Steromphala cineraria Grey Topshell

Steromphala cineraria is commonly referred to as Grey Topshell. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

6084 

AphiaID:

1039839 

Scientific:

Steromphala cineraria 

German:

Graue Kreiselschnecke, Friesenkopf 

English:

Grey Topshell 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Trochida (Order) > Trochidae (Family) > Steromphala (Genus) > cineraria (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Russland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, the British Isles 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 14 Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils 

Size:

0.59" - 0.39" (1.5cm - 1,8cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 60.8 °F (°C - 16°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Detritus 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Steromphala cineraria
  Graue Kreiselschnecke, Friesenkopf
• 
  Steromphala divaricata
  Gespreizte Buckelschnecke
• 
  Steromphala umbilicalis
  Flache Kreiselschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-09-21 17:31:22 

Last edit:

2025-08-19 12:35:44 

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