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Tegula xanthostigma

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

Tegula xanthostigma is a species in the family Tegulidae, order Trochida.

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Quick facts about Tegula xanthostigma

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 Tegula xanthostigma live?

Not recorded

Is Tegula xanthostigma 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 Tegula xanthostigma classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyTegulidae
  6. genusTegula
  7. SpeciesTegula xanthostigma (A. Adams, 1853)

Synonyms Chlorostoma xanthostigma, Trochus nigricolor

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • シッタカJapanese
  • 명주고둥Korean
  • オオクマノコガイJapanese
  • クマノコガイJapanese
  • クマノコガイ(熊の子貝)Japanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Tegula xanthostigma

Other species in the same genus Tegula.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Tegula xanthostigma?

Tegula xanthostigma (Tegula xanthostigma) belongs to the family Tegulidae 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). Tegula xanthostigma (Tegula xanthostigma). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tegula-xanthostigma

MLA

“Tegula xanthostigma (Tegula xanthostigma).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tegula-xanthostigma.

BibTeX
@misc{tegula_xanthostigma_2026,
  title = {Tegula xanthostigma (Tegula xanthostigma)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tegula-xanthostigma},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}