Molluscs

Connected Sites: 18

Definition
WHS whose OUV/Criteria statements or UNESCO Web site Descriptions include reference to the Phylum "Mollusca" (Octopus/Squid, Snails/Slugs, Clams/Mussels etc) and any species within it, thus indicating that the WHS is a particular "hot spot" for them.

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Connected Sites

  • East Rennell
    East Rennell
    Solomon Islands
    Inscribed: 1998
    3.14
    2
    3
    Crit ix "The invertebrate life is also rich with 27 species of land snail (seven endemics) and approximately 730 insect species, many of which are endemic"
  • The Sundarbans
    The Sundarbans
    Bangladesh
    Inscribed: 1997
    2.82
    30
    2
    Crit x: "43 mollusks species"
  • Inscribed: 1999
    3.40
    118
    7
    Crit x "In the Laurisilva there are more than 500 endemic species of invertebrates, including insects, arachnids and mollusks"
  • Galapagos Islands
    Inscribed: 1978
    4.60
    115
    9
    "Darwin’s finches, mockingbirds, land snails, giant tortoises and a number of plant and insect groups represent some of the best examples of adaptive radiation which still continues today."
  • Ogasawara Islands
    Inscribed: 2011
    3.12
    8
    3
    "The islands are the habitat for more than 100 recorded native land snail species, over 90% of which are endemic to the islands."
  • Wadden Sea
    Wadden Sea
    Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
    Inscribed: 2009
    3.06
    293
    11
    "a multitude of transitional habitats with tidal channels, sandy shoals, sea-grass meadows, mussel beds"
  • Marquesas Islands
    Inscribed: 2024
    3
    0
    "Marquesan waters are home to exceptional endemism in relation to the surface area of the property for coastal fish (13.7%) and molluscs (10%), i.e. 3,400 km." - AB Evaluation
  • Great Barrier Reef
    Inscribed: 1981
    4.20
    188
    8
    "4,000 species of mollusk"
  • Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.71
    42
    6
    "Endemic fauna includes Mud Octopuses (Octopus minor), Yellow Sea Sand Snails (Umbonium thomasi), =), as well as various suspension feeders like clams"
  • Te Wahipounamu
    Te Wahipounamu
    New Zealand
    Inscribed: 1986
    4.18
    122
    11
    "The living representatives of this ancient biota include flightless kiwis, carnivorous land snails,"
  • Socotra Archipelago
    Inscribed: 2008
    3.79
    21
    3
    Crit x "Extremely high levels of endemism occur in Socotra's reptiles (34 species, 90% endemism) and land snails (96 species, 95% endemism
  • Rock Islands
    Inscribed: 2012
    4.00
    33
    6
    Crit x "7 species of giant clams, and the endemic nautilus are found in the property"
  • Pitons Management Area
    Inscribed: 2004
    2.93
    92
    5
    "A survey has revealed 168 species of finfish, 60 species of cnidaria, including corals, eight molluscs"
  • Ningaloo Coast
    Inscribed: 2011
    3.48
    38
    4
    Crit x "roughly 650 mollusc species,"
  • Hani Rice Terraces
    Inscribed: 2013
    3.56
    33
    4
    "snails growing in the water of the terraces consume various pests"
  • Brazilian Atlantic Islands
    Inscribed: 2001
    3.21
    17
    4
    "Rocas Atoll provides a spectacular seascape of lagoons and tidal pools teeming with fish and a great variety of shellfish, sponges, molluscs"
  • Belize Barrier Reef
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.56
    119
    11
    "350 mollusc species have also been identified"
  • Ohrid Region
    Ohrid Region
    Albania, North Macedonia
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.41
    204
    7
    "Its oligotrophic waters contain over 200 endemic species with high levels of endemism for benthic species in particular, including algae, diatoms, turbellarian flatworms, snails,"