  Helcion dunkeri is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets....
  
  Krauss, 1848 (Namibia to KwaZulu-Natal)
• Prickly limpet Helcion pectunculus
  Helcion pectunculus
  Helcion pectunculus, common name the prickly limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.-Distribution:...
  
  (Gmelin, 1791) (Namibia to central KwaZulu-Natal)
• Rayed limpet Helcion pruinosis Krauss, 1848 (Cape Columbine to central KwaZulu-Natal)
• Patella aphanes (Robson, 1986) (Transkei to Cape Vidal) (syn. Scutellastra aphanes)
• Argenville's limpet Patella argenvillei Krauss, 1848 (Namibia to KwaZulu-Natal south coast) (syn. Scutellastra argenvillei)
• Bearded limpet Patella barbara Linnaeus, 1758 (Orange river to central KwaZulu-Natal) (syn, Scutellastra barbara)
• Pear limpetPatella cochlear Born, 1778 (Orange river to KwaZulu-Natal south coast) (syn. Scutellastra cochlear)
• Kelp limpet Patella compressa Linnaeus. 1758 (Namibia to Cape Point) (syn. Cymbula compressa)
• Patella flexuosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mzambique) (syn. Scutellastra flexuosa)
• Granite limpet Patella granatina Linnaeus, 1758 (Namibia to Cape Agulhas) (syn. Cymbula granatina)
• Granular limpet Patella granularis Linnaeus, 1758 (Namibia to KwaZulu-Natal north coast) (syn. Scutellastra granularis)
• Duck's foot or Long-spined limpet Patella longicosta Lamarck, 1819 (Cape Point to central KwaZulu-Natal) (syn. Scutellastra longicosta)
• Pink rayed limpet Patella miniata Born, 1778 (Namibia to Eastern Cape) (syn. Cymbula miniata)
• Patella obtecta Krauss, 1848 (Transkei to Kosi Bay) (syn. Scutellastra obtecta)
• Goat's eye limpet Patella oculus Born, 1778 (Cape Columbine to KwaZulu-Natal south coast) (syn. Cymbula oculus)
• Patella pica Reeve, 1854 (Zululand to Mozambique) (syn. Scutellastra pica)
• Patella sanguinans Reeve, 1856 (Transkei to Natal) (syn. Cymbula sanguinans, Patella miniata sanguinans)
• Giant limpet Patella tabularis Krauss, 1848 (Cape Point to KwaZulu-Natal south coast) (syn. Scutellastra tabularis)

Lottiidae

Lottiidae

Lottiidae is a family of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lottioidea and the clade Patellogastropoda .- 2005 taxonomy :...

 - True limpets

• Dwarf limpet Patelloida profunda albonotata (Smith, E.A., 1910) (Eastern Cape to northern KwaZulu-Natal)

Vetigastropoda

Pleurotomariidae

Pleurotomariidae

Pleurotomariidae, common name the '"slit snails", is a family of large marine gastropods in the clade Vetigastropoda. This family is very ancient; there were numerous species in the geological past. It is currently represented by a group of species that live only in deep water...

• Bayerotrochus africanus
  Bayerotrochus africanus
  Bayerotrochus africanus, common name the South African Slit Shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae.-References:...
  
  (Tomlin, 1948) (Central KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)

Haliotidae - Abalone

• Perlemoen or Abalone Haliotis midae
  Haliotis midae
  Haliotis midae, known commonly as the South African abalone or the perlemoen abalone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.-External links:...
  
  Linnaeus, 1758 (Cape Columbine to KwaZulu-Natal South coast)
• Haliotis ovina
  Haliotis ovina
  Haliotis ovina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.- Subspecies :Subspecies of Haliotis ovina include:* Haliotis ovina ovina Gmelin, 1791...
  
  Gmelin 1791 (Northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)
• Spiral-ridged siffie Haliotis parva Linnaeus, 1758 (Cape Point to Eastern Cape)
• Haliotis pustulata
  Haliotis pustulata
  Haliotis pustulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones....
  
  Reeve, 1846 (Northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)
• Haliotis queketti
  Haliotis queketti
  Haliotis queketti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones....
  
  Smith, E.A., 1910 (Port Alfred to KwaZulu-Natal)
• Siffie or Venus ear Haliotis spadicea Donovan, E., 1808 (Cape Point to KwaZulu-Natal north coast)
• Beautiful ear-shell Haliotis speciosa Reeve, 1846 (Eastern Cape to central KwaZulu-Natal)

Fissurellidae - Keyhole limpets

• Amblychilepas dubia
  Amblychilepas dubia
  Medusafissurella dubia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.-Distribution:This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Kenya, Madagascar and South Africa.-External links:*...
  
  (Reeve, 1849) (KwaZulu-Natal south coast to southern Mozambique)
• Saddle shaped keyhole limpet Amblychilepas scutella (Gmelin, 1791) (Namibia to northern KwaZulu-Natal) (syn. Dendrofissurella scutellum
  Dendrofissurella scutellum
  Dendrofissurella is a monotypic genus of minute deepwater keyhole limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.-Taxonomy:Dendrofissurella scutellum is the sole species in this genus...
  
  (Gmelin, 1791))
• Conical keyhole limpet Diodora parviforata
  Diodora parviforata
  Diodora parviforata, common name the conical keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets....
  
  (G.B. Sowerby III, 1889) (Orange river to Eastern Cape) (syn. Fissurella parviforata G.B. Sowerby III, 1889)
• Diodora australis (Sowerby, 1823) (Cape Agulhas to western Transkei)
• Diodora calyculata (Krauss, 1848) (Port Alfred to southern Mozambique)
• Diodora crucifera
  Diodora crucifera
  Diodora crucifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets....
  
  (Pilsbry, 1890) (Port Alfred to northern Indian Ocean)
• Diodora elevata (Dunker, 1846) (Saldanha Bay to western Transkei)
• Diodora elizabethae (Smith, 1901) (Still Bay to KwaZulu-Natal north coast)
• Diodora natalensis
  Diodora natalensis
  Diodora natalensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets....
  
  ((Krauss, 1848) (Port Alfred to Mozambique) (syn. Fissurella natalensis Krauss, 1848)
• Diodora parviforata
  Diodora parviforata
  Diodora parviforata, common name the conical keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets....
  
  (Sowerby, 1889) (Saldanha Bay to Port Alfred, also south Atlantic islands)
• Diodora procurva Herbert, 1989 (Wild coast to KawZulu-Natal)
• Diodora spreta
  Diodora spreta
  Diodora spreta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets....
  
  (E.A. Smith, 1901) (Still Bay to KwaZulu-Natal north coast)
• Cape keyhole limpet Fissurella mutabilis
  Fissurella mutabilis
  Fissurella mutabilis, common name the Cape keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets....
  
  Sowerby, 1834 (Orange River to Eastern Cape)
• Emarginula sibogae (Schepman, 1908) (KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique) but genus given in this reference as Emarginella. Corrected using http://www.marinespecies.org/ accessed 4 January 2010
• Macroschisma africana Tomlin, 1932 (Western Transkei to Mozambique)
• Mantled keyhole limpet Pupillaea aperta
  Pupillaea aperta
  Pupillaea aperta, common name the mantled keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets....
  
  (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825) (Orange river to KwaZulu-Natal south coast) (syn. Fissurellidea aperta G.B. Sowerby, 1825)
• Scutus unguis
  Scutus unguis
  Scutus unguis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets....
  
  (Linne, 1758) (East London to KwaZulu-Natal and tropical Indo-Pacific)

Calliostomatidae

Calliostomatidae

Calliostomatidae is a family of sea snails within the superfamily Trochoidea and the clade Vetigastropoda.- Description :The Calliostomatidae are unusually diverse. They are characterized by a stepped spire and a pointy aperture. They may possess or lack an umbilicus. The columella is sometimes...

• Calliostoma africanum
  Calliostoma africanum
  Calliostoma africanum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae....
  
  Bartsch, 1915 (Port Elizabeth to Transkei)
• Calliostoma circus
  Calliostoma circus
  Calliostoma circus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae....
  
  Barnard, 1969 (Cape Point)
• Calliostoma iridescens
  Calliostoma iridescens
  Calliostoma iridescens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae....
  
