Molluscs of Maharashtra
940 molluscs on the India list have an open record placed in Maharashtra, 7 of them threatened (5 Endangered and 2 Vulnerable).
A species is in a state when it has an open record placed there: a record anyone can check online (a GBIF record, or a research-grade iNaturalist observation). Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
Threatened molluscs of Maharashtra (7)
- Cremnoconchus syhadrensis EN
- Haliotis mariae EN
- Laevicaulis haroldi Harold Dundee's Leatherback Slug EN
- Potomida littoralis EN
- Pseudomulleria dalyi EN
- Cremnoconchus conicus VU
- Hippopus hippopus Bear Paw Clam VU
All molluscs of Maharashtra on the list (940)
- Acanthochitona mahensis
- Acanthosepion pharaonis DD
- Acavus haemastoma
- Aclis eoa
- Acrilla acuminata
- Acrosterigma attenuatum
- Acrosterigma maculosum
- Aeolidiopsis palythoae
- Agaronia acuminata
- Agaronia gibbosa gibbous olive
- Alaerato angistoma
- Aldisa erwinkoehleri
- Allopeas gracile Graceful Awlsnail
- Amathina tricarinata
- Amerianna carinata Carinated planorbid
- Anachis terpsichore
- Anadara indica
- Ancilla ventricosa
- Angulus lanceolatus
- Annulaturris amicta
- Annulaturris annulata
- Annulorhina mandapamensis
- Anomia achaeus
- Antalis longitrorsa
- Anteaeolidiella cacaotica Indian nudibranch
- Anteaeolidiella indica Indian Aeolidiella
- Anteaeolidiella poshitra
- Aplysia oculifera Eyed Seahare
- Aplysia parvula Pygmy Seahare
- Aplysia reticulata Reticulated sea hare
- Aplysia rudmani Rudman's sea hare
- Arakawania ceylonica
- Arakawania granulata
- Arakawania musiva
- Architectonica laevigata smooth sundial
- Architectonica maculata
- Architectonica purpurata
- Arcopella isseli
- Argonauta hians Brown Argonaut
- Ariophanta ammonia
- Ariophanta belangeri Belanger's Ariophanta
- Ariophanta bombayana
- Ariophanta cysis
- Ariophanta exilis
- Ariophanta himalana
- Ariophanta immerita
- Ariophanta intumescens
- Ariophanta laevipes Three-banded Ariophanta
- Ariophanta laidlayana Laidlay's Ariophanta
- Ariophanta semirugata Half-Wrinkled Ariophanta
- Ariophanta thyreus
- Assiminea marginata
- Assiminea subconica
- Assiminea subcornea
- Astralium haematragum Pacific star shell
- Astralium semicostatum half-ribbed star shell
- Astralium stellare blue-mouthed turban
- Atactodea striata Striated Little Trough Shell
- Atagema intecta
- Atagema osseosa
- Atagema tristis
- Auriculastra pusilla
- Austenia resplendens
- Austromacoma nymphalis
- Babylonia spirata Spiral Babylon Snail
- Babylonia valentiana
- Babylonia zeylanica Indian Babylon Snail
- Bakawan fusca
- Bakawan rotundata
- Bankia campanellata
- Bankia rochi
- Barbatia cometa
- Batillaria zonalis Zoned Horned Shell
- Bembicium melanostoma Common conniwink
- Bensonies chloroplax
- Bermudella pellucida
- Berthellina citrina Citrus Gumdrop
- Biomphalaria molino
- Bistolida hirundo Swallow Cowrie
- Bistolida stolida
- Bithynia parva
- Bolinus brandaris Purple Dye Murex
- Bornella stellifera
- Bouchetcamaena delibrata
- Brachidontes crebristriatus Hawaiian Mussel
- Brachidontes exustus Scorched Mussel
- Bradybaena cestus
- Bradybaena scalpturita
- Brotia costula
- Brotia sumatrensis
- Bufonaria echinata
- Bufonaria elegans Elegant Frog shell
- Bufonaria rana Common Frog shell
- Buliminus jordani
- Bullia tranquebarica
- Burmochlamys cauisa
- Bursatella leachii Ragged Seahare
- Bursina margaritula
- Cabestana cutacea
- Cadella crebrimaculata
- Cadella lechriogramma
- Calliostoma scobinatum
- Calliostoma sublaeve
- Callochiton klemioides
- Caloria militaris
- Canarium wilsonorum
- Cantharus melanostoma black-mouthed goblet whelk
