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Mudflat top shell

Diloma subrostratum (J. E. Gray, 1835)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The mudflat top shell (Diloma subrostratum) is a species in the family Trochidae, order Trochida.

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Quick facts about the mudflat top shell

Weight
Not recorded
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 mudflat top shell live?

Not recorded

Is the mudflat 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 mudflat top shell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyTrochidae
  6. genusDiloma
  7. SpeciesDiloma subrostratum (J. E. Gray, 1835)

Synonyms Chlorostoma undulosum, Diloma plumbea, Diloma subrostratum novaezelandiae, Diloma subrostratum subrostratum, Labio corrosa, Labio hectori, Labio pica, Monodonta subrostrata, Trochus attritus, Trochus novaezelandiae, Zediloma corrosa, Zediloma corrosa zebrina

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • WaikakoMāori

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mudflat top shell

Other species in the same genus Diloma.

Wavy top

Diloma concameratum

TrochidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the mudflat top shell?

The mudflat top shell (Diloma subrostratum) 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). Mudflat top shell (Diloma subrostratum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mudflat-top-shell

MLA

“Mudflat top shell (Diloma subrostratum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mudflat-top-shell.

BibTeX
@misc{mudflat_top_shell_2026,
  title = {Mudflat top shell (Diloma subrostratum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mudflat-top-shell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}