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Calliostoma conulus Shining Topshell

Calliostoma conulus is commonly referred to as Shining Topshell. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
6421 
AphiaID:
141752 
Scientific:
Calliostoma conulus 
German:
Rötlichbraune-Kreiselschnecke 
English:
Shining Topshell 
Category:
Escargots de mer 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Trochida (Order) > Calliostomatidae (Family) > Calliostoma (Genus) > conulus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1758 
Occurrence:
Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Azores, European Coasts, France, North Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea 
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 - 200 Meter 
Size:
0.39" - 1.38" (1cm - 3.5cm) 
Temperature:
50 °F - 77 °F (10°C - 25°C) 
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:
  • Calliostoma adelae
  • Calliostoma adspersum
  • Calliostoma africanum
  • Calliostoma agrigentinum
  • Calliostoma aikeni
  • Calliostoma alboregium
  • Calliostoma alisi
  • Calliostoma allporti
  • Calliostoma alternum
  • Calliostoma anderssoni
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-05-16 19:04:20 

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Calliostoma conulus (Linnaeus, 1758)

The size of the shell varies between 1,0 cm and 3,5 cm. The surface of the shell is polished.The shell is reddish-brown or a pale chestnut colouration with a golden-red linear pattern.

Synonymised names:
Calliostoma bullatum Coen, 1933 (dubious synonym)
Calliostoma conulum [sic] (misspelling)
Calliostoma conulus var. coralligena Pallary, 1900 (synonym)
Calliostoma conulus var. pallida Pallary, 1900 (synonym)
Calliostoma conulus var. rosea Pallary, 1900 (synonym)
Calliostoma dubium (Philippi, 1844) (preoccupied species name)
Calliostoma dubium var. pseudocingulata Pallary, 1900 (synonym)
Calliostoma tumidulum Coen, 1933 (synonym)
Trochus conulus Linnaeus, 1758
Trochus conulus var. subangulata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1885 (synonym)
Trochus conulus var. violacea Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1885 (synonym)
Trochus dubius Philippi, 1844 (synonym)
Trochus dubius var. albida Dautzenberg, 1883 (synonym)
Trochus flavidus Dunker, 1857
Trochus lucidus Risso, 1826 (synonym)
Trochus violaceus Risso, 1826 (synonym)
Zizyphinus basalis Monterosato, 1889 (synonym)
Zizyphinus candidus Brusina, 1865 (dubious synonym)
Zizyphinus conulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Zizyphinus conulus var. acuta Monterosato, 1889 (synonym)
Zizyphinus conulus var. aurantia Monterosato, 1889 (synonym)
Zizyphinus conulus var. dilatata Monterosato, 1889 (synonym)
Zizyphinus conulus var. sanguinea Monterosato, 1889 (synonym)
Zizyphinus conulus var. striata Monterosato, 1889 (synonym)
Zizyphinus dubius (Philippi, 1844)
Zizyphinus dubius var. cinnamomea Monterosato, 1889 (synonym)
Zizyphinus dubius var. dilatata Monterosato, 1889 (synonym)
Zizyphinus dubius var. elevata Monterosato, 1889 (synonym)
Zizyphinus dubius var. incavata Monterosato, 1889 (synonym)
Zizyphinus dubius var. lirata Monterosato, 1889 (synonym)
Zizyphinus dubius var. media Monterosato, 1889 (synonym)
Zizyphinus dubius var. olivacea Monterosato, 1889 (synonym)
Zizyphinus violaceus (Risso, 1826)
Zizyphinus violaceus var. monochroa Monterosato, 1889 (synonym)

Direct children (4):
Variety Calliostoma conulus var. coralligena Pallary, 1900 accepted as Calliostoma conulus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Variety Calliostoma conulus var. livida Dautzenberg, 1927 accepted as Calliostoma lividum Dautzenberg, 1927 (original combination)
Variety Calliostoma conulus var. pallida Pallary, 1900 accepted as Calliostoma conulus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Variety Calliostoma conulus var. rosea Pallary, 1900 accepted as Calliostoma conulus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)

External links

  1. Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 11.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Calliostoma conulus © Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland,Bild aus der Adria
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