List of marine gastropods of South Africa

This list of marine gastropods of South Africa attempts to list all of the sea snails and sea slugs of South Africa, in other words the marine gastropod molluscs of that area.

Gastropods (/ˈɡæstrəpɒdz/), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (/ɡæsˈtrɒpədə/).

This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and from the land.

It contains a vast total of named species, second only to the insects in overall number.

(Full article...) Marine gastropods in South Africa include: Patellidae - True limpets Lottiidae - True limpets Pleurotomariidae Haliotidae - Abalone Fissurellidae - Keyhole limpets Calliostomatidae Trochidae Turbinidae - Turban shells Phasianellidae Neritidae - Nerites Calyptraeidae - Slipper limpets Hipponicidae - Hoof limpets Littorinidae Assimineidae Vermetidae - Worm shells Turritellidae Potamididae Cerithiidae Xenophoridae Turridae Cypraeidae - True cowries Ovulidae Velutinidae[1] Triviidae - Trivia[8][1] Naticidae - Necklace shells Tonnidae - Tonninae Tonnidae - Cassinae - Helmet shells Janthinidae - Violet shells Bursidae Ranellidae Muricidae Buccinidae Buccinidae - Photinae Fasciolariidae Mitridae - Mitres Strombidae - Strombs Aporrhaidae - pelican foot shells Nassariidae Dogwhelks Plough shells Olividae - Olive shells Marginellidae - Marginellas Conidae - Cone shells Cancellariidae See article List of marine heterobranch gastropods of South Africa