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Rainbow drop

Helicina clappi Pilsbry, 1909

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The rainbow drop (Helicina clappi) is a species in the family Helicinidae, order Cycloneritida.

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Quick facts about the rainbow drop

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 rainbow drop live?

Not recorded

Is the rainbow drop 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 rainbow drop classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderCycloneritida
  5. familyHelicinidae
  6. genusHelicina
  7. SpeciesHelicina clappi Pilsbry, 1909

Synonyms Helicina orbiculata clappi

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • クラップヤマキサゴJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rainbow drop

Other species in the same genus Helicina.

Angled dome

Helicina amoena

HelicinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rainbow drop?

The rainbow drop (Helicina clappi) belongs to the family Helicinidae in the order Cycloneritida.

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). Rainbow drop (Helicina clappi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rainbow-drop

MLA

“Rainbow drop (Helicina clappi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rainbow-drop.

BibTeX
@misc{rainbow_drop_2026,
  title = {Rainbow drop (Helicina clappi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rainbow-drop},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}