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Mediterranean pheasant shell

Tricolia speciosa (Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1824)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The mediterranean pheasant shell (Tricolia speciosa) is a species in the family Phasianellidae, order Trochida.

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Quick facts about the mediterranean pheasant 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 mediterranean pheasant shell live?

Not recorded

Is the mediterranean pheasant 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 mediterranean pheasant shell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyPhasianellidae
  6. genusTricolia
  7. SpeciesTricolia speciosa (Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1824)

Synonyms Phasianella ferussaci, Phasianella lymnaeoides, Phasianella speciosa, Phasianella speciosa var. albina, Phasianella speciosa var. atra, Phasianella speciosa var. atrata, Phasianella speciosa var. aurea, Phasianella speciosa var. lactea, Phasianella speciosa var. maculata, Phasianella speciosa var. major, Phasianella speciosa var. normalis, Phasianella speciosa var. purpurea, Phasianella speciosa var. sanguinea, Phasianella speciosa var. spirolineata, Phasianella speciosa var. viridis, Phasianella vieuxii, Tricolia nicaeensis, Tricolia rentneri, Tricolia rubra, Tricolia speciosa var. seriopunctata, Tricolia speciosa var. virescens, Turbo speciosus

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • bažantovka středomořskáCzech
  • Phasianelle esthétiqueFrench
  • Fraaie dekselhorenDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mediterranean pheasant shell

Other species in the same genus Tricolia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the mediterranean pheasant shell?

The mediterranean pheasant shell (Tricolia speciosa) belongs to the family Phasianellidae 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). Mediterranean pheasant shell (Tricolia speciosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mediterranean-pheasant-shell

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“Mediterranean pheasant shell (Tricolia speciosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mediterranean-pheasant-shell.

BibTeX
@misc{mediterranean_pheasant_shell_2026,
  title = {Mediterranean pheasant shell (Tricolia speciosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mediterranean-pheasant-shell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}