- Cantharus spiralis
- Cardites antiquatus ancient cardita
- Cardites bicolor Two-toned Cardita
- Carminodoris grandiflora
- Carminodoris nodulosa
- Cassidula aurisfelis Cat's Ear Cassidula
- Cassidula nucleus
- Cassidula sowerbyana
- Cellana conciliata Rainbow Limpet
- Cellana granostriata
- Cellana radiata Rayed Wheel Limpet
- Cellana rota Rayed Limpet
- Cerastus abyssinicus
- Cerastus densus
- Cerastus distans
- Cerastus fairbanki
- Cerastus jerdoni
- Cerastus malabaricus
- Cerastus moussonianus
- Ceratodoris pilosa Shaggy okenia
- Ceratodoris plebeia
- Cerithidea balteata
- Cerithiopsis tenthrenois
- Cerithium caeruleum
- Cerithium coralium Coralline Cerith Snail
- Cerithium eburneum Ivory Cerith
- Cerithium scabridum
- Cerithium torresi
- Cerithium zonatum
- Chama asperella
- Charonia tritonis Giant Triton Snail
- Chersaecia leiophis
- Chicoreus banksii Banks' Murex
- Chicoreus brunneus The Burnt Murex
- Chicoreus maurus
- Chicoreus torrefactus firebrand murex
- Chicoreus virgineus Virgin Murex
- Chloritis propinqua
- Chromodoris elisabethina Elisabeth's Chromodoris
- Chrysostoma paradoxum
- Cingulina archimedea
- Cistopus indicus Old-woman Octopus
- Clanculus depictus
- Clanculus pharaonius
- Clanculus scabrosus
- Clathrodrillia flavidula
- Clavatula muricata
- Clithon colombarium
- Clithon faba
- Clithon oualaniense Guamanian Nerite
- Clithon peguense
- Clithon reticulare
- Clypeomorus batillariaeformis Necklace Cerith
- Clypeomorus bifasciata Double-banded Creeper
- Clypidina notata Black-ribbed False Limpet
- Coecella horsfieldii
- Colubraria obscura Obscure Dwarf Triton
- Conasprella aculeiformis
- Conasprella coromandelica
- Conasprella dictator
- Conasprella emarginata
- Conasprella lentiginosa DD
- Conasprella rutila Burnished Cone
- Conus achatinus Agate Cone
- Conus acutangulus Sharp-angled Cone
- Conus amadis Amadis Cone
- Conus ammiralis Admiral Cone
- Conus araneosus Cobweb Cone
- Conus arenatus Sand-dusted Cone
- Conus auricomus Gold-leaf Cone
- Conus batheon
- Conus bayani Bayan's Cone
- Conus betulinus Beech Cone
- Conus biliosus Bilious Cone
- Conus brunneus Wood's brown cone
- Conus catus Cat Cone
- Conus cedonulli Matchless Cone NT
- Conus chaldaeus Vermiculate Cone
- Conus cingulatus
- Conus cumingii Cuming's Cone
- Conus ebraeus Black-and-white Cone Snail
- Conus figulinus Fig Cone
- Conus flavidus Yellow-Tinged Cone
- Conus geographus Geography Cone
- Conus hyaena Hyena Cone
- Conus inscriptus Inscribed Cone
- Conus lemniscatus Ribbon Cone
- Conus loroisii
- Conus magus Magical Cone
- Conus malacanus Malacca Cone
- Conus maldivus Maldive cone
- Conus marmoreus Marble Cone
- Conus milesi DD
- Conus miliaris Thousand-spot Cone
- Conus milneedwardsi Glory-of-India Cone
- Conus monachus Monastic Cone
- Conus musicus Music Cone
- Conus nussatella
- Conus praelatus DD
- Conus scalptus DD
- Conus striatellus
- Conus striatus Striated Cone
- Conus suratensis Surat Cone
- Conus tenuistriatus Thin-line Cone
- Conus terebra terebra cone
- Conus textile Textile Cone
- Conus violaceus tendineus cone
- Coptocheilus funiculalus
- Corambe steinbergae Steinberg's Corambe
- Corbicula fluminalis
- Corbicula fluminea Asian Clam
- Corbicula manilensis
- Corbicula rivalis DD
- Corbicula striatella
- Corbula solidula
- Corbula sulcata
- Coryphellina exoptata Desirable Flabellina
- Cosa tatei
- Costabieta epentroma
- Costacallista erycinella
- Costacallista florida
- Costatophora iniqua
- Crassispira sinensis
- Cratena lineata Lined cratena
- Cratena pawarshindeorum Pawar's & Shinde's cratena
- Cremnoconchus conicus VU
