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Flat top shell

Steromphala umbilicalis (da Costa, 1778)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The flat top shell (Steromphala umbilicalis) is a species in the family Trochidae, order Trochida.

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Quick facts about the flat top shell

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 flat top shell live?

Not recorded

Is the flat top shell 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 flat top shell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyTrochidae
  6. genusSteromphala
  7. SpeciesSteromphala umbilicalis (da Costa, 1778)

Synonyms Gibbula obliquata, Gibbula obliquata var. gradata, Gibbula umbilicalis, Trochus obliquatus, Trochus sarniensis, Trochus umbilicalis, Trochus umbilicatus, Trochus umbilicatus var. atropurpurea, Trochus umbilicatus var. decorata

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Purple topshellEnglish
  • bígaru'l solAsturian
  • kotouček píštělovýCzech
  • Genabelte KreiselschneckeGerman
  • GibbuleFrench
  • ヘソアキシタダミJapanese
  • Genavelde tolhorenDutch
  • BurriéPortuguese
  • Gibbule ombiliquéeFrench
  • Troque ombiliquéFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the flat top shell

Other species in the same genus Steromphala.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the flat top shell?

The flat top shell (Steromphala umbilicalis) belongs to the family Trochidae 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). Flat top shell (Steromphala umbilicalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/flat-top-shell

MLA

“Flat top shell (Steromphala umbilicalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/flat-top-shell.

BibTeX
@misc{flat_top_shell_2026,
  title = {Flat top shell (Steromphala umbilicalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/flat-top-shell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}