Molluscs of the Andaman, Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands
689 molluscs on the India list have a GBIF record placed in the Andaman, Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands, 3 of them threatened (2 Endangered and 1 Vulnerable).
A species is in a region when a GBIF record of it is placed there (the biogeographic zones of the Wildlife Institute of India). Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
Threatened molluscs of the Andaman, Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands (3)
- Bathymodiolus septemdierum EN
- Laevicaulis haroldi Harold Dundee's Leatherback Slug EN
- Alviniconcha hessleri VU
All molluscs of the Andaman, Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands on the list (689)
- Abdopus aculeatus Algae Octopus
- Abranda casta
- Acanthopleura gemmata Jewelled Chiton
- Acanthosepion pharaonis DD
- Acmella moreletiana
- Acrosterigma biradiatum
- Aegires villosus
- Aldisa erwinkoehleri
- Alvania stigmata
- Alviniconcha hessleri VU
- Amphidromus andamanicus
- Amphidromus furcillatus
- Amusium pleuronectes Asian Moon Scallop
- Anadara ehrenbergi
- Ancilla ampla
- Angustassiminea lucida
- Anisogemmula albina
- Anodontia edentula Toothless Lucine
- Anomalodiscus squamosus Squamose Venus
- Arakawania granulata
- Arakawania musiva
- Ardeadoris angustolutea Yellow-margin Nudibranch
- Ardeadoris tomsmithi Tom Smith's Nudibranch
- Armina semperi
- Asaphis violascens Pacific Asaphis
- Assiminea theobaldiana
- Asteronotus cespitosus Clumpy Nudibranch
- Atactodea striata Striated Little Trough Shell
- Atagema intecta
- Atagema spongiosa
- Austriella corrugata Corrugated Lucine
- Azorinus chamasolen Smooth Short Razor
- Babylonia ambulacrum
- Barbatia amygdalumtostum Almond Ark
- Bathymodiolus septemdierum EN
- Benimakia fastigium
- Benimakia violacea
- Bistolida hirundo Swallow Cowrie
- Bistolida kieneri Kiener's Cowrie
- Bornella anguilla Eel Bornella
- Brunneifusus ternatanus
- Bufonaria elegans Elegant Frog shell
- Bufonaria rana Common Frog shell
- Cadlinella ornatissima
- Caecum glabrum
- Calcarovula gracillima
- Calliostoma laugieri Laugier's top shell
- Calliostoma perfragile
- Callista kingii
- Callistochiton pulchellus
- Callistocypraea nivosa
- Caloria indica Indian Caloria
- Calpurnus verrucosus Little Egg Cowrie
- Canarium olydium
- Cardilia semisulcata
- Cardiolucina civica
- Cardiolucina semperiana
- Cardita excisa
- Cardites antiquatus ancient cardita
- Carminodoris estrelyado
- Cavolinia globulosa globe sea butterfly
- Cavolinia tridentata Three-tooth Cavoline
- Cavolinia uncinata Uncinate Cavoline
- Ceratosoma tenue Many-lobed Ceratosoma
- Cerberilla ambonensis
- Cerberilla annulata
- Chama japonica
- Chamalycaeus reinhardti
- Chelidonura hirundinina Swallowtail Headshield Slug
- Chicoreus capucinus Mangrove Murex
- Chicoreus torrefactus firebrand murex
- Chiton granoradiatus
- Chromodoris elisabethina Elisabeth's Chromodoris
- Chromodoris lineolata Many-lined Nudibranch
- Chromodoris strigata Streaked Chromodoris
- Chrysostoma paradoxum
- Circulus novemcarinatus
- Clementia papyracea
