Contents

Introduction


List of Species

Gastropoda
Haliotidae:
Haliotis kamtschatkana
Fissurellidae:
Cranopsis cucullata
Diodora aspera
Fissurellidea bimaculata
Puncturella galeata
Puncturella multistriata
Acmaeidae:
Acmaea mitra
Lepetidae:
Cryptobranchia concentrica
Lottiidae:
Lottia parallela
Lottia digitalis
Lottia instabilis
Lottia pelta
Lottia strigatella
Tectura fenestrata
Tectura persona
Tectura scutum
Turbinidae:
Astraea gibberosa
Homalopoma luridum
Trochidae:
Calliostoma annulatum
Calliostoma canaliculatum
Calliostoma ligatum
Cidarina cidaris
Halistylus pupoides
Lirularia lirulata
Lirularia succincta
Solariella peramabilis
Tegula funebralis
Tegula pulligo
Lacunidae:
Lacuna porrecta
Lacuna vincta
Littorinidae:
Littorina sitkana
Vermetidae:
Petaloconchus compactus
Cerithiidae:
Bittium attenuatum
Bittium eschrichtii
Calyptraeidae:
Calyptraea fastigiata
Crepidula adunca
Crepidula nummaria
Crepipatella dorsata
Trichotropididae:
Trichotropis cancellata
Naticidae:
Euspira lewisii
Cryptonatica aleutica
Velutinidae:
Velutina prolongata
Cymatiidae (Ranellidae):
Fusitriton oregonensis
Epitoniidae:
Epitonium indianorum
Epitonium tinctum
Opalia borealis
Eulimidae (Melanellidae):
Balcis micans
Muricidae:
Ceratostoma foliatum
Nucella canaliculata
Nucella lamellosa
Nucella ostrina
Ocinebrina interfossa
Ocinebrina lurida
Pteropurpura inornatum
Urosalpinx cinerea
Buccinidae:
Beringius crebricostatus
Beringius kennicottii
Beringius undatus
Lirabuccinum dirum
Neptunea lyrata
Neptunea phoenicia
Neptunea smirnia
Nassariidae:
Nassarius fossatus
Nassarius fraterculus
Nassarius mendicus
Olividae:
Olivella baetica
Olivella biplicata
Turbinellidae:
Exilioidea rectirostris
Turridae:
Antiplanes perversa
Ophiodermella cancellata
Ophiodermella inermis
Pyramidellidae:
Odostomia species
Haminoeidae:
Haminoea vesicula
Cylichnidae:
Cylichna alba
Cylichnella eximia
 
Bivalvia
Nuculidae:
Acila castrensis
Sareptidae (=Yoldiidae):
Yoldia scissurata
Yoldia thraciaeformis
Mytilidae:
Adula californiensis
Modiolus modiolus
Modiolus rectus
Mytilus californianus
Mytilus trossulus
Pectinidae:
Chlamys hastata
Chlamys rubida
Crassadoma gigantea
Delectopecten vancouverensis
Patinopecten caurinus
Anomiidae:
Pododesmus macroschisma
Lucinidae:
Parvilucina tenuisculpta
Lasaeidae:
Kellia suborbicularis
Lasaea adansoni
Carditidae:
Cyclocardia ventricosa
Cardiidae:
Clinocardium blandum
Clinocardium nuttallii
Mactridae:
Tresus capax
Tresus nuttallii
Solenidae:
Solen sicarius
Tellinidae:
Tellina bodegensis
Tellina carpenteri
Tellina nuculoides
Semelidae:
Semele rubropicta
Psammobiidae:
Gari californica
Veneridae:
Compsomyax subdiaphana
Humilaria kennerleyi
Saxidomus gigantea
Myidae:
Mya arenaria
Mya truncata
Teredinidae:
Bankia setacea
Lyonsiidae:
Entodesma navicula
Mytilimeria nuttalli
Cuspidariidae:
Cardiomya planetica
 
Scaphopoda
Dentaliidae:
Antalis pretiosum
Rhabdus rectius
Gadilidae:
Cadulus californicus
 
Polyplacophora
Not covered on this Website.
See references list below.
 
Cephalopoda
There are no shelled species in BC waters.
 
Unidentified Shells
Can you help me identify these BC shells?
 
References
 

Notes

This list is incomplete and still growing.

Species information was compiled from other publications (see "References and Links"), personal experience and personal contacts.

I've decided to add all the species as I get the images, adding the descriptions as I have the time. Opinions and comments on species identification and descriptions are greatly appreciated.

To get an idea of the total number of species on our coast, right-click here, click "View Frame Source" and look at my working list of BC species! (That list is by no means complete or up-to-date, just a "working list".)