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Phorcus richardi

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

Phorcus richardi is a species in the family Trochidae, order Trochida.

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Quick facts about Phorcus richardi

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 Phorcus richardi live?

Not recorded

Is Phorcus richardi 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 Phorcus richardi classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyTrochidae
  6. genusPhorcus
  7. SpeciesPhorcus richardi (Payraudeau, 1826)

Synonyms Gibbula richardi, Gibbula richardi var. minima, Monodonta richardi, Phorcus margaritaceus, Trochus radiatus, Trochus richardi, Trochus richardi var. major, Trochus richardi var. pallida, Trochus richardi var. zigzag

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Biscacco di RichardItalian
  • クラヤミクルマチグサJapanese
  • Cornetto di RichardItalian

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Relatives of Phorcus richardi

Other species in the same genus Phorcus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Phorcus richardi?

Phorcus richardi (Phorcus richardi) belongs to the family Trochidae in the order Trochida.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Phorcus richardi (Phorcus richardi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/phorcus-richardi

MLA

“Phorcus richardi (Phorcus richardi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/phorcus-richardi.

BibTeX
@misc{phorcus_richardi_2026,
  title = {Phorcus richardi (Phorcus richardi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/phorcus-richardi},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}