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Wavy clio

Clio recurva (Children, 1823)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The wavy clio (Clio recurva) is a species in the family Cliidae, order Pteropoda.

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Quick facts about the wavy clio

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 wavy clio live?

Not recorded

Is the wavy clio 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 wavy clio classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderPteropoda
  5. familyCliidae
  6. genusClio
  7. SpeciesClio recurva (Children, 1823)

Synonyms Balantium bicarinatum, Balantium recurvum, Cleodora balantium, Cleodora inflata, Clio balantium, Clio recurva, Euclio balantium, Euclio recurva

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Recurved sea-butterflyEnglish
  • ダイオウウキビシガイJapanese
  • Клио волнистаяRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the wavy clio

Other species in the same genus Clio.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the wavy clio?

The wavy clio (Clio recurva) belongs to the family Cliidae in the order Pteropoda.

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). Wavy clio (Clio recurva). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/wavy-clio

MLA

“Wavy clio (Clio recurva).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/wavy-clio.

BibTeX
@misc{wavy_clio_2026,
  title = {Wavy clio (Clio recurva)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/wavy-clio},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}