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Astrea snail

Lithopoma tectum ([Lightfoot], 1786)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The astrea snail (Lithopoma tectum) is a species in the family Turbinidae, order Trochida.

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Quick facts about the astrea snail

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 astrea snail live?

Not recorded

Is the astrea snail 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 astrea snail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyTurbinidae
  6. genusLithopoma
  7. SpeciesLithopoma tectum ([Lightfoot], 1786)

Synonyms Astraea imbricata, Astraea olfersii, Astraea tecta, Astraea tecta tecta, Astraea tuberosa, Astralium guadeloupense, Astralium imbricata, Trochus corolla, Trochus imbricatus, Trochus olfersii, Trochus tectus, Trochus tuberosus

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Rooftile starsnailEnglish
  • West Indian starsnailEnglish
  • donka zahalenáCzech
  • Westindische Stern-TurbanschneckeGerman
  • Astrée imbriquéeFrench
  • Turbo-das-AntilhasPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the astrea snail

Other species in the same genus Lithopoma.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the astrea snail?

The astrea snail (Lithopoma tectum) belongs to the family Turbinidae in the order Trochida.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Astrea snail (Lithopoma tectum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/astrea-snail

MLA

“Astrea snail (Lithopoma tectum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/astrea-snail.

BibTeX
@misc{astrea_snail_2026,
  title = {Astrea snail (Lithopoma tectum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/astrea-snail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}