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List of molluscs of the Houtman Abrolhos

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The maxima clam (Tridacna maxima), seen here at the Virgin Islands, occurs at the Houtman Abrolhos

This list of molluscs of the Houtman Abrolhos includes 492 species of marine molluscs which have been recorded from the waters of the Houtman Abrolhos, an island group in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western Australia.

These molluscs are predominantly gastropods (346 species, 70%) and bivalves (124, 25%); the remaining 5% of species consist of cephalopods (14 species), chitons (5 species) and scaphopods (4 species).

About two thirds of the species have a tropical distribution, temperate species account for 20%, and the remaining 11% are endemic to Western Australia.[1]

Acmaeidae
Neritidae
Haliotidae
Fissurellidae
Trochidae
Turbinidae
Turritellidae
Cerithiidae
Planaxidae
Littorinidae
Hydrococcidae
Strombidae
Hipponicidae
Calyptraeidae
Vermetidae
Siliquariidae
Cypraeidae
Ovulidae
Triviidae
Naticidae
Bursidae
Cassidae
Ranellidae
Tonnidae
Epitoniidae
Janthinidae
Muricidae
Turbinellidae
Buccinidae
Columbellidae
Volutidae
Olividae
Mitridae
Costellariidae
Cancellariidae
Turridae
Conidae
Terebridae
Pyramidellidae
Bullinidae
Acteonidae
Haminoeidae
Hydatinidae
Philinidae
Bullidae
Atyidae
Aglajidae
Akeridae
Aplysiidae
Tylodinidae
Umbraculidae
Pleurobranchidae
Volvatellidae
Juliidae
Oxynoidae
Placobranchidae
Limapontiidae
Polyceridae
Gymnodoridae
Aegiridae
Hexabranchidae
Dorididae
Chromodorididae
Dendrodorididae
Phyllidiidae
Flabellinidae
Glaucidae
Tritoniidae
Bornellidae
Scyllaeidae
Tethyidae
Siphonariidae
Nuculanidae
Solemyidae
Arcidae
Limopsidae
Glycymerididae
Mytilidae
Pinnidae
Pteriidae
Isognomonidae
Vulsellidae
Pectinidae
Spondylidae
Anomiidae
Limidae
Plicatulidae
Gryphaeidae
Ostreidae
Trigoniidae
Lucinidae
Chamidae
Carditidae
Crassatellidae
Cardiidae
Tridacnidae
Mactridae
Mesodesmatidae
Tellinidae
Veneridae
Corbulidae
Gastrochaenidae
Hiatellidae
Clavagellidae
Sepioteuthis lessoniana
Spirulidae
Sepiidae
Sepiadariidae
Sepiolidae
Loliginidae
Octopodidae
Ischnochitonidae
Cryptoplacidae
Chitonidae
Dentaliidae
Solecurtidae

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Wells, Fred E. & Bryce, Clay W. (1997). "A preliminary checklist of the marine macromolluscs of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia". In Wells, F. E. (ed.). The marine flora and fauna of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Volume 2. Western Australian Museum. pp. 363–383. ISBN 0-7309-8553-9.