  Sowerby, 1903 (KwaZulu-Natal)
• Ornate topshell Calliostoma ornatum
  Calliostoma ornatum
  Calliostoma ornatum, common name the ornate topshell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae....
  
  Locard, 1898 (Cape Point to Eastern Cape)
• Calliostoma scotti
  Calliostoma scotti
  Calliostoma scotti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae....
  
  Kilburn, 1973 (Central and northern KwaZulu-Natal)

Trochidae

Trochidae

The Trochidae, common name top snails, are a taxonomic family of very small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda ....

• Black chained topshell Clanculus atricatenus
  Clanculus atricatenus
  Clanculus atricatena, common name the black-chained topshell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 20 mm.-References:...
  
  Tomlin, 1921 (Transkei to northern KwaZulu Natal)
• Clanculus puniceus
  Clanculus puniceus
  Clanculus puniceus, common name the "strawberry top shell" is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top shells. -Shell description:...
  
  (Philippi, 1846) (KwaZulu-Natal south coast to tropical Indo-Pacific)
• Clanculus miniatus
  Clanculus miniatus
  Clanculus miniatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
  
  (Anton, 1839) (Cape Point to Transkei)
• Multicoloured topshell Gibbula multicolor
  Gibbula multicolor
  Gibbula multicolor, common name the multicoloured topshell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
  
  (Krauss, 1848) (Cape Columbine to Eastern Cape)(syn. Trochus multicolor Krauss, 1848)
• Gibbula beckeri
  Gibbula beckeri
  Gibbula beckeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
  
  G.B. Sowerby III, 1901 (Namaqualand to Cape Point)
• Gibbula capensis
  Gibbula capensis
  Gibbula capensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
  
  (Gmelin, 1791) (Saldanha to Agulhas)(syn. Trochus capensis Gmelin, 1791)
• Gibbula cicer
  Gibbula cicer
  Gibbula cicer is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 5 mm and 8 mm. The solid, globose-conical shell is perforate or subperforate. It is longitudinally crossed by reddish or dark brown...
  
  (Menke, 1844) (Namibia to Transkei) (syn. Trochus cicer Menke, 1844)
• Gibbula zonata
  Gibbula zonata
  Gibbula zonata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
  
  (Woods, 1828) (Namibia to Agulhas)
• Toothed topshell Monodonta australis
  Monodonta australis
  Monodonta australis, common name the toothed topshell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
  
  Lamarck, 1816
• Oxystele impervia
  Oxystele impervia
  Oxystele impervia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
  
  (Menke, 1843)
• Pink-lipped topshell Oxystele sinensis
  Oxystele sinensis
  Oxystele sinensis, common name the pink-lipped topshell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
  
  (Gmelin 1791)
• Oxystele tabularis
  Oxystele tabularis
  Oxystele tabularis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
  
  (Krauss, 1848)
• Oxystele tigrina
  Oxystele tigrina
  Oxystele tigrina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 25 mm and 43 mm.-Distribution:...
  
  (Anton, 1839)
• Variegated topshell Oxystele variegata
  Oxystele variegata
  Oxystele variegata, common name the variegated topshell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
  
  (Anton, 1839)
• Black-spotted topshell Trochus nigropunctatus
  Trochus nigropunctatus
  Trochus nigropunctatus, common name the black-spotted topshell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
  
  Reeve, 1861

Turbinidae

Turbinidae

Turbinidae, the turban snails, are a family of small to large marine gastropods. Turbinidae have a strong, thick calcareous operculum readily distinguishing them from the somewhat similar Trochidae or top snails, which have a corneous operculum...

 - Turban shells

• Bolma andersoni
  Bolma andersoni
  Bolma andersoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
  
  (E.A. Smith, 1902) (Wild Coast and southern KwaZulu-Natal)
• Bolma bathyraphis (E.A. Smith, 1899) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Bolma massieri (E.A. Smith, 1880) (KwaZulu-Natal)
• Bolma tayloriana Bozzetti, 1992 (Agulhas Bank, False Bay to Port Alfred)
• Turbo argyrostomus
  Turbo argyrostomus
  Turbo argyrostomus, common name the silver-mouthed turban, is a species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae.-Subspecies:Four subspecies have been recognized :...
  
  Linnaeus, 1758 (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Turbo argyrostomus
  Turbo argyrostomus
  Turbo argyrostomus, common name the silver-mouthed turban, is a species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae.-Subspecies:Four subspecies have been recognized :...
  
  Linnaeus, 1758 (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Turbo chrysostomus
  Turbo chrysostomus
  Turbo chrysostomus is a species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae....
  
  Linnaeus, 1758 (northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Alikreukel or Giant periwinkle Turbo sarmaticus
  Turbo sarmaticus
  Turbo sarmaticus is a species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae.-Description:...
  
  Linnaeus, 1758 (Cape Point to Kwa-Zulu-Natal south coast)
• Crowned turban shell Lunella coronata
  Lunella coronata
  Lunella coronata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
  
  (Gmelin, 1791) (Central KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique) (syn. Turbo coronatus Gmelin, 1790)
• Turbo cidaris cidaris Gmelin, 1791 (Cape Peninsula to Port Elizabeth)
• Turbo cidaris natalensis (Port Elizabeth to north of Durban)
• Cinysca granulosa
  Cinysca granulosa
  Cinysca granulosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Areneidae....
  
  Krauss, 1848 (Namibia to eastern Transkei)

Phasianellidae

Phasianellidae

Phasianellidae common name the "pheasant shells" or "pheasant snails" is a family of small sea snails with calcareous opercula, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda ....

• Tricolia adusta
  Tricolia adusta
  Tricolia adusta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae....
  
  Nangammbi & Herbert, 2006
• Pheasant shell Tricolia capensis
  Tricolia capensis
  Tricolia capensis, common name the pheasant shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae....
  
  (Dunker, 1846) (Namibia to Mozambique) (syn. Phasianella capensis Dunker, 1846)
• Tricolia neritina
  Tricolia neritina
  Tricolia neritina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae....
  
  (Dunker, 1846) (Namibia to Mozambique)(syn. Phasianella neritina Dunker, 1846)
• Tricolia retrolineata
  Tricolia retrolineata
  Tricolia retrolineata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae.-Distribution:* southern Mozambique* northeastern South Africa...
  
  Nangammbi & Herbert, 2008 - northeastern South Africa
• Tricolia saxatilis
  Tricolia saxatilis
  Tricolia saxatilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phasianellidae....
  
  Nangammbi & Herbert, 2006

Neritimorpha

Neritidae

Neritidae

Neritidae, common name the nerites, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized saltwater and freshwater snails which have a gill and a distinctive operculum, marine, brackish water and freshwater gastropod mollusks in the order Neritoida....

 - Nerites

• Blotched nerite Nerita albicilla
  Nerita albicilla
  Nerita albicilla, common name the blotched nerite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.-Description:...
  
  Linnaeus, 1758 (Eastern cape to Mozambique)
• Nerita plicata
  Nerita plicata
  Nerita plicata is a species of tropical sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites. This species is found throughout the Indo-West Pacific.-Habitat:This species lives high up in the intertidal zone, on rocks....
  
  Linnaeus, 1758 (Western Transkei to tropics)
• Nerita polita
  Nerita polita
  Nerita polita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae.-Description:Nerita polita has distinctive smooth and polished shell, up to 4 cm. It has smooth columella with 2-4 weak teeth on the edge. Colour is variable, mottled grey, red or cream, sometimes with axial...
  
  Linnaeus, 1758 (East London to tropical Indo-Pacific)
• Textile nerite 'Nerita textilis
  Nerita textilis
  Nerita textilis, common name the textile nerite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae....
  
  Gmelin, 1791 (Transkei to Mozambique)

Caenogastropoda

Calyptraeidae

Calyptraeidae

Calyptraeidae, common name the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails are a family of small to medium-sized marine prosobranch gastropods...

 - Slipper limpets

• Crepidula aculeata (Gmelin, 1791) (Namibia to KwaZulu-Natal)
• Crepidula dilatata Lamarck, 1822 (Lambert's Bay to Mossel Bay)
• Slipper limpet Crepidula porcellana
  Crepidula porcellana
  Crepidula porcellana, common name the slipper limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails....
  
  (Linnaeus, 1758) (Namibia to KwaZulu-Natal north coast)
• Chinese hat Calyptraea chinensis
  Calyptraea chinensis
  Calyptraea chinensis, common name the Chinese hat snail or Chinese hat shell, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails.-Description:The thin shell of this species has...
  
  (Linnaeus, 1758) (Namibia to Transkei)
• Calyptraea helicoidea
  Calyptraea helicoidea
  Calyptraea helicoidea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails....
  
  Sowerby, 1883 (Port Elizabeth to East London)

Hipponicidae

Hipponicidae

Hipponicidae, common name hoof shells or hoof snails, is a family of small sea snails, limpet-like marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Vanikoroidea.-Genera:Genera within the family Hipponicidae include:...

 - Hoof limpets

• Horse's hoof Hipponix conicus
  Hipponix conicus
  Hipponix conicus, common name the cone-shaped hoof shell, is a species of small limpet-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails....
  
  (Schumacher, 1817) (Cape Point to Mozambique)

Littorinidae

Littorinidae

Littorinidae is a taxonomic family of over 200 species of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha, commonly known as periwinkles and found world-wide.-Names:...

• Striped periwinkle Littoraria glabrata (Philippi, 1846) (Transkei to Mozambique) (Syn. Littorina kraussi Rosewater, 1970, Littorina glabrata Philippi, 1846)
• Estuarine periwinkles Littoraria scabra group. (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)
  • Littoraria scabra
    Littoraria scabra
    Littoraria scabra, common name : the mangrove periwinkle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 40 mm....
    
    Linnaeus, 1758
  • Littoraria intermedia
    Littoraria intermedia
    Littoraria intermedia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
    
    (Philippi, 1846)
  • Littoraria subvittata
    Littoraria subvittata
    Littoraria subvittata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
    
    Reid, 1986
• African periwinkle Nodilittorina africana (Philippi, 1847) (Namibia to northern KwaZulu-Natal)
• Nodular periwinkle Nodilittorina natalensis Philippi, 1847 (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)

Assimineidae

Assimineidae

Assimineidae is a family of minute snails with an operculum that live in saltwater, freshwater or on the land; they are mostly aquatic gastropod mollusks or micromollusks, in the clade Littorinimorpha.- Ecology :...

• Globular mud snail Assiminea globulus
  Assiminea globulus
  Assiminea globulus is a species of minute operculate snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Assimineidae....
  
  Connoly, 1939 (Cape Columbine to Eastern Cape)
• Assiminia ovata Krauss, 1848 (Knysna to Mozambique)

Vermetidae

Vermetidae

Vermetidae, common name the worm snails or worm shells, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha....

 - Worm shells

• Colonial worm shell Dendropoma corallinaceus
  Dendropoma corallinaceus
  Dendropoma corallinaceus, common name the colonial worm shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
  
  (Tomlin, 1939) (Orange river to Transkei) (Keen & Morton listed as authors by WoRMS) (syn. Vermetus (Stoa) corallinaceus Tomlin, 1939)
• Dendropoma thalia (Transkei to Natal)
• Solitary worm shell Serpulorbis natalensis
  Serpulorbis natalensis
  Serpulorbis natalensis, common name the solitary worm shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
  
  Mörch, 1862 (Namaqualand to central Kwa-Zulu-Natal)

Turritellidae

Turritellidae

Turritellidae, the tower snails, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.These snails are filter feeders...

• Waxy screw shell Protoma (Protomella) capensis (Namibia to Eastern Cape) (syn. Turritella capensis)
• Turritella carinifera
  Turritella carinifera
  Turritella carinifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae....
  
  Lamarck, 1799 (Western Cape to southern Mozambique)
• Turritella chrysostomus Linnaeus, 1758 (northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Turritella chrysotoxa
  Turritella chrysotoxa
  Turritella chrysotoxa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae....
  
  Tomlin, 1925 (Wild Coast and KwaZulu-Natal)
• Turritella declivis A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 (Agulhas Bank)
• Turritella natalensis E.A. Smith, 1910 (KwaZulu-Natal)
• Pale screw shell Turritella sanguinea
  Turritella sanguinea
  Turritella sanguinea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae....
  
  Reeve, 1849 (Cape Point to Natal)

Potamididae

Potamididae

Potamididae, common name potamidids , are a family of small to large brackish water snails living in mangroves, gastropod molluscs of the clade Sorbeoconcha. Traditionally, potamidids and batillariids have been confused with each other for having similar shells and living in a similar environment...

• Truncated mangrove snail Cerithidea decollata
  Cerithidea decollata
  Cerithidea decollata, common name the truncated mangrove snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.-Description:...
  
  Linnaeus, 1758 (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)
• Mangrove whelk Terebralia palustris
  Terebralia palustris
  Terebralia palustris, common name the mangrove whelk, is a species of brackish-water snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae.-Description:...
  
  Bruguière (Central KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)

Cerithiidae

Cerithiidae

Cerithiidae, common name the cerithiids or ceriths, is a large family of medium-sized marine gastropods in the clade Sorbeoconcha.- Distribution :...

• Knobbed horn shell Rhinoclavis sinensis
  Rhinoclavis sinensis
  Rhinoclavis sinensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.-External links:...
  
  Gmelin, 1791 (Transkei to Mozambique)
• Cerithium citrinum
  Cerithium citrinum
  Cerithium citrinum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.-Distribution:The distribution of Cerithium citrinum includes the Western Pacific.* Philippines* Australia * Kermadec...
  
  Sowerby, 1855 (Durban to Mozambique)
• Cerithium crassilabrum
  Cerithium crassilabrum
  Cerithium crassilabrum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
  
  (East London to Mozambique)
• Cerithium echinatum
  Cerithium echinatum
  Cerithium echinatum is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.-Description:This snail's shell has a short siphonal canal. The shell has spiral rows of bumps as well as reddish-brown dashes...
  
  Lamarck, 1822 (northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Rhinoclavis alexandri (Tomlin, 1923) (KwaZulu-Natal)
• Rhinoclavis articulata
  Rhinoclavis articulata
  Rhinoclavis articulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
  
  (Adams & Reeve, 1850) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Rhinoclavis diadema
  Rhinoclavis diadema
  Rhinoclavis diadema is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
  
  Houbrick, 1978 (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)

Xenophoridae

Xenophoridae

Xenophoridae, common name carrier shells, are a taxonomic family of medium-sized to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha....

• Stellaria gigantea
  Stellaria gigantea
  Stellaria gigantea is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells....
  
  (Schepman, 1909) (Central KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)
• Sun carrier shell Stellaria solaris
  Stellaria solaris
  Stellaria solaris, common name the sun carrier shell, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells....
  
  (Linnaeus, 1764) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Stellaria testigera digitata (von Martens, 1878) (Namibia)
• Xenophora corrugata
  Xenophora corrugata
  Xenophora corrugata is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells....
  
  (Reeve, 1842) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Xenophora pallidula
  Xenophora pallidula
  Xenophora pallidula is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Xenophoridae, the carrier shells....
  
  (Reeve, 1842) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Xenophora tulearensis Stewart & Kosuge, 1993 (Central KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)

Turridae

Turridae

Turridae, , is a large taxonomic family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, that vary in size from minute to moderately large. With more than 4,000 species, the Turridae is the largest mollusk family and group of marine caenogastropods...

• Ribbed turrid Clionella sinuata
  Clionella sinuata
  Clionella sinuata, common name the ribbed turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae. -Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 45 mm.-Distribution:...
  
  Born, 1778 (Namibia to Eastern Cape)
• Clionella rosaria
  Clionella rosaria
  Clionella rosaria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae. -Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 23 mm. The shell is shortly subulate, truncated at the base. The whorls are plaited and smooth. The aperture is short. The color of...
  
  (Cape Point to KwaZulu-Natal)

Cypraeidae

Cypraeidae

Cypraeidae, common name the cowries , is a taxonomic family of small to large sea snails. These are marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and cowry allies.-Shell description:...

