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Tiger topshell

Oxystele tigrina (Dillwyn, 1817)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The tiger topshell (Oxystele tigrina) is a species in the family Trochidae, order Trochida.

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Quick facts about the tiger topshell

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 tiger topshell live?

Not recorded

Is the tiger topshell 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 tiger topshell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyTrochidae
  6. genusOxystele
  7. SpeciesOxystele tigrina (Dillwyn, 1817)

Synonyms Diloma tigrinum, Oxystele kraussi, Trochus tigrinus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tiger topshell

Other species in the same genus Oxystele.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the tiger topshell?

The tiger topshell (Oxystele tigrina) belongs to the family Trochidae 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). Tiger topshell (Oxystele tigrina). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tiger-topshell

MLA

“Tiger topshell (Oxystele tigrina).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tiger-topshell.

BibTeX
@misc{tiger_topshell_2026,
  title = {Tiger topshell (Oxystele tigrina)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tiger-topshell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}