- Cremnoconchus syhadrensis EN
- Crenavolva striatula
- Creseis acicula
- Crossopoma albersi
- Cryptozona ligulata Tied Cryptozona
- Cultellus maximus
- Curveulima denscolubri
- Cyathopoma deccanense
- Cyclocardia compressa
- Cyclophorus affinis
- Cyclophorus altivagus
- Cyclophorus ceylanicus
- Cyclophorus indicus
- Cyclophorus leai
- Cyclophorus nilagiricus
- Cyclophorus pearsoni
- Cyclophorus polynema
- Cyclophorus stenomphalus
- Cyclophorus theobaldianus
- Cyclophorus zebrinus
- Cyclotopsis montana
- Cyclotopsis semistriata Half-threaded cyclotope
- Cyclotropis carinata
- Cylichna cylindracea Cylinder Shell
- Cylichna involuta
- Cylindrophaedusa cylindrica
- Cylindrophaedusa waageni
- Cyllene fuscata
- Cyllene pulchella
- Cyllene unimaculata
- Cymbiola cymbiola Crown Volute
- Cymbula canescens
- Cypraea tigris Tiger Cowrie
- Dactylastele nevilli
- Dallitellina rostrata
- Dendrodoris fumata
- Dendrodoris nigra Black Doris
- Dentalium aprinum
- Dentalium javanum
- Deroceras laeve Meadow Slug
- Desmaulus edgarianus
- Dicharax crenatus
- Dicharax khasiacus
- Didimacar tenebrica
- Digoniostoma pulchella
- Diodora crucifera
- Diodora funiculata
- Diodora lima
- Diodora singaporensis Mezumari-zaru-tengai
- Diplommatina folliculus
- Discodoris cebuensis
- Dolomena marginata
- Dolomena plicata plicate conch
- Dolomena sibbaldii
- Donax paxillus
- Doriopsilla miniata scribbled nudibranch
- Doris immonda
- Dosinia aspera
- Dosinia prostrata
- Drillia sacra
- Drupella margariticola Oyster Drill
- Drupella rugosa Coral-eating Whelk
- Dulcerana granularis
- Duplicaria duplicata Duplicate Auger
- Duplicaria spectabilis
- Echinolittorina leucosticta
- Echinolittorina malaccana Malacca echinolittorina
- Echinolittorina millegrana
- Echinolittorina quadricincta
- Echinolittorina vidua Common Granulate Periwinkle
- Eclogavena interrupta
- Ellobium aurisjudae Judas Ear Cassidula
- Ellobium aurismidae Midas's Ear Snail
- Ellobium gangeticum
- Elysia bangtawaensis Mangrove Leaf Slug
- Elysia hirasei Hirase's Leaf Slug
- Elysia tomentosa Hairy elysia
- Emarginella incisura
- Emarginula dilecta
- Embletonia gracilis
- Endothyrella macromphalus
- Engina armillata
- Engina epidromidea
- Engina siderea
- Engina zea
- Enigmonia aenigmatica
- Ensidens ingallsianus
- Epideira striata
- Ergaea walshi
- Ergalatax contracta Contracted Buccinum
- Erronea caurica Thick-edged Cowrie
- Erronea cylindrica Cylindrical Cowrie
- Erronea errones Erroneous Cowrie
- Erronea onyx Onyx Cowrie
- Erronea pallida Pale Cowrie
- Euanodontia ovum
- Eubranchopsis virginalis
- Eubranchus ocellatus Eye-spotted eubranchus
- Euchelus asper
- Euchelus atratus
- Eulima unilineata
- Eunaticina papilla
- Euplecta acalles
- Euplecta concavospira
- Euplica scripta Dotted Dove Shell
- Euprotomus aurisdianae Diana's Ear
- Euprymna berryi Berry's Bobtail DD
- Eurychlamys platychlamys
- Faunus ater black devil snail
- Filifusus filamentosus
- Filopaludina bengalensis Common banded pond snail
- Frenamya ceylanica
- Funa tayloriana
- Fusinus forceps
- Gabbia orcula
- Gadila clavata
- Gadila gadus
- Gafrarium aequivocum
- Gafrarium divaricatum Forked Venus
- Gafrarium numulinum
- Gari squamosa
- Gastrochaena cuneiformis
- Gastrocopta bathyodon
- Gastrocopta mimula
- Gastroptychia insignis
- Gelagna succincta
- Gittenedouardia orbus
- Glauconome cerea
- Glauconome psammotella
- Glessula amentum
- Glessula arthuri
- Glessula brevis
- Glessula chessoni
- Glessula crassilabris
- Glessula fairbanki
- Glessula huegeli
- Glessula illustris
- Glessula inornata
- Glessula lyrata
- Glessula notigena