 - True cowries

• Cypraea alfredensis (Schilder and Schilder, 1929) (Cape St. Francis and north/east) (syn. Cypraeovula alfredensis (Cape St. Francis to southern Wild Coast))
• Cypraea algoensis Gray, 1825 (Cape Agulhas and north/(east?)) (syn. Cypraeovula algoensis (Table Bay to Algoa Bay))
• Cypraea amphithales Melvill, 1888 (Algoa Bay and north/east) (syn. Cypraeovula amphithales (Algoa Bay to Kei River Mouth))
• Ring cowrie Cypraea annulus Linnaeus, 1758 (Algoa Bay to Mozambique)
• Arabic cowrie Cypraea arabica
  Cypraea arabica
  Mauritia arabica, common name the Arabian cowry, is a species of cowry, a sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries...
  
  Linnaeus, 1758 (Algoa Bay to Mozambique)
• Cypraea barclayi Reeve, 1857 (Cape St Blaize and north/east) (syn. Erronea barclayi (Cape St Blaize to Mozambique))
• Cypraea beckii
  Cypraea beckii
  Erosaria beckii is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-References:* Burgess, C.M. . The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey...
  
  Gaskoin, 1856 (Park Rynie and north)
• Cypraea broderipii
  Cypraea broderipii
  Lyncina broderipii is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Distribution:This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and Mauritius....
  
  Sowerby II, 1832 (Port Edward and north) (syn. Lyncina broderipii (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique))
• Cape cowrie Cypraea capensis
  Cypraea capensis
  Cypraeovula capensis, common name the Cape cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Subspecies:The following subspecies are accepted :...
  
  Gray, 1828 (Jeffreys Bay to central KwaZulu-Natal) (syn. Cypraeovula capensis)
• Snake's head cowrie Cypraea caputserpentis
  Cypraea caputserpentis
  Monetaria caputserpentis, common name the serpent's-head cowry, is a species of cowry, a sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. -Distribution:...
  
  Linnaeus, 1758 (Still Bay to Mozambique)
• Carnelian cowrie Cypraea carneola
  Cypraea carneola
  Lyncina carneola, common name the Carnelian cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Description: These cowries reach of length...
  
  Linnaeus, 1758 (Jeffreys Bay to Mozambique)
• Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758 (Scottburgh and north)
• Cypraea cernica
  Cypraea cernica
  Erosaria cernica is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Distribution:This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Chagos, the Mascarene Basin and Mauritius....
  
  Sowerby II, 1870 (Port Edward and north) (Syn. Erosaria cernica (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique))
• Cypraea chinensis
  Cypraea chinensis
  Ovatipsa chinensis common name the Chinese cowrie or the 'Clear Chinensis', is a species of cowry, a sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. -Description:...
  
  Gmelin, 1791 (Jeffreys Bay and north)
• Cypraea cicercula Linnaeus, 1758 (Sodwana Bay and north)
• Orange cowrie Cypraea citrina
  Cypraea citrina
  Erosaria citrina, common name the orange cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Subspecies:* Erosaria citrina citrina Gray, 1825...
  
  Gray, 1825 (Jeffreys Bay to Mozambique) (Syn. Erosaria citrina)
• Cypraea clandestina Linnaeus, 1758 (Jeffreys Bay and north)
• Cypraea cohenae Burgess, 1965 (Jeffreys Bay and north) (syn. Cypraeovula cohenae)
• Cypraea connelli Liltved, 1983 (East London to central KwaZulu-Natal) (syn. Cypraeovula connelli )
• Cypraea contaminata Sowerby II, 1832 (Coffee Bay and north)
• Cypraea coronata (Schilder, 1930) (Dassen Island to Kei River Mouth) (syn. Cypraeovula coronata)
• Cypraea cribraria Linnaeus, 1758 (Jeffreys Bay and Mozambique) (syn. Cribrarula cribraria comma (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique))
• Cypraea cruickshanki Kilburn, 1972 (Durban to off KwaZulu-Natal) (syn. Cypraeovula cruikshanki)
• Cypraea diluculum Reeve, 1845 (Nthlonyane and north)
• Toothless cowrie Cypraea edentula Gray, 1825 (Tsitsikamma to Transkei) (syn. Cypraeovula edentula)
• Eroded cowrie Cypraea erosa Linnaeus, 1758 (Knysna estuary to Mozambique)
• Kitten cowrie Cypraea felina
  Cypraea felina
  Melicerona felina, common name the kitten cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Distribution:...
  
  Gmelin, 1791 (Port Alfred to Mozambique)
• Cypraea fimbriata Gmelin, 1791 (Jeffreys Bay and north)
• Cypraea fultoni Sowerby III, 1903 (Haga Haga and north) (Syn. Barycypraea fultoni (Wild Coast to northern KwaZulu-Natal))
• Dark toothed cowrie Cypraea fuscodentata Gray, 1825 (Cape Point to Tsitsikamma) (syn. Cypraeovula fuscodentata)
• Cypraea fuscorubra Shaw, 1909 (Namaqualand to Cape Agulhas) (syn. Cypraeovula fuscorubra)
• Cypraea gangranosa Dillwyn, 1817 (Port Edward and north) (syn. Erosaria gangranosa (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique))
• Honey cowrie Cypraea helvola Linnaeus, 1758 (Jeffreys Bay to Mozambique)
• Cypraea histrio Gmelin, 1791 (Scottborough and north)
• Cypraea isabella Linnaeus, 1758 (Coffee Bay and north) (syn. Luria isabella (Wild Coast to Mozambique))
• Cypraea iutsui Shikama, 1974 (syn. Cypraeovula iutsui (Olifants River Mouth (West Coast) to Port Alfred))
• Cypraea labrolineata Gaskoin, 1848 (Sodwana Bay and north)
• Cypraea lamarcki Gray, 1828 (Jeffreys Bay and north)
• Cypraea limacina Lamarck, 1810 (Mngazana and north)
• Cypraea lisetae Kilburn, 1975 (Durban and north)
• Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758 (Mazeppa Bay and north)
• Cypraea mappa Linnaeus, 1758 (Park Rynie) (syn. Leporicypraea mappa (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique))
• Cypraea marginalis Dillwyn, 1827 (Jeffreys Bay and north) (syn. Erosaria marginalis (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique))
• Cypraea mauritiana
  Cypraea mauritiana
  Mauritia mauritiana, common name the Humpback Cowry or the Chocolate Cowry or the Mourning Cowry or the Mauritius Cowry, is a species of tropical sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries....
  
  Linnaeus, 1758 (Park Rynie and north)
• Cypraea minoridens
  Cypraea minoridens
  Purpuradusta minoridens, common name : the Small-toothed Cowry, is a species of tropical sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae.-Description:...
  
  Melvill, 1901 (Port Alfred and north)
• Money cowrie Cypraea moneta
  Cypraea moneta
  Monetaria moneta, commonly known as the money cowry, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries....
  
  Linnaeus, 1758 (Transkei to Mozambique) (Durban and north)
• Cypraea nucleus Linnaeus, 1758 (Scottburgh and north) (syn. Staphylaea nucleus (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique))
• Cypraea onyx Linnaeus, 1758 (Algoa Bay and north)
• Cypraea owenii Sowerby II, 1837 (Coffee Bay and north) (syn. Bistolida owenii vasta (Wild Coast to Mozambique))
• Cypraea poraria Linnaeus, 1758 (Durban and north)
• Cypraea punctata Linnaeus, 1758 (Durban and north)
• Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791 (Scottburgh and north) (syn. Mauritia scurra (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique))
• Stippled cowrie Cypraea staphylaea Linnaeus, 1758 (Mngazana to Mozambique)
• Cypraea stolida Linnaeus, 1758 (Scottburgh and north) (syn. Bistolida stolida diauges (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique))
• Cypraea talpa Linnaeus, 1758 (Park Rynie and north) (syn. Talparia talpa (Northern Wild Coast to Mozambique))
• Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791 (Jeffreys Bay and north)
• Tiger cowrie Cypraea tigris
  Cypraea tigris
  Cypraea tigris, commonly known as the tiger cowry, is a species of cowry, a large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Taxonomy:...
  
  Linnaeus, 1758 (Transkei to Mozambique) (Algoa Bay and north) (More common in Mozambique, where it occurs intertidally)
• Cypraea verhoefi Burgess, 1982 (Cape Agulhas and north/(east?))
• Cypraea vitellus
  Cypraea vitellus
  Lyncina vitellus, common name : the Calf Cowry or the Pacific Deer Cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Subspecies and formae:...
  
