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Alikreukel

Turbo sarmaticus Linnaeus, 1758

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The alikreukel (Turbo sarmaticus) is a species in the family Turbinidae, order Trochida.

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Quick facts about the alikreukel

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the alikreukel live?

Not recorded

Is the alikreukel endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the alikreukel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyTurbinidae
  6. genusTurbo
  7. SpeciesTurbo sarmaticus Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Sarmaticus classicarius, Senectus pethiolatus, Turbo classicarius, Turbo pethiolatus, Turbo sarmaticus

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Giant pearlwinkleEnglish
  • Giant periwinkleEnglish
  • Olly-crockEnglish
  • South African turbanEnglish
  • AlikruikAfrikaans
  • donka jihoafrickáCzech
  • Südafrikanischer TurbanGerman
  • リュウオウスガイJapanese
  • Turbo-sul-africanoPortuguese
  • Сарматский турбоRussian
  • turbo perleťovýSlovak
  • ArikreukelAfrikaans
  • Südafrikanische TurbanschneckeGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the alikreukel

Other species in the same genus Turbo.

Green snail

Turbo marmoratus

TurbinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the alikreukel?

The alikreukel (Turbo sarmaticus) belongs to the family Turbinidae in the order Trochida.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Alikreukel (Turbo sarmaticus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/alikreukel

MLA

“Alikreukel (Turbo sarmaticus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/alikreukel.

BibTeX
@misc{alikreukel_2026,
  title = {Alikreukel (Turbo sarmaticus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/alikreukel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}