- Clio convexa
- Clithon oualaniense Guamanian Nerite
- Clypeomorus isselii
- Clypeomorus purpurastoma
- Cochlicella acuta Pointed Snail
- Codakia tigerina Pacific Tiger Lucine
- Collonista solida
- Colpodaspis thompsoni
- Coluzea gomphos
- Conasprella aculeiformis
- Conasprella dictator
- Conasprella viminea
- Conus achatinus Agate Cone
- Conus amadis Amadis Cone
- Conus andamanensis Andaman Cone DD
- Conus araneosus Cobweb Cone
- Conus aureus Aureus Cone
- Conus bandanus Banded Marble Cone
- Conus bengalensis Bengal Cone
- Conus betulinus Beech Cone
- Conus chaldaeus Vermiculate Cone
- Conus collisus Stigmatic Cone
- Conus consors Singed Cone
- Conus coronatus Coronated Cone
- Conus distans Distant Cone
- Conus ebraeus Black-and-white Cone Snail
- Conus eximius Exceptional Cone
- Conus furvus Carpenter Cone
- Conus hyaena Hyena Cone
- Conus imperialis The Darkened Cone
- Conus inscriptus Inscribed Cone
- Conus laterculatus
- Conus leopardus Leopard Cone
- Conus magus Magical Cone
- Conus monachus Monastic Cone
- Conus monile Necklace Cone
- Conus nicobaricus Nicobar cone
- Conus praecellens Admirable Cone
- Conus recluzianus Récluz Cone
- Conus renateae
- Conus stramineus Nisus Cone
- Conus striatus Striated Cone
- Conus subulatus Subulate Cone DD
- Conus sulcatus Furrowed Cone
- Conus virgo Virgin Cone
- Conus zonatus Zoned Cone
- Coralliophila andamana
- Coralliophila clathrata
- Corbula ovalina
- Corculum cardissa Heart Cockle
- Coriocella hibyae Velvet Snail
- Coryphellina exoptata Desirable Flabellina
- Coryphellina rubrolineata Purple Flabellina
- Costasiella usagi Rabbit Sapsucking Slug
- Crassispira sinensis
- Cratena peregrina Cratena Slug
- Creseis acicula
- Creseis virgula
- Cryptospira scripta
- Ctena divergens
- Ctenocardia virgo The Virgin Cockle
- Ctenoides ales Electric Fileclam
- Cucullaearca foliata
- Curvemysella paula
- Cyclophorus charpentieri
- Cyclophorus crocatus
- Cyclophorus denselineatus
- Cyclophorus leai
- Cyclostremiscus parvus
- Cylichna involuta
- Cypraea tigris Tiger Cowrie
- Dallocardia muricata Yellow Prickly Cockle
- Daphnellopsis lamellosa
- Dendrodoris fumata
- Dendrodoris krusensternii Gem Doris
- Dendrodoris nigra Black Doris
- Dentiovula dorsuosa Violet Egg Cowrie
- Diacavolinia longirostris
- Diala semistriata
- Diodora granifera
- Diplodonta insulsa
- Discodoris boholiensis Flatworm Discodoris
- Distorsio reticularis France's Warp Shell
- Dolabella auricularia Blunt-end Seahare
- Dolabrifera dolabrifera Warty Seacat
- Dolomena pulchella pretty conch
- Dominus labiosus
- Domiporta carnicolor
- Doriprismatica atromarginata Black-margined Nudibranch
- Dorisca amica
- Dosinia histrio
- Dosinia tumida
- Drupella margariticola Oyster Drill
- Drupina lobata Drupa lobata
- Dulcerana granularis
- Echinolittorina malaccana Malacca echinolittorina
- Ellobium aurisjudae Judas Ear Cassidula
- Elysia bangtawaensis Mangrove Leaf Slug
- Elysia marginata
- Elysia ornata Ornate sap-sucking slug
- Emarginula fuliginea
- Emarginula scabriuscula
- Engina alveolata
- Engina mendicaria Bumblebee Snail
- Ennucula cumingii