  Linnaeus, 1758 (Algoa Bay and north)
• Cypraea ziczac Linnaeus, 1758 (Nthlonyane and north)
• Cypraeovula castanea (Higgins, 1868) (False Bay to East London)? no supporting references found on web at all
• Cypraeovula castanea latebrosa Swarts & Liltved, 2000 (Cape St. Francis area)
• Cypraeovula immelmani
  Cypraeovula immelmani
  Cypraeovula immelmani is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries....
  
  Liltved, 2001 (Southern Wild Coast)
• Cypraeovula mikeharti Lorentz, 1985 (Cape Point to Hermanus)
• Cypraeovula volvens
  Cypraeovula volvens
  Cypraeovula volvens is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Description:...
  
  Fazzini & Bergonzoni, 2004 (Port Alfred area)
• Erosia ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique))
• Erronea chinensis (Gmelin, 1791) (Jeffreys Bay to Mozambique))
• Erronea succinata (Lamarck, 1810) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique))

Ovulidae

Ovulidae

Ovulidae, common names the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries, is a family of small to large predatory or parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and cowry allies.-Distribution:...

• Calpurnus lacteus (Lamarck, 1810) (Mapella Rocks and north
• Calpurnus verrucosus
  Calpurnus verrucosus
  Calpurnus verrucosus, the 'Umbilical Egg Shell' or 'Warty/Little Egg Cowry', is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the cowries.-Distribution:...
  
  (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sodwana Bay and Mozambique)
• Crenavolva azumai (Cate, 1970) (Green Point (Southern KwaZulu-Natal) and north)
• Crenavolva draperi Cate and Azuma, 1973 (Jeffreys Bay and north)
• Crenavolva rosewateri Cate, 1973 (Jeffreys Bay and north)
• Crenavolva septemmacula (Azuma, 1974) (Gobey's Point (KwaZulu-Natal) and north)
• Crenavolva striatula
  Crenavolva striatula
  Crenavolva striatula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
  
  (Sowerby I, 1828) (Park Rynie and north)
• Cymbovula deflexa (Sowerby II, 1848) (Sodwana Bay and north)
• Cymbovula segaliana Cate, 1976 (Anerley (Southern KwaZulu-Natal) and north)
• Dentiovula eizoi
  Dentiovula eizoi
  Dentiovula eizoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
  
  Cate and Azuma, 1973 (Boteler point (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and north)
• Galeravolva aenigma
  Galeravolva aenigma
  Galeravolva aenigma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
  
  (Azuma and Cate, 1971) (Leifeldt's Rocks (northern KwaZulu-Natal) and north)
• Margovula pyriformis
  Margovula pyriformis
  Margovula pyriformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
  
  (Sowerby I, 1828) (Southern KwaZulu-Natal and north)
• Margovula schilderorum Cate, 1973 (Leven Point (northern KwaZulu-Natal and north)
• Margovula sp. cf. Margovula tinctilis
  Margovula tinctilis
  Margovula tinctilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
  
  Cate, 1973 (Park Rynie and north)
• Ovula costellata
  Ovula costellata
  Ovula costellata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
  
  Lamarck, 1810 (Sodwana Bay and Mozambique)
• Ovula ovum
  Ovula ovum
  Ovula ovum, common name the common egg cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.-Description:...
  
  (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sodwana Bay and Mozambiqueh)
• Phenacovolva aurantia
  Phenacovolva aurantia
  Phenacovolva aurantia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
  
  (Sowerby III, 1889) (Jeffrey's Bay to KwaZulu-Natal)
• Phenacovolva brevirostris
  Phenacovolva brevirostris
  Phenacovolva brevirostris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
  
  (Shumacher, 1817) (Cape St. Francis to KwaZulu-Natal)
• Phenacovolva fusula
  Phenacovolva fusula
  Phenacovolva fusula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
  
  Cate and Azuma, 1973 (Umhlanga Rocks and north)
• Phenacovolva gracillima (E.A. Smith, 1901) (Park Rynie and north)
• Phenacovolva hirasei (Pilsbry, 1913) (Reunion Rocks (central KwaZulu-Natal) and north)
• Phenacovolva honkakujiana (Kuroda 1928) (Amanzimtoti and north)
• Phenacovolva sp. cf. Phenacovolva lahainaensis
  Phenacovolva lahainaensis
  Phenacovolva lahainaensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
  
  (Cate, 1969) (Agulhas Bank and north/(east?))
• Phenacovolva longirostrata (Sowerby I, 1828) (Whale Rock (Transkei) to Mozambique)
• Phenacovolva recurva (G.B. Sowerby II in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848) (Ramsgate and north)
• ?Phenacovolva poppeii Fehse, 2000 (KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)
• Phenacovolva rehderi
  Phenacovolva rehderi
  Phenacovolva rehderi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
  
  Cate, 1973 (Unspecified locality in KwaZulu Natal)
• Phenacovolva rosea
  Phenacovolva rosea
  Phenacovolva rosea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
  
  (A. Adams, 1854) (Jeffrey's Bay to KwaZulu-Natal)
• Phenacovolva rugosa (Cate and Azuma, 1973) (Park Rynie and Mozambique)
• Phenacovolva weaveri Cate, 1973 (Whale Rock (Transkei) to KwaZulu-Natal)
• Primovula beckeri
  Primovula beckeri
  Primovula beckeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
  
  (Sowerby III, 1900) (Alphard Bank and north/(east?))
• Primovula diaphana Liltved, 1987 (Durnford Point (northern KwaZulu-Natal) and north)
• Primovula habui Cate, 1973 (Durban and north)
• Primovula santacarolinensis
  Primovula santacarolinensis
  Primovula santacarolinensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
  
  Cate, 1978 (Durban and north)
• Primovula singularis Cate, 1973 (Umzimbazi river mouth and north)
• Prosimnia semperi
  Prosimnia semperi
  Prosimnia semperi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
  
  (Weinkauff, 1881) (Jeffreys Bay and north)
• Pseudocypraea adamsonii (Sowerby II, 1832) (Southern KwaZulu-Natal)
• Pseudosimnia jeanae
  Pseudosimnia jeanae
  Pseudosimnia jeanae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
  
  Cate, 1973 (Port Alfred and north)
• Serratovolva minabeensis
  Serratovolva minabeensis
  Serratovolva minabeensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
  
  Cate, 1975 (Richards Bay and north)
• Testudovolva pulchella
  Testudovolva pulchella
  Testudovolva pulchella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
  
  (H. Adams, 1873) (Durban and north)
• Volva kilburni
  Volva kilburni
  Volva kilburni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
  
  Cate, 1975 (Gonubie to KwaZulu-Natal)
• Volva volva
  Volva volva
  Volva volva is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
  
  Linnaeus, 1758 (Pumila (southern KwaZulu-Natal) to Mozambique)
• Xandarovula formosana (Azuma, 1972) (Danger Point to central KwaZulu-Natal)
• Pedicularia elegantissima
  Pedicularia elegantissima
  Pedicularia elegantissima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pediculariidae, one of the families of cowry allies....
  
  Deshayes, 1863 (Cape St. Blaize and north)

Velutinidae

Velutinidae

Velutinidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.- Taxonomy :The following two subfamilies have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi :* subfamily Velutininae J. E...

• ?Coriocella nigra Blainville, 1824 (Port Elizabeth and north)
• ?Marsenia(s.l.) capensis Bergh, 1907 (Cape Point and north (?))
• ?Marsenia (s.l.) leptoconcha Bergh, 1907 (Cape Point and north (?))
• Lamellaria nigra (Blainville, 1824) (Wild Coast to Mozambique)
• Lamellaria perspicua Linnaeus, 1758 (Cape Point and north (?))

Triviidae

Triviidae

Triviidae is a taxonomic family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.-Taxonomy:The following subfamilies were recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi in 2005:*Eratoinae Gill, 1871**tribe Eratoini Gill, 1871...

