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Laugier's top shell

Calliostoma laugieri (Payraudeau, 1826)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

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

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Quick facts about the laugier's top shell

Weight
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Length
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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 laugier's top shell live?

Not recorded

Is the laugier'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 laugier's top shell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyCalliostomatidae
  6. genusCalliostoma
  7. SpeciesCalliostoma laugieri (Payraudeau, 1826)

Synonyms Calliostoma dubium var. kochi, Calliostoma floreanae, Calliostoma funiculatum, Calliostoma gualterianum, Calliostoma kochi, Calliostoma kochi var. decorata, Calliostoma kochi var. laevigata, Calliostoma kochi var. planicosta, Calliostoma kochi var. trifuniculata, Calliostoma laugieri laugieri, Calliostoma laugieri spongiarum, Calliostoma laugieri var. fulva, Calliostoma maurae, Calliostoma neretinum, Calliostoma planatum, Calliostoma spongiarum, Calliostoma tornatum, Calliostoma virescens, Calliostoma virescens var. flavida, Trochus conulus var. laevigata, Trochus dubius var. spongiarum, Trochus flammiger, Trochus gualterianus, Trochus gualtierii, Trochus hyacinthinus, Trochus laevigatus, Trochus laugieri, Trochus laugieri var. olivaceoconcolor, Trochus maculatus, Trochus pallidulus, Trochus seriopunctatus, Trochus violaceus var. laevigata, Trochus violaceus var. lineata, Trochus violaceus var. torquata

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • kaliostoma maláCzech
  • Σπειρωτός τροχόςGreek
  • Calliostome de LaugierFrench
  • ヨスジエビスJapanese
  • ヒメツヤエビスJapanese
  • ヒメツヤエビスガイJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the laugier's top shell

Other species in the same genus Calliostoma.

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Calliostoma adelae

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

The laugier's top shell (Calliostoma laugieri) belongs to the family Calliostomatidae in the order Trochida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Laugier's top shell (Calliostoma laugieri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/laugiers-top-shell

MLA

“Laugier's top shell (Calliostoma laugieri).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/laugiers-top-shell.

BibTeX
@misc{laugiers_top_shell_2026,
  title = {Laugier's top shell (Calliostoma laugieri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/laugiers-top-shell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}