- Eoacmaea pustulata Spotted Limpet
- Epideira multiseriata
- Epitonium dubium
- Ergalatax contracta Contracted Buccinum
- Erronea caurica Thick-edged Cowrie
- Erronea errones Erroneous Cowrie
- Euciroa eburnea
- Eucithara cinnamomea
- Eugemmula hombroni
- Euplica scripta Dotted Dove Shell
- Euselenops luniceps Moon-headed Sidegill Slug
- Favartia andamanensis
- Favartia madangensis
- Ficadusta pulchella beautiful cowrie
- Filifusus filamentosus
- Finella pupoides
- Fissidentalium serrulatum
- Fissurella cyathulum
- Frigidocardium exasperatum
- Frigidocardium torresi
- Fulvia australis
- Fulvia laevigata
- Fulvia scalata
- Fusiaphera macrospira
- Gafrarium dispar
- Gafrarium pectinatum Comb Circe
- Gafrarium tumidum Swollen Circe
- Gari maculosa
- Gari pulcherrima
- Gari radiata
- Gastropteron bicornutum Doublehorned Batwing Slug
- Gemmulimitra rubiginosa
- Geotrochus bicolor
- Gibbula ahena
- Gingicithara cylindrica
- Globivenus orientalis
- Glossodoris cincta Girdled Glossodoris
- Glossodoris hikuerensis Brown-edge Glossodorid
- Glossodoris pallida lemon meringue nudibranch
- Glossodoris rufomarginata Caramel Nudibranch
- Goniobranchus albopunctatus
- Goniobranchus conchyliatus
- Goniobranchus fidelis Faithful Sea Slug
- Goniobranchus geminus Gem Sea Slug
- Goniobranchus geometricus Geometric Goniobranchus
- Goniobranchus gleniei
- Goniobranchus hintuanensis Bus Stop Nudibranch
- Goniobranchus sinensis
- Goniodoridella savignyi
- Gouldipoma turritum
- Gymnodoris ceylonica
- Gymnodoris impudica
- Gymnodoris striata
- Gyrineum bituberculare
- Halgerda bacalusia
- Halgerda stricklandi
- Halgerda tessellata
- Haliotis asinina Donkey's Ear Abalone
- Haliotis varia Variable abalone
- Haloa aptei
- Haploptychius andamanicus
- Haploptychius pfeifferi
- Harpago chiragra Chiragra Conch
- Hastula cinerea Grey Atlantic Auger
- Hastula hectica Sandbeach auger
- Heliacus geminus
- Heliacus implexus
- Hemilienardia malleti
- Hexabranchus sanguineus Spanish Dancer
- Hinea brasiliana Yellow-coated Clusterwink
- Hinea fasciata
- Huttonella bicolor Two-tone Gulella
- Hyalimax andamanica
- Hydatina physis Brown-lined Paperbubble
- Hypselodoris bullockii Bullock's Hypselodoris
- Hypselodoris infucata Painted Hypselodoris
- Hypselodoris juniperae
- Hypselodoris maculosa Spotted Hypselodoris
- Hypselodoris maridadilus
- Hypselodoris nigrostriata
- Hypselodoris pulchella Beautiful Hypseldoris
- Hypselodoris sagamiensis
- Idiosepius pygmaeus Two-toned Pygmy Idiosepiid DD
- Imbricaria bacillum
- Imbricaria bantamensis
- Imbricariopsis vanikorensis
- Indomitrella puella
- Indomodulus tectum
- Indoplanorbis exustus
- Jitlada hanleyi
- Jorunna funebris Mourning Dorid
- Jorunna rubescens Red-lined Jorunna
- Kaloplocamus acutus
- Laevicaulis alte Tropical Leatherleaf Slug
- Laevicaulis haroldi Harold Dundee's Leatherback Slug EN
- Laevichlamys andamanica
- Laevidentalium eburneum
- Laevistrombus canarium Dog Conch
- Lagocheilus galatheae
- Lagocheilus roepstorfi
- Lagocheilus wuellerstorfianus
- Lambis crocata Crocate Spider Shell
- Lambis lambis Common Spider Conch
- Lamprohaminoea cymbalum
