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Multicoloured topshell

Gibbula multicolor (Krauss, 1848)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The multicoloured topshell (Gibbula multicolor) is a species in the family Trochidae, order Trochida.

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Quick facts about the multicoloured 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 multicoloured topshell live?

Not recorded

Is the multicoloured 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 multicoloured topshell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyTrochidae
  6. genusGibbula
  7. SpeciesGibbula multicolor (Krauss, 1848)

Synonyms Cynisca rufanensis, Gibbula becki, Gibbula biporcata, Gibbula distincta, Gibbula fucata, Gibbula fucata var. sowerbyi, Gibbula hera, Gibbula lauta, Gibbula lauta var. jucunda, Gibbula lauta var. pretiosa, Gibbula multicolor f. hera, Gibbula ornata, Gibbula polychroma, Gibbula pulchella, Stomatella biporcata, Trochus multicolor

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Relatives of the multicoloured topshell

Other species in the same genus Gibbula.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the multicoloured topshell?

The multicoloured topshell (Gibbula multicolor) 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). Multicoloured topshell (Gibbula multicolor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/multicoloured-topshell

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“Multicoloured topshell (Gibbula multicolor).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/multicoloured-topshell.

BibTeX
@misc{multicoloured_topshell_2026,
  title = {Multicoloured topshell (Gibbula multicolor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/multicoloured-topshell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}