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Pyramid clio

Clio pyramidata Linnaeus, 1767

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The pyramid clio (Clio pyramidata) is a species in the family Cliidae, order Pteropoda.

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Quick facts about the pyramid clio

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 pyramid clio live?

Not recorded

Is the pyramid clio 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 pyramid clio classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderPteropoda
  5. familyCliidae
  6. genusClio
  7. SpeciesClio pyramidata Linnaeus, 1767

Synonyms Cleodora bowdenensis, Cleodora brownii, Cleodora exacuta, Cleodora martensii, Cleodora occidentalis, Cleodora pyramidata, Cleodora sulcata, Cleodora vaticana, Clio antarctica, Clio caudata, Clio exacuta, Clio lata, Clio lobata, Clio occidentalis, Clio pyramidata, Clio pyramidata antarctica, Clio pyramidata excisa, Clio pyramidata f. antarctica, Clio pyramidata f. excisa, Clio pyramidata f. lanceolata, Clio pyramidata f. martensii, Clio pyramidata f. pyramidata, Clio pyramidata f. sulcata, Clio pyramidata f. tyrrhenica, Clio pyramidata lanceolata, Clio pyramidata martensi, Clio pyramidata pyramidata, Clio pyramidata sulcata, Clio retusa, Clio sulcata, Euclio pyramidata, Hyalaea caudata, Hyalaea lanceolata, Hyalaea retusa, Proclio subteres

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Pyramid sea butterflyEnglish
  • trnovka pyramidováCzech
  • Clio triangulaireFrench
  • ウキビシガイJapanese
  • 마름모거북고둥Korean
  • 尖菱蝶螺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pyramid clio

Other species in the same genus Clio.

Wavy clio

Clio recurva

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pyramid clio?

The pyramid clio (Clio pyramidata) belongs to the family Cliidae in the order Pteropoda.

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). Pyramid clio (Clio pyramidata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pyramid-clio

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“Pyramid clio (Clio pyramidata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pyramid-clio.

BibTeX
@misc{pyramid_clio_2026,
  title = {Pyramid clio (Clio pyramidata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pyramid-clio},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}