- Lamprohaminoea mikkelsenae
- Lataxiena blosvillei Blosville's False Latiaxis
- Latissistrombus sinuatus
- Leiosolenus nasutus
- Leptopoma marginellus
- Leptopoma roepstorffianum
- Lienardia armstrongi
- Lienardia mighelsi
- Lima vulgaris
- Limaria basilanica Orange File Clam
- Lioconcha ornata
- Lioconcha polita
- Lioconcha trimaculata
- Lioplacodes multistriata
- Lissachatina fulica African Giant Snail
- Littoraria conica
- Littoraria scabra Rough Periwinkle
- Littoraria undulata Undulate periwinkle
- Lophiotoma abbreviata
- Lophiotoma acuta
- Lunella cinerea Smooth Moon Turban
- Lutraria complanata
- Lyncina carneola Carnelian Cowrie
- Lyncina lynx
- Lyncina vitellus Calf Cowry
- Mactra antiquata
- Mactra violacea
- Mactrella striatula
- Maculastrombus mutabilis
- Maculotriton serriale Granulated Castor Bean
- Malleus regula Bean Hammer Oyster
- Marcia japonica
- Marmorofusus nicobaricus Nicobar spindle
- Marmorofusus tuberculatus
- Martesia striata Striate Piddock
- Mathilda amanda
- Mauritia arabica Arabian Cowrie
- Mauritia mauritiana Humpback Cowrie
- Meiocardia vulgaris
- Melampus sincaporensis
- Melanella attenuata
- Melanoides tuberculata Red-rimmed Melania
- Melicerona felina Kitten Cowrie
- Metula aegrota
- Mexichromis pusilla
- Miamira sinuata Jolly Green Giant
- Microcystina moerchiana
- Microcystina rinki
- Micromelo guamensis
- Mimachlamys albolineata
- Mimachlamys cloacata
- Mimachlamys sanguinea
- Ministrombus variabilis Variable Stromb
- Modiolatus plicatus
- Monetaria annulus Gold Ring Cowrie
- Monetaria caputserpentis Snakehead Cowrie
- Monetaria moneta Money Cowry
- Morula bicatenata
- Morula biconica
- Morula nodicostata
- Morula spinosa
- Morula uva Grape Drupe
- Murex brevispina Short-spined Murex
- Murex occa harrowed murex
- Murex ternispina Black-spined Murex
- Muusoctopus profundorum DD
- Myadora compressa
- Myurella nebulosa
- Naquetia triqueter three-angled murex
- Naria erosa Eroded Cowrie
- Naria helvola Honey Cowrie
- Naria lamarckii Lamarck's Cowrie
- Naria poraria Porous Cowrie
- Nassa serta Garland Thaid
- Nassaria laevior
- Nassaria pusilla
- Nassaria teres
- Nassarius acuminatus
- Nassarius albescens Whitish Dogwhelk
- Nassarius arcularia
- Nassarius callospira
- Nassarius distortus
- Nassarius dorsatus
- Nassarius gaudiosus Pointed Dogwhelk
- Nassarius graphiterus
- Nassarius horridus
- Nassarius margaritifer
- Nassarius niger
- Nassarius olivaceus
- Nassarius pullus Ribbed Dogwhelk
- Nassarius reeveanus
- Nassarius semisulcatus
- Nassarius sinusigerus
- Nassarius subspinosus
- Nassarius venustus
- Natica buriasiensis
- Natica vitellus Calf Natica
- Naticarius colliei Seychelles Moon Shell
- Naticarius onca China moon snail
- Neripteron platyconcha
- Nerita albicilla blotched nerite
- Nerita chamaeleon Chamaeleon Nerite
- Nerita costata Costate Nerite
- Nerita insculpta
- Nerita planospira Flat Nerite
- Nerita plicata Pleated Nerite
- Nerita polita Polished Nerite
- Nerita scabricosta Rough-ribbed Nerite
- Nerita undata Wavy Nerite
- Notocochlis gualteriana Spotted Sand Shell
- Nototeredo edax
- Octopus cyanea Day Octopus
