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Pheasant shell

Tricolia capensis (Dunker, 1846)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The pheasant shell (Tricolia capensis) is a species in the family Phasianellidae, order Trochida.

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Quick facts about the pheasant 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 pheasant shell live?

Not recorded

Is the pheasant 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 pheasant shell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyPhasianellidae
  6. genusTricolia
  7. SpeciesTricolia capensis (Dunker, 1846)

Synonyms Phasianella africana, Phasianella capensis, Phasianella farquhari, Phasianella rufanensis, Phasianella rufanensis adjacens, Phasianella rufanensis var. adjacens, Tricolia africana

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Cape pheasant shellEnglish
  • BerrieAfrikaans

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pheasant shell

Other species in the same genus Tricolia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pheasant shell?

The pheasant shell (Tricolia capensis) belongs to the family Phasianellidae in the order Trochida.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pheasant shell (Tricolia capensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tricolia-capensis

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“Pheasant shell (Tricolia capensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tricolia-capensis.

BibTeX
@misc{tricolia_capensis_2026,
  title = {Pheasant shell (Tricolia capensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tricolia-capensis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}