Trochus maculatus Linnaeus, 1758
Maculated top
Trochus maculatus
photo by Coltro, Marcus

Family:  Trochidae (Top shells)
Max. size:  7 cm SHH (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 10 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: from East Africa to Melanesia; north to Japan, and south to southern Queensland and New Caledonia.
Diagnosis:  Shell conical, solid with flat base. Concave, flat or convex whorls with sudes covered with several spiral rows of irregualrly sized granules. Colouration: shell with axial streaks; base with radiating streaks or spots (Ref. 128042).
Biology:  Common in rocky shores, from low in the intertidal zone (Refs. 349, 128042). Subtidal, on rocks approaching reefs (Refs. 799, 128042) (Ref. 349).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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