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Mottled topsnail

Trochus maculatus Linnaeus, 1758

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The mottled topsnail (Trochus maculatus) is a species in the family Trochidae, order Trochida.

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Quick facts about the mottled 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 mottled topsnail live?

Not recorded

Is the mottled 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 mottled topsnail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyTrochidae
  6. genusTrochus
  7. SpeciesTrochus maculatus Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Polydonta gibberula, Tectus maculatus, Trochus grandinatus, Trochus maculantus, Trochus maculates, Trochus smaragdus, Trochus verrucosus

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Maculated top shellEnglish
  • Red spotted topshellEnglish
  • kotouč malovanýCzech
  • Gefleckte KreiselschneckeGerman
  • ニシキウズJapanese
  • Пятнистый трохусRussian
  • vĺčok maľovanýSlovak
  • หอยนมสาวThai
  • 花斑鐘螺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mottled topsnail

Other species in the same genus Trochus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the mottled topsnail?

The mottled topsnail (Trochus maculatus) 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). Mottled topsnail (Trochus maculatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mottled-topsnail

MLA

“Mottled topsnail (Trochus maculatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mottled-topsnail.

BibTeX
@misc{mottled_topsnail_2026,
  title = {Mottled topsnail (Trochus maculatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mottled-topsnail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}