List of marine molluscs of South Africa

Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (/ˈmɒləsks/).

Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda.

They are highly diverse, not just in size and anatomical structure, but also in behaviour and habitat, as numerous groups are freshwater and even terrestrial species.

The gastropods (snails, slugs and abalone) are by far the most diverse class and account for 80% of the total classified molluscan species.

(Full article...) See List of marine gastropods of South Africa Bivalves in South Africa include: Nuculidae Mytilidae – Mussels Arcidae – Ark clams Noetiidae Pinnidae – Pen shells Gryphaeidae Ostreidae – True oysters Anomiidae – Saddle oysters Gryphaeidae – Honeycomb oysters Pteriidae – Pearl oysters Pectinidae – Scallops Limidae – File shells Cardiidae – Cockles Tridacnidae – Giant clams Mactridae – Trough shells Carditidae Condylocardiidae Solenidae Lucinidae Unionidae Lasaeidae Tellinidae Teredinidae Donacidae – Wedge shells Psammobiidae – Sunset clams Veneridae – Venus shells Chitons (Polyplacophora) in South Africa include: Ischnochitonidae Chitonidae Callochitonidae Acanthochitona Chaetopleuridae Cephalopods in South Africa include: Octopodidae Argonautidae Loliginidae Sepiidae Spirulidae Tusk shells (Scaphopoda) in South Africa include: Dentaliidae Gadilidae Lists of molluscs of surrounding countries: