Phorcus sauciatus Top Snail

Phorcus sauciatus is commonly referred to as Top Snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

14196 

AphiaID:

689178 

Scientific:

Phorcus sauciatus 

German:

Kreiselschnecke 

English:

Top Snail 

Category:

Sekalaista 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Trochida (Order) > Trochidae (Family) > Phorcus (Genus) > sauciatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Koch, ), 1845 

Occurrence:

Straße von Gibraltar, European Coasts, Madeira, Mauritania, Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, Spain, the Canary Islands 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

- 2 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.39" - 0.79" (1,1cm - 2,7cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Detritus 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Phorcus articulatus
  Kreiselschnecke
• 
  Phorcus atratus
  Geschwärzte Kreiselschnecke
• 
  Phorcus lineatus
  Würfelturban, Kreiselschnecke, Gestrichelte Buckelschnecke
• Phorcus mariae
• Phorcus mutabilis
• Phorcus punctulatus
• 
  Phorcus richardi
  Gebänderte Kreiselschnecke
• 
  Phorcus sauciatus
  Kreiselschnecke
• 
  Phorcus turbinatus
  Würfelturbanschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2021-10-18 17:22:01 

Last edit:

2026-03-30 19:31:57 

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