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Red sea topshell

Trochus erithreus Brocchi, 1821

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The red sea topshell (Trochus erithreus) is a species in the family Trochidae, order Trochida.

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Quick facts about the red sea 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 red sea topshell live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the red sea topshell as introduced in 4 countries.

  1. Cyprus
  2. Lebanon
  3. Syria
  4. Türkiye

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the red sea 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 red sea topshell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyTrochidae
  6. genusTrochus
  7. SpeciesTrochus erithreus Brocchi, 1821

Synonyms Infundibulops erithreus, Infundibulops erythraeus, Infundibulum erythraeum, Trochus erithreus, Trochus erythraeus, Trochus erythreus

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • גלגילון ים-סופיHebrew
  • コウカイウズJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the red sea topshell

Other species in the same genus Trochus.

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Common questions

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Is the red sea topshell an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the red sea topshell as introduced in 4 countries: Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria and Türkiye, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the red sea topshell?

The red sea topshell (Trochus erithreus) belongs to the family Trochidae in the order Trochida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Red sea topshell (Trochus erithreus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/trochus-erithreus

MLA

“Red sea topshell (Trochus erithreus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/trochus-erithreus.

BibTeX
@misc{trochus_erithreus_2026,
  title = {Red sea topshell (Trochus erithreus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/trochus-erithreus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}