- Glessula orophila
- Glessula perroteti
- Glessula praelustris
- Glessula sattaraensis
- Glessula singhurensis
- Glessula textilis
- Glessula tornensis
- Glessula vadalica
- Globivenus toreuma
- Glossodoris poecila
- Glossodoris semeion
- Glycymeris undata Atlantic bittersweet clam
- Goniobranchus bombayanus Bombay Dorid
- Goniobranchus conchyliatus
- Goniobranchus geminus Gem Sea Slug
- Goniobranchus gleniei
- Goniobranchus trimarginatus Triple-margined dorid
- Gradaterebra severa
- Granuliterebra bathyrhaphe
- Gymnodoris impudica
- Gyraulus convexiusculus
- Gyrineum natator Common Triton Snail
- Halgerda stricklandi
- Halgerda tessellata
- Haliotis mariae EN
- Haliotis pustulata
- Hallaxa albopunctata
- Hallaxa fuscescens
- Haloa constricta
- Haloa pemphis
- Haloa wallisii
- Haploptychius pfeifferi
- Harpa amouretta minor harp
- Harpa cabriti Ventral Harp
- Harpa major
- Harpulina arausiaca
- Harpulina lapponica
- Hastula cuspidata
- Haustellum haustellum Snipe's Bill
- Hecuba scortum
- Heliacus implexus
- Heliacus variegatus Variegated Sundial
- Helicorbis cantori
- Hemiphaedusa pluviatilis
- Hemitoma imbricata
- Herviella yatsui
- Hexabranchus sanguineus Spanish Dancer
- Hiloa variabilis Variable Pheasant
- Hinea fasciata
- Hippopus hippopus Bear Paw Clam VU
- Huttonella bicolor Two-tone Gulella
- Hypselodoris carnea
- Hypselodoris dollfusi
- Hypselodoris krakatoa
- Hypselodoris maculosa Spotted Hypselodoris
- Hypselodoris nigrostriata
- Hypselodoris pulchella Beautiful Hypseldoris
- Hypselodoris sagamiensis
- Hypselodoris tryoni Tryon's Hypselodoris
- Hypselodoris zebrina
- Hypselostoma tubiferum
- Idiopoma dissimilis
- Imbricaria annulata
- Indonaia caerulea
- Indonaia cylindrica
- Indonaia gratiosa
- Indonaia olivaria
- Indonaia rugosa
- Indonaia shurtleffiana
- Indoplanorbis exustus
- Indosuccinea crassinuclea
- Indothais blanfordi Blanford's Whelk
- Indothais lacera Carinate Rock Shell
- Indothais sacellum
- Iravadia bombayana
- Iridona methoria
- Isara chinensis
- Ischnochiton bouryi Ischnochiton (Ischnochiton) bouryi
- Ischnochiton winckworthi
- Isidorella hainesii
- Ividella excavata
- Janthina exigua Dwarf Violet Snail
- Janthina globosa Violet Globe Snail
- Janthina janthina Violet Sea Snail
- Jorunna ramicola
- Jujubinus suarezensis
- Kaliella barrakporensis Barrackpore hive snail
- Laevicaulis alte Tropical Leatherleaf Slug
- Laevicaulis haroldi Harold Dundee's Leatherback Slug EN
- Laevichlamys squamosa
- Laevistrombus canarium Dog Conch
- Lamarcka avellana Flying-Bird Ark
- Lambis scorpius Scorpion Spider Conch
- Lambis truncata Giant Spider Conch
- Lamellidens corrianus
- Lamellidens generosus
- Lamellidens jenkinsianus
- Lamellidens lamellatus
- Lamellidens marginalis
- Lanistes boltenianus
- Lataxiena bombayana
- Lataxiena fimbriata
- Latona cuneata
- Latona dysoni
- Latona faba
- Latona incarnata
- Latona lubrica
- Leiostraca pyramidalis
- Leoparreysia tavoyensis
- Lepidochitona cinerea Grey Mail-shell
- Leptopomoides halophilus
- Limaria fragilis Fragile File Shell
- Limopsis tenisoni
- Lissachatina fulica African Giant Snail
- Lithotis rupicola
- Littoraria articulata
- Littoraria carinifera
- Littoraria coccinea Scarlet Periwinkle
- Littoraria intermedia Purple Estuarine Periwinkle
- Littoraria mauritiana
- Littoraria pallescens
- Littoraria pintado Dotted Periwinkle
- Littoraria scabra Rough Periwinkle
- Littoraria strigata
- Littoraria undulata Undulate periwinkle
- Lobiger souverbii
- Lobiger viridis
The first 500 by name. See them on the map, with filters.
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