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Glorious topsnail

Calliostoma gloriosum Dall, 1871

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The glorious topsnail (Calliostoma gloriosum) is a species in the family Calliostomatidae, order Trochida.

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Quick facts about the glorious topsnail

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 glorious topsnail live?

Not recorded

Is the glorious topsnail 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 glorious topsnail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyCalliostomatidae
  6. genusCalliostoma
  7. SpeciesCalliostoma gloriosum Dall, 1871
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • ウツクシエビスJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the glorious topsnail

Other species in the same genus Calliostoma.

Keys topsnail

Calliostoma adelae

CalliostomatidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the glorious topsnail?

The glorious topsnail (Calliostoma gloriosum) belongs to the family Calliostomatidae 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). Glorious topsnail (Calliostoma gloriosum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/glorious-topsnail

MLA

“Glorious topsnail (Calliostoma gloriosum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/glorious-topsnail.

BibTeX
@misc{glorious_topsnail_2026,
  title = {Glorious topsnail (Calliostoma gloriosum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/glorious-topsnail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}