 - Trivia

• Baby's toes Trivia aperta (Swainson, 1822) (Cape Agulhas to Transkei)
• Trivia sp. cf. Trivia aperta (Swainson, 1822) (East London and north)
• Trivia calvariola Kilburn, 1980 (Cape Agulhas to Great Fish Point)
• Trivia sp. cf. Trivia calvariola Kilburn, 1980 (Cape St. Blaize and north)
• Trivia costata (Gmelin, 1791) (Cape Agulhas and north (?))
• Trivia eratoides Liltved 1986 (Cape St. Blaize and north)
• Trivia globosa (Sowerby II, 1832) (Port Alfred and north)
• Trivia hallucinata Liltved, 1984 (Ledsman shoal (northern KwaZulu-Natal) and north)
• Trivia hordacia (Kiener, 1843) (Coffee Bay and north)
• Trivia khanya Liltved, 1986 (Cape St. Blaize to East London)
• Trivia lemaitrei Liltved, 1986 (Cape St. Blaiza and north)
• Trivia magnidentataLiltved, 1986 (Cape Town to East London)
• West coast baby's toes Trivia millardi
  Trivia millardi
  Triviella millardi is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Triviidae, the trivias.-Distribution:This snail is known around the South African coast from Port Nolloth to the Cape Peninsula in 10-30 m...
  
  (Cate, 1979) (Cape west coast)(Cape Agulhas and north)
• Trivia multicostata Liltved, 1986 (Cape St. Blaize and north)
• Trivia neglecta Schilder, 1930 (Cape Peninsula, Cape Agulhas and north (?))
• Trivia oryza (Lamarck, 1810) (Port Alfred to KwaZulu-Natal)
• Baby's toes Trivia ovulata
  Trivia ovulata
  Triviella ovulata, common name baby's toes, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Triviidae, the trivias.-Distribution:...
  
  (Cape Point to south Transkei)
• Tear drops or Riceys Trivia pellucidula
  Trivia pellucidula
  Trivirostra pellucidula, common name the riceys, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
  
  Gaskoin, 1846 (Jeffreys Bay to Mozambique)
• Trivia phalacra Schilder, 1930 (Cape St. Francis to East London)
• Trivia producta (Gaskoin, 1836) (Leven Point (KwaZulu-Natal) north)
• Trivia rubra Shaw, 1909 (Cape Agulhas to Kei River Mouth)
• Trivia sanctispiritis Shikama, 1974 (Cape Town to East London)
• Trivia splendidissima (Tomlin and Schilder, 1934) (Cape Morgan (Eastern Cape) and north)
• Trivia suavis Schilder, 1931 (Cape Agulhas and north (?))
• Trivia vemacola Liltved, 1987 (Vema seamount, South Atlantic)
• Trivia verhoefi Gosliner and Liltved, 1982 (Cape Agulhas and north (?))
• Trivia vesicularis (Gaskoin, 1835) (Cape St. Blaize and north)
• Trivia sp. cf. Trivia vesicularis (Gaskoin 1835) (Cape Agulhas and north (?))
• Trivia virginiae Liltved, 1986 (Cape Agulhas and north (?))
• Erato gallinacea (Hinds, 1844) (Kei river mouth and north)
• Erato recondita Melvill and Standen, 1903 (East London and north)
• Erato sulcifera Sowerby II, 1832 (Jeffreys Bay and north)

Naticidae

Naticidae

Naticidae, common name the moon snails, is a family of minute to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.Naticidae is the only family in the superfamily Naticoidea....

 - Necklace shells

• Eunaticina perobliqua (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Euspira napus (E.A. Smith, 1904) (Mossel Bay to East London)
• Mammilla fibrosa (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1852) (Mozambique)
• Comma necklace shell Notocochlis gualteriana
  Notocochlis gualteriana
  Notocochlis gualteriana is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails....
  
  Récluz, 1844. (Syn. Natica gualteriana) (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)
• Natica lineata (Roding, 1798) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Mottled necklace shell Natica tecta
  Natica tecta
  Natica tecta, common name the mottled necklace shell, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails....
  
  Anton, 1839 (Namibia to Eastern Cape)
• Naticarius alapapilionis (Roding, 1798) (northern Wild Coast to Mozambique)
• Naticarius manceli (Josseaume, 1874) (northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)
• Naticarius onca (Roding, 1798) (northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)
• Neverita albumen (Linnaeus, 1758) (Durban to Mozambique)
• Neverita perselephanti (Link, 1807) (KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)
• Moon shell Polinices didyma Röding, 1798 (Mossel Bay to Mozambique)
• Polinices mammilla
  Polinices mammilla
  Polinices mammilla is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails....
  
  Linnaeus 1758 (Transkei to Mozambique)
• Polinices paciae Bozzetti, 1997 (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Polinices sebae (Recluz, 1844) (KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)
• Polinices simiae
  Polinices simiae
  Polinices simiae is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails....
  
  (Deshayes, 1838) (Wild Coast to Mozambique)
• Polinices syrphetodes (Kilburn, 1976) (KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)
• Sinum delessertii (Recluz, 1843) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Sinum haliotoideum (Linnaeus, 1758) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Sinum laevigatum (Lamarck, 1822) (Durban to Mozambique)
• Sinum quasimodoides Kilburn, 1976 (Northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)
• Tanea euzona
  Tanea euzona
  Tanea euzona is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails....
  
  (Recluz, 1844) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Tanea hilaris (Sowerby, 1914) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Tectonatica violacea (Sowerby, 1825) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)

Tonnidae

Tonnidae

Tonnidae is a family of medium-sized to very large sea snails, known as the tun shells. These are marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha and the clade Littorinimorpha.- Taxonomy :...

 - Tonninae

• Tonna berthae
  Tonna berthae
  Tonna berthae is a large species of sea snail or tun snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells.-References:...
  
  Vos, 2005

Tonnidae

Tonnidae

Tonnidae is a family of medium-sized to very large sea snails, known as the tun shells. These are marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha and the clade Littorinimorpha.- Taxonomy :...

 - Cassinae

Cassinae

Cassidae is a taxonomic family of medium-sized, large and sometimes very large sea snails commonly called helmet snails or bonnet snails. These are marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the clade Littorinimorpha....

 - Helmet shells

• Pustular triton Argobuccinum pustulosum
  Argobuccinum pustulosum
  Argobuccinum pustulosum, common name the pustular triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons....
  
  Lightfoot, 1786 (Orange River to Eastern Cape)
• Casmaria decipiens (Kilburn, 1980) (Wild Coast to central KwaZulu-Natal)
• Casmaria erinacea (Linnaeus, 1758) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Casmaria ponderosa
  Casmaria ponderosa
  Casmaria ponderosa, common name the heavy bonnet, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.Subspecies :* Casmaria ponderosa perryi...
  
  (Gmelin, 1791) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Cassis cornuta
  Cassis cornuta
  Cassis cornuta is a species of very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae, the helmet shells and their allies.-Distribution:...
  
  (Linnaeus, 1758) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Cypraecassis rufa
  Cypraecassis rufa
  Cypraecassis rufa is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae. It is commonly known as the bullmouth or red helmet shell, and also as the cameo shell.-Distribution:...
  
  (Linnaeus, 1758) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Galeodea keyteri (Kilburn, 1975) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Oocorys lussii Bozzetti, 1990 (central KwaZulu-Natal)
• Oocorys sulcata
  Oocorys sulcata
  Oocorys sulcata is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails....
  
  Fischer, 1883 (eastern seaboard of South Africa and Mozambique)
• Checkerboard bonnet shell Phalium areola
  Phalium areola
  Phalium areola , common name : the Checkerboard Bonnet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the subfamily Cassinae, within the family Cassidae the helmet and bonnet shells. It is also known as the checkerboard bonnet shell...
  
  (Linnaeus, 1758) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Phalium fimbria (Gmelin, 1791) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Phalium glaucum
  Phalium glaucum
  Phalium glaucum, common name the grey bonnet, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails....
  
  (Linnaeus, 1758) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Helmet shell Phalium labiatum zeylanicum Lamarck, 1822 (Cape Point to northern KwaZulu-Natal) (syn. Semicassis labiata zeylanica)
• Semicassis bisulcata (Schubert & Wagner, 1829) (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Semicassis bulla fernandesi (Kilburn, 1975) (Central KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Semicassis craticulata (Euthyme, 1885) (Jeffreys Bay to Mozambique)
• Semicassis faurotis (Jousseaume, 1888) (Kwazulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Semicassis faurotis (Jousseaume, 1888) (Kwazulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Semicassis microstoma (von Martens, 1903) (Central Kwazulu-Natal to Mozambique)

Janthinidae

Janthinidae

Janthinidae, common name the purple snails or violet snails, are a family of pelagic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the informal group Ptenoglossa of the clade Hypsogastropoda....

