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Marbled topshell

Calliotrochus marmoreus (Pease, 1861)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The marbled topshell (Calliotrochus marmoreus) is a species in the family Trochidae, order Trochida.

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Quick facts about the marbled topshell

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 marbled topshell live?

Not recorded

Is the marbled topshell 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 marbled topshell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyTrochidae
  6. genusCalliotrochus
  7. SpeciesCalliotrochus marmoreus (Pease, 1861)

Synonyms Calliotrochus excellens, Calliotrochus normalis, Calliotrochus symbolicus, Calliotrochus symbolicus alter, Conotalopia marmorata, Fossarina hoffmeisteri, Gibbula cummingae, Gibbula marmorea, Gibbula phasianella, Margarita marmorea, Margarita ponsonbyi, Margarita striatula, Monilea striatula, Trochinella perconfusa, Trochus phasianellus, Trochus striatula, Trochus striatulus, Turbo phasianellus

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Relatives of the marbled topshell

Other species in the same genus Calliotrochus.

CompareMarbled topshell vs Calliotrochus navakaensis

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the marbled topshell?

The marbled topshell (Calliotrochus marmoreus) belongs to the family Trochidae in the order Trochida.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Marbled topshell (Calliotrochus marmoreus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/marbled-topshell

MLA

“Marbled topshell (Calliotrochus marmoreus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/marbled-topshell.

BibTeX
@misc{marbled_topshell_2026,
  title = {Marbled topshell (Calliotrochus marmoreus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marbled-topshell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}