Species Pages

Holdings Profile: Phylum Mollusca

Class Aplacophora- Solenogastors (Marine)

Classs Bivalvia- Bivalves (Marine; Unionioda, Veneroida with freshwater representitives)
    Order Arcoida- Ark shells
    Order Limoida- File clams
    Order Myoida- Softshell clams, piddocks, borers
    Order Mytiloida- Bank mussels
    Order Nuculoida- Nut clams
    Order Ostreoida- Oysters and scallops
    Order Pholadomyoida- Ship worms, angel wings
    Order Pterioida- Oysters
    Order Solemyoida- Awning clams
    Order Unionoida- Freshwater pearly mussels
    Order Veneroida- Hard clams, cockles, Corbicula, zebra mussels (Dreissena)

Class Cephalopoda- Squid and Octopi (Marine)

Class Gastropoda- Snails, slugs and nudibranchs
    Order Acochlidoidea- Sand slugs (Marine)
    Order Anaspidea- Sea hares (Marine)
    Order Archaeogastropoda- Keyhole limpets, topsnails, slit-shells, Abalones (Predominantly Marine)
    Order Archaeopulmonata- Ellobiids (Terrestrial)
    Order Architaenioglossa- Apple snails, mystery snails (Freshwater)
    Order Basommatophora- Aquatic lunged snails (Freshwater and Marine)
    Order Cephalaspidea- Bubble shells, barrel-bubbels (Predominantly Marine)
    Order Gymnosomata- Swimming sea hares (Marine)
    Order Heterostropha- Valvatas, sundials (Marine and Freshwater)
    Order Neogastropoda- Murexes, cones, olives, volutes, and whelks (Predominantly Marine)
    Order Neotaenioglossa- Pleurocerids, littorinids, mudsnails, olives, cowries (Marine and Freshwater)
    Order Notaspidea- Umbrella and sidegill slugs (Marine)
    Order Nudibranchia- Sea slugs and sea hares (Marine)
    Order Patellogastropoda- True limpets (Marine)
    Order Sacoglossa- Bubblesnails, Elysias, glass slugs (Marine)
    Order Stylommatophora- Lunged snails and slugs (Terrestrial)
    Order Systellommatophora- Leatherleaf slugs (Terrestrial)
    Order Thecosomata- Pteropods (Marine)

Class Monoplacophora- Monoplacophorans (Marine)

Class Polyplacophora- Chitons (Marine)

Class Scaphopoda- Tusk and tooth shells (Marine)

Classification scheme as reported in Turgeon et al. (1998).  Page Compiled by M. Gangloff, 10 August 2004.