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Wavy top

Diloma concameratum (W. Wood, 1828)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The wavy top (Diloma concameratum) is a species in the family Trochidae, order Trochida.

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Quick facts about the wavy top

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 top live?

Not recorded

Is the wavy top 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 top classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyTrochidae
  6. genusDiloma
  7. SpeciesDiloma concameratum (W. Wood, 1828)

Synonyms Austrocochlea concamerata, Trochus concameratus, Trochus striolatus, Trochus viridis

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Speckled periwinkleEnglish
  • Wavy periwinkleEnglish
  • イシガキシタダミJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the wavy top

Other species in the same genus Diloma.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the wavy top?

The wavy top (Diloma concameratum) 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). Wavy top (Diloma concameratum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/wavy-top

MLA

“Wavy top (Diloma concameratum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/wavy-top.

BibTeX
@misc{wavy_top_2026,
  title = {Wavy top (Diloma concameratum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/wavy-top},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}