Tectus pyramis Pyramid Topsnail, Pyramid Top

Tectus pyramis is commonly referred to as Pyramid Topsnail, Pyramid Top. Difficulty in the aquarium: очень просто. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3054 

AphiaID:

216328 

Scientific:

Tectus pyramis 

German:

Pyramiden-Kreiselschnecke 

English:

Pyramid Topsnail, Pyramid Top 

Category:

Моллюски 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Trochida (Order) > Tegulidae (Family) > Tectus (Genus) > pyramis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Born, ), 1778 

Occurrence:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, China, Christmas Islands, India, Indo Pacific, Japan, Madagascar, Mauritius, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Western Pacific Ocean 

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:

0 - 10 Meter 

Habitats:

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

Size:

3.15" - 5.91" (8cm - 15cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 82.4 °F (23°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Deposit feeder 

Tank:

22 gal (~ 100L)  

Difficulty:

очень просто 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Tectus dentatus
  Gezähnte-Kreiselschnecke
• Tectus elatus
• 
  Tectus fenestratus
  Fenster-Kreiselschnecke
• Tectus magnificus
• Tectus mauritianus
• Tectus maximus
• Tectus niloticus
• 
  Tectus pyramis
  Pyramiden-Kreiselschnecke
• Tectus royanus
• Tectus tentorium
• 
  Tectus triserialis
  Hohe-Kreiselschnecke
• Tectus virgatus
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-02-28 16:13:27 

Last edit:

2025-07-06 20:05:57 

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