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Pinklip topshell

Oxystele sinensis (Gmelin, 1791)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The pinklip topshell (Oxystele sinensis) is a species in the family Trochidae, order Trochida.

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Quick facts about the pinklip topshell

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 pinklip topshell live?

Not recorded

Is the pinklip 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 pinklip topshell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyTrochidae
  6. genusOxystele
  7. SpeciesOxystele sinensis (Gmelin, 1791)

Synonyms Diloma sinense, Oxystele inflata, Oxystele merula, Trochus merula, Trochus meruloides, Trochus sinensis, Turbo merula

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Pink-lipped topshellEnglish
  • Rosy-base topsnailEnglish
  • monodonta dvoubarváCzech
  • Rosenmund-KreiselschneckeGerman
  • ナンアメクラガイJapanese
  • vĺčok dvojfarebnýSlovak

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pinklip topshell

Other species in the same genus Oxystele.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pinklip topshell?

The pinklip topshell (Oxystele sinensis) belongs to the family Trochidae in the order Trochida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pinklip topshell (Oxystele sinensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pinklip-topshell

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BibTeX
@misc{pinklip_topshell_2026,
  title = {Pinklip topshell (Oxystele sinensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pinklip-topshell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}