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Rosemouth star shell

Astralium rhodostomum (Lamarck, 1822)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The rosemouth star shell (Astralium rhodostomum) is a species in the family Turbinidae, order Trochida.

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Quick facts about the rosemouth star shell

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 rosemouth star shell live?

Not recorded

Is the rosemouth star shell 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 rosemouth star shell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyTurbinidae
  6. genusAstralium
  7. SpeciesAstralium rhodostomum (Lamarck, 1822)

Synonyms Astraea rhodostoma, Astralium rhodostoma, Astralium tuberosum, Trochus rhodostomus

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • オオウラウズガイJapanese
  • Розовоустая астреяRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rosemouth star shell

Other species in the same genus Astralium.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rosemouth star shell?

The rosemouth star shell (Astralium rhodostomum) belongs to the family Turbinidae 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). Rosemouth star shell (Astralium rhodostomum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rosemouth-star-shell

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“Rosemouth star shell (Astralium rhodostomum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rosemouth-star-shell.

BibTeX
@misc{rosemouth_star_shell_2026,
  title = {Rosemouth star shell (Astralium rhodostomum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rosemouth-star-shell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}