- Octopus vulgaris Common Octopus
- Oliva amethystina
- Oliva carneola carnelian olive
- Oliva sibogae
- Oliveragemmula gilchristi
- Oliveragemmula rosario
- Oliveragemmula speciosa
- Oliveragemmula vagata
- Omphalotropis andersoni
- Omphalotropis distermina
- Oospira wuellerstorfi
- Opalia martis
- Oppomorus purpureocinctus
- Optediceros breviculum
- Oreobba codonodes
- Otopoma foliaceum
- Ovassiminea microscopica
- Ovatipsa coloba Coloba cowrie
- Ovula ovum Common Egg Cowry
- Palmadusta asellus Little Ass Cowrie
- Palmadusta clandestina Clandestine Cowrie
- Palmadusta saulae Saul's cowrie
- Palmadusta ziczac Zigzag cowry
- Paraclathurella gracilenta
- Paradrillia melvilli
- Parametaria epamella
- Parapholas quadrizonata
- Paratapes undulatus
- Paromoionchis penangensis
- Paromoionchis tumidus
- Parvamussium scitulum
- Patelloida saccharina Pacific Sugar Limpet
- Peasiella roepstorffiana
- Pedum spondyloideum Iridescent Scallop
- Peronia verruculata Warty Slug
- Petrasma pervernicosa
- Phalium areola Checkerboard Bonnet Snail
- Phalium fimbria fimbriate bonnet snail
- Philinopsis speciosa Blue-margin Headshield Slug
- Phos textus
- Phosinella warnefordiae
- Phyllidia alyta
- Phyllidia coelestis Sky Blue Phyllidia
- Phyllidia fontjei
- Phyllidia marindica Nautical Phyllidia
- Phyllidia multituberculata
- Phyllidia ocellata Ocellate Phyllidia
- Phyllidia picta Painted Phyllidia
- Phyllidia varicosa Varicose Wart Slug
- Phyllidiella nigra
- Phyllidiella rudmani Rudman's Phyllidiella
- Phyllidiella zeylanica Domino Nudibranch
- Phyllidiopsis annae Anne's Phyllidiopsis
- Phyllidiopsis burni
- Phyllidiopsis gemmata
- Phyllidiopsis phiphiensis Phi Phi Islands Phyllidiopsis
- Phyllidiopsis xishaensis Striped Phyllidiopsis
- Pila virens
- Pinguitellina pinguis
- Pinnoctopus aspilosomatis
- Pirenella cingulata Girdled horn snail
- Pitar citrinus
- Pitar potteri
- Placamen lamellatum Frilled Venus Clam
- Plakobranchus ocellatus Ringed Sap-sucking Slug
- Planaxis sulcatus Tropical Periwinkle
- Platevindex aptei
- Platevindex tigrinus
- Platydoris scabra
- Pleurobranchus forskalii Forsskål's Pleurobranch
- Pleuroploca trapezium Trapezium horse conch
- Pleuropoma andamanica
- Pleuropoma dunkeri
- Pleuropoma nicobarica
- Pleuropoma scrupulum
- Polinices albumen
- Polinices flemingianus
- Polinices mammilla Pear-shaped Sand Snail
- Polinices peselephanti elephant's foot moon snail
- Pollia fumosa
- Pollia undosa Waved Buccinum
- Polybranchia orientalis Oriental Polybranchia
- Potamacmaea fluviatilis
- Prionovolva brevis Fruit Egg Cowry
- Prosopeas haughtoni
- Prosopeas roepstorfi
- Protapes gallus Rooster Venus
- Pseudofulvia lobulata
- Pseudonapaeus fultoni
- Pseudonebularia maesta
- Pseudorhaphitoma fairbanki
- Pseudorhaphitoma multigranosa
- Pseudovermis soleatus
- Pteraeolidia ianthina Australian Blue Dragon Nudibranch
- Pteraeolidia semperi Blue Dragon
- Pterygia fenestrata
- Pterygia undulosa
- Purpura persica
- Pythia imperforata
- Pythia ovata
- Pythia scarabaeus
The first 500 by name. See them on the map, with filters.
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