CreatureData

Kato's top shell

Calliostoma katoi (Sakurai, 1994)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The kato's top shell (Calliostoma katoi) is a species in the family Calliostomatidae, order Trochida.

No freely licensed photo yet

Quick facts about the kato's 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 kato's top shell live?

Not recorded

Is the kato's 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 kato's top shell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyCalliostomatidae
  6. genusCalliostoma
  7. SpeciesCalliostoma katoi (Sakurai, 1994)

Synonyms Tristichotrochus katoi

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • フクロクジュエビスJapanese
  • 加藤鐘螺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the kato's top shell

Other species in the same genus Calliostoma.

Keys topsnail

Calliostoma adelae

CalliostomatidaeNo free photo yet

CompareKato's top shell vs Painted topsnailKato's top shell vs Shining top shellKato's top shell vs Boreal topsnailKato's top shell vs Granulated topshell

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the kato's top shell?

The kato's top shell (Calliostoma katoi) 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.

Embed a card for this animal on your own site

Copy this code. The card shows the photo with its credit, key facts and a link back to this page.

Preview the card

APA

CreatureData. (2026). Kato's top shell (Calliostoma katoi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/katos-top-shell

MLA

“Kato's top shell (Calliostoma katoi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/katos-top-shell.

BibTeX
@misc{katos_top_shell_2026,
  title = {Kato's top shell (Calliostoma katoi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/katos-top-shell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}