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Strawberry top shell

Clanculus puniceus (R. A. Philippi, 1846)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The strawberry top shell (Clanculus puniceus) is a species in the family Trochidae, order Trochida.

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Quick facts about the strawberry top 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 strawberry top shell live?

Not recorded

Is the strawberry top 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 strawberry top shell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyTrochidae
  6. genusClanculus
  7. SpeciesClanculus puniceus (R. A. Philippi, 1846)

Synonyms Clanculus puniceus, Monodonta punicea, Trochus puniceus

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • AarbeiAfrikaans
  • kotouč jahodovýCzech
  • イチゴナツモモJapanese
  • Пурпурный кланкулюсRussian
  • 草莓鐘螺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the strawberry top shell

Other species in the same genus Clanculus.

Topsnail

Clanculus ater

TrochidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the strawberry top shell?

The strawberry top shell (Clanculus puniceus) belongs to the family Trochidae in the order Trochida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Strawberry top shell (Clanculus puniceus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/strawberry-top-shell

MLA

“Strawberry top shell (Clanculus puniceus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/strawberry-top-shell.

BibTeX
@misc{strawberry_top_shell_2026,
  title = {Strawberry top shell (Clanculus puniceus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/strawberry-top-shell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}