 - Violet shells

• Bubble raft shell or Violet snail Janthina janthina
  Janthina janthina
  Janthina janthina, common name the common purple snail, is a species of holoplanktonic sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Janthinidae, the violet snails or purple storm snails.-Distribution:...
  
  Linnaeus, 1758 (Cape Columbine to Mozambique)
• Janthina globosa
  Janthina globosa
  Janthina globosa is a species of holoplanktonic sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Janthinidae, the violet snails or purple storm snails.- External links :*...
  
  Swainson, 1822 (syn. Janthina prolongata Blainville, 1822)
• Janthina pallida
  Janthina pallida
  Janthina pallida, also known as the pale janthina, is a species of holoplanktonic sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Janthinidae, the violet snails or purple storm snails....
  
  Thompson W., 1840
• Janthina exigua
  Janthina exigua
  Janthina exigua, also known as the dwarf janthina, is a species of small holoplanktonic sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Janthinidae, the violet snails or purple storm snails.- Distribution :...
  
  Lamarck, 1816
• Janthina umbilicata
  Janthina umbilicata
  Janthina umbilicata, also known as the elongate janthina, is a species of holoplanktonic sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Janthinidae, the violet snails or purple storm snails....
  
  d'Orbigny, 1852

Bursidae

Bursidae

Bursidae, common name "frog snails" or "frog shells" is a rather small taxonomic family of large sea snails, marine gastropod predatory snails in the clade Littorinimorpha.-Distribution:...

• Granular frog shell Bursa granularis
  Bursa granularis
  Bursa granularis, common name the granular frog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
  
  Röding, 1798 (Transkei to Mozambique)

Ranellidae

Ranellidae

Ranellidae, common name the triton shells or tritons, is a taxonomic family of small to very large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha.-Subfamilies:...

• Pink lady Charonia lampas pustulata Euthyme, 1889 (Cape Point to Mozambique)
• Ranella australasia gemmifera Euthyme, 1889 (Cape Point to Durban)
• Ranella olearium (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Furry ridged triton Cabestana cutacea africana Adams A. 1855 (Namibia to southern Mozambique)

Muricidae

Muricidae

Muricidae, common name murex snails or rock snails, is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails. With approximately 1,600 living species the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogastropoda. Additionally, 1,200 fossil species have been recognised...

• Branched murex Chicoreus inflatus Lamarck, 1822. (Syn. Chicoreus ramosus) (Central KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)
• Mulberry shell Morula granulata
  Morula granulata
  Morula granulata, common name the mulberry shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Description:...
  
  Duclos, 1832 (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)
• Short-spined murex Murex brevispina
  Murex brevispina
  Murex brevispina, also known as the Short-spined murex, is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails....
  
  Lamarck, 1822 (Central KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)
• Fenestrate oyster drill Ocenebra fenestrata Gould, 1833 (Cape Point to Transkei)
• Stag shell Pteropurpura (Poropteron) graagae (Coen, 1947) (Eastern Cape to northern KwaZulu-Natal)
• Pteropurpurea (Poropteron) uncinaria Lamarck, 1822 (Namibia to Port Alfred)
• Salmon lipped whelk Purpura persica
  Purpura persica
  Purpura persica , common name : the Persian purpura, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Distribution:...
  
  Linnaeus, 1758 (Syn. Purpura panama) (Transkei to Mozambique)
• Thais bufo Lamarck 1822 (Transkei to Indo-Pacific)
• Thais (Mancinella) alouina Röding, 1798. (Syn. Mancinella alouina) (Transkei to Indo-Pacific)
• Knobbly dogwhelk Thais capensis Petit de la Saussaye, 1852 (Agulhas to central KwaZulu-Natal)
• Thais savignyi
  Thais savignyi
  Thais savignyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
  
  Deshayes, 1844 (Zululand to Indo-Pacific)
• Thais wahlbergi (Saldanha to False Bay)
• Girdled dogwhelk Nucella cingulata Linnaeus, 1771 (Orange river to Cape Point)
• Common dogwhelk Nucella dubia
  Nucella dubia
  Nucella dubia, common name the common dogwhelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
  
  (Krauss, 1848) (Namibia to Transkei)
• Scaly dogwhelk Nucella squamosa
  Nucella squamosa
  Nucella squamosa, common name the scaly dogwhelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
  
  (Lamarck, 1816) (Namibia to Transkei)

Buccinidae

Buccinidae

Buccinidae is a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.True whelks are mostly marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda...

• Flame-patterned burnupena Burnupena catarrhacta
  Burnupena catarrhacta
  Burnupena catarrhacta, common name the flame-patterned burnupena, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
  
  Gmelin, 1791 (Orange river to Agulhas)
• Ridged burnupena Burnupena cincta
  Burnupena cincta
  Burnupena cincta, common name the ridged burnupena, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
  
  Röding, 1798 (Namibia to Transkei)
• Burnupena lagenaria
  Burnupena lagenaria
  Burnupena lagenaria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
  
  Lamarck, 1822 (Saldanha to Zululand)
• Papery burnupena Burnupena papyracea
  Burnupena papyracea
  Burnupena papyracea, common name the papery burnupena, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
  
  Bruguière, 1792 (Orange river to Agulhas)
• Burnupena pubescens
  Burnupena pubescens
  Burnupena pubescens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 50 mm.-Distribution:...
  
  Küster, 1858 (North western Cape to Durban)
• Burnupena sp. (West coast)

Buccinidae

Buccinidae

Buccinidae is a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.True whelks are mostly marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda...

 - Photinae

• Elongate dogwhelk Afrocominella elongata
  Afrocominella elongata
  Afrocominella capensis, common name the elongate whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae....
  
  Dunker, 1857

Fasciolariidae

Fasciolariidae

Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", is a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea....

• Fasciolaria lugubris heynemanni ( (Syn? Pleuroploca lugubris heynemanni (Dunker, R.W., 1876))
• Fasciolaria lugubris lugubris (Saldanha to False Bay) (syn? Pleuroploca lugubris lugubris (Adams, A. & L.A. Reeve in Reeve, L.A., 1847))
• Long-siphoned whelk Fusinus ocelliferus Lamarck, 1816 (Namaqualand to central KwaZulu-Natal)
• Forsskal's whelk Peristernia forskalii
  Peristernia forskalii
  Peristernia forskalii, common name the Forsskal's whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies....
  
  (Tapparone-Canefri, C.E., 1879) (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)

Mitridae

Mitridae

Mitridae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Neogastropoda....

 - Mitres

• Mitra litterata
  Mitra litterata
  Mitra litterata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.-Description:The shell size varies between 11 mm and 35 mm-Distribution:...
  
  Lamarck, 1811 (West Transkei to Mozambique)
• Brown mitre Mitra picta
  Mitra picta
  Mitra picta, common name the brown mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails....
  
  Reeve, 1844 ((Cape Columbine to KwaZulu-Natal south coast)

Strombidae

Strombidae

Strombidae, commonly known as the true conchs, is a taxonomic family of medium-sized to very large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Stromboidea....

 - Strombs

• Lambis chiragra arthritica Roding, 1798 (Northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)
• Lambis crocata crocata (Link, 1807) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)
• Lambis digitata
  Lambis digitata
  Lambis digitata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs....
  
  (Perry, 1811) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)
• Lambis lambis
  Lambis lambis
  Lambis lambis, common name the spider conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. -Shell description:...
  
  (Linnaeus, 1758) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)
• Lambis truncata truncata(Lightfoot, 1768) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)
• Variable stromb Strombus mutabilis
  Strombus mutabilis
  Canarium mutabile, common name the variable stromb, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.-Distribution:...
  
  Swainson, 1821 (Eastern Cape to Mozambique)
• Strombus wilsonorum Abbott, 1967 (KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique)

Aporrhaidae

Aporrhaidae

Aporrhaidae, common name the pelican's foot snails, is a taxonomic family of sea snails. The taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005 categorizes Aporrhaidae as marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha....

 - pelican foot shells

• Aporrhais pesgallinae
  Aporrhais pesgallinae
  Aporrhais pesgallinae is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Aporrhaidae, the pelican's foot snails or pelican's foot shells....
  
  Barnard, 1963 (Namibia and Western Cape)

Nassariidae

Nassariidae

Nassariidae, common name nassa mud snails , or dog whelks , are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda.-Shell description:...

Dogwhelks

• Nassarius albescens gemmuliferus (Adams, A., 1852) (Transkei northwards)
• Shielded dogwhelk Nassarius arcularius plicatus (Röding, P.F., 1798) (Central KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique)
• Cape dogwhelk Nassarius capensis
  Nassarius capensis
  Nassarius capensis, common name the Cape dogwhelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
  
  R. W. Dunker, 1846 (Cape Columbine to Transkei)
• Nassarius coronatus
  Nassarius coronatus
  Nassarius coronatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
  
  (Bruguière, J.G., 1789) (Durban northwards)
• Tick shell Nassarius kraussianus
  Nassarius kraussianus
  Nassarius kraussianus, common name the tick shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-Description:The size of the shell varies from 6 mm to 10 mm...
  
  (Dunker, R.W., 1846) (Namaqualand to Mozambique)
• Lattice dogwhelk Nassarius plicatellus (Adams, A., 1852) (Namibia to Cape Columbine)
• Purple-lipped dogwhelk Nassarius speciosus
  Nassarius speciosus
  Nassarius speciosus, common name the purple-lipped dogwhelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
  
  (Adams, A., 1852) (Orange river to Transkei)

Plough shells

• Annulated plough shell 'Bullia annulata
  Bullia annulata
  Bullia annulata, common name the annulated plough shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
  
  Lamarck, 1816 (Cape Columbine to Mozambique)
• Bullia callosa
  Bullia callosa
  Bullia callosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
  
  Gray, 1828 (Mossel Bay to KwaZulu-Natal north coast)
• Finger plough shell Bullia digitalis
  Bullia digitalis
  Bullia digitalis, the Finger Plough Shell or Plough Snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.These dominant scavengers scent decaying animal matter from a considerable distance so that they converge from all...
  
  (Dillwyn, L.W., 1817) (Namibia to Transkei)
• Fat plough shell Bullia laevissima
  Bullia laevissima
  Bullia laevissima, common name the fat plough shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
  
  (Gmelin, 1791) (Namibia to Transkei)
• Bullia mozambicensis
  Bullia mozambicensis
  Bullia mozambicensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-Distribution:Distribution of Bullia mozambicensis includes:* Mozambique...
  
  E. A. Smith, 1878 (KwaZulu-Natal south coast to Mozambique)
• Pleated plough shell Bullia natalensis
  Bullia natalensis
  Bullia natalensis, the Pleated Plough Shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
  
  Krauss, C.F., 1848 (Transkei to Mozambique)
• Pure plough shell Bullia pura
  Bullia pura
  Bullia pura, common name the pure plough shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
  
  Melvill, J.C., 1885 (Cape Point to central KwaZulu-Natal)
• Smooth plough shell Bullia rhodostoma
  Bullia rhodostoma
  Bullia rhodostoma, common name the smooth plough shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
  
  Reeve, L.A., 1847 (Cape Point to North KwaZulu-Natal)

Olividae - Olive shells

• Carolinian olive shell Oliva caroliniana
  Oliva caroliniana
  Oliva caroliniana, common name the carolinian olive shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives....
  
  Duclos, 1835 (Transkei to Mozambique)

Marginellidae

Marginellidae

Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a taxonomic family of small, often colorful, sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Neogastropoda.- Taxonomy :...

 - Marginellas

• Marginella musica
  Marginella musica
  Marginella musica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails....
  
  Hinds, 1844 (Luderitz to Cape Agulhas)
• Cloudy marginella Marginella nebulosa
  Marginella nebulosa
  Marginella nebulosa, common name the cloudy marginella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails....
  
  Bolten in Röding, P.F., 1798 (Cape Point to Eastern Cape)
• Ornate marginella Marginella ornata
  Marginella ornata
  Marginella ornata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails....
  
  Redfield, J.H., 1870 (Port Elizabeth to Transkei)
• Sandy marginella Marginella piperata
  Marginella piperata
  Marginella piperata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.-Subspecies:*Subspecies Marginella piperata albocincta Sowerby, 1846]...
  
  Hinds, 1844 (Cape Point to KwaZulu-Natal north coast)
• Pinch lipped marginella Marginella rosea
  Marginella rosea
  Marginella rosea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.-Description:...
  
  Lamarck, 1822 (Cape Columbine to Cape Agulhas)
• Cape marginella Volvarina capensis
  Volvarina capensis
  Volvarina capensis, common name the Cape marginella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails....
  
  Krauss, 1848 (Namibia to Cape Hangklip)
• Banded volvarina or Banded marginella Volvarina zonata
  Volvarina zonata
  Volvarina zonata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails....
  
  (Kiener, 1841) (Saldanha Bay to Port Elizabeth)

Conidae - Cone shells

• Algoa cone Conus algoensis
  Conus algoensis
  Conus algoensis, common name the algoa cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies....
  
  G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 (Cape Columbine to Cape Agulhas)
  • Conus algoensis algoensis (West coast))
  • Yellow Algoa cone Conus algoensis simplex G. B. Sowerby II, 1858 (Cape Point to Hermanus))
  • Conus algoensis scitulus (Hermanus to Cape Agulhas))
• Hebrew cone Conus ebraeus
  Conus ebraeus
  Conus ebraeus, common name the black-and-white cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.-Description:...
  
  Linnaeus, 1758 (Transkei to Mozambique)
• Livid cone Conus lividus
  Conus lividus
  Conus lividus, common name the livid cone, is a species of sophisticated predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.-Description:...
  
  Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (Transkei to Mozambique)
• Elongate cone Conus mozambicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (Orange river to Eastern Cape)
• Natal textile cone Conus natalis
  Conus natalis
  Conus natalis, common name the Natal textile cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies....
  
  Sowerby II, 1857 (Eastern Cape to central KwaZulu-Natal)
• Sponsal cone Conus sponsalis
  Conus sponsalis
  Conus sponsalis, common name the sponsal cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous...
  
  Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (Transkei to Mozambique)
• Textile cone Conus textile
  Conus textile
  Conus textile, common name the cloth of gold cone is a venomous species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. The species is extremely dangerous to humans.-Distribution:C...
  
  Linnaeus, 1758 (Natal northwards)
• Variable cone Conus tinianus
  Conus tinianus
  Conus tinianus, common name the variable cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies....
  
  Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (Agulhas to Transkei)

Cancellariidae

Cancellariidae

Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda...

• Admetula afra
  Admetula afra
  Admetula afra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.The specific name afra is a feminine of afer, that means "African"....
  
  Petit & Harasewych, 2000
• Admetula epula Petit & Harasewych, 1991
• Trigonostoma kilburni
  Trigonostoma kilburni
  Trigonostoma kilburni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.The specific name kilburni is in honor of South African malacologist Richard Neil Kilburn....
  
  Petit & Harasewych, 2000
• Nipponaphera wallacei
  Nipponaphera wallacei
  Nipponaphera wallacei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.The specific name wallacei is in honor of Mr. Martin Wallace, who collected type specimens....
  
  Petit & Harasewych, 2000
• Zeadmete verheckeni
  Zeadmete verheckeni
  Zeadmete verheckeni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.The specific name verheckeni is in honor of Belgian malacologist André Verhecken....
  
  Petit & Harasewych, 2000

Heterobranchia

Heterobranchia

Heterobranchia, the heterobranchs or Euthyneura, is a taxonomic clade of snails and slugs, which includes species from the sea, the land and freshwater; marine, aquatic and terrestrial gastropod mollusks....

 — Heterobranch gastropods

See article List of marine heterobranch gastropods of South Africa

External links

• Nakin M. D. V. (2009). "Effects of marine reserves on the biology of rocky intertidal limpets along the southern coast of South Africa". PhD thesis, Rhodes University. abstract, PDF.