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Calliostoma zizyphinum painted top shell

Calliostoma zizyphinumis commonly referred to as painted top shell. 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:
6093 
AphiaID:
141767 
Scientific:
Calliostoma zizyphinum 
German:
Bunte Kreiselschnecke, Spitze Kreiselschnecke 
English:
Painted Top Shell 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Trochida (Order) > Calliostomatidae (Family) > Calliostoma (Genus) > zizyphinum (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1758 
Occurrence:
European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea 
Size:
0.71" - 1.18" (1.8cm - 3cm) 
Temperature:
59 °F - 71.6 °F (15°C - 22°C) 
Food:
Algae, Hydrozoa polyps, Sponges, Worms 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
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:
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Created:
Last edit:
2013-09-23 19:54:09 

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Calliostoma zizyphinum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Calliostoma zizyphinum lives on rocky substrata. It feeds on algae, sponges ,hydroids and worms.This topshell has a straight-sided conical shell, usually with markings in pink and red.

Synonymised names:
Calliostoma alexandrinum Pallary, 1912 (synonym)
Calliostoma conuloides (Lamarck, 1822)
Calliostoma conuloides var. canariensis Mabille, 1898 (dubious syn.)
Calliostoma conuloides var. intermedia Pallary, 1920 (synonym)
Calliostoma demissum (Monterosato, 1889)
Calliostoma demissum var. laevigata Pallary, 1900 (synonym)
Calliostoma zizyphinum var. elongata Pallary, 1900 (synonym)
Calliostoma zizyphinum var. intermedia Pallary, 1900 (synonym)
Calliostoma zizyphinum var. lyonsi (Leach in Forbes & Hanley, 1850) (infraspecific name)
Calliostoma zizyphinum var. major Pallary, 1900 (synonym)
Calliostoma zizyphinum var. marmorata Pallary, 1900 (synonym)
Calliostoma zyziphinum [sic] (misspelling)
Conulus typus Nardo, 1847 (synonym)
Trochus agrestis Philippi, 1843 (synonym)
Trochus albidus Wood W., 1828 (synonym)
Trochus chemnitzii Philippi, 1848 (synonym)
Trochus conuloides Lamarck, 1822 (original combination)
Trochus cranchi Leach, 1852 (synonym)
Trochus discrepans T. Brown, 1818 (synonym)
Trochus flavus Anton in Philippi, 1849 (synonym)
Trochus irregularis Leach, 1852 (synonym)
Trochus laevigatus Sowerby J., 1817 (synonym)
Trochus lineolatus Risso, 1826 (synonym)
Trochus lyonsii Leach, 1852 (synonym)
Trochus zizyphinus Linnaeus, 1758
Trochus zizyphinus var. albina Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884 (synonym)
Trochus zizyphinus var. cingulata Weinkauff, 1868 (synonym)
Trochus zizyphinus var. dilatata Jeffreys, 1856 (synonym)
Trochus zizyphinus var. elata Jeffreys, 1865 (synonym)
Trochus zizyphinus var. granulifera Jeffreys, 1865 (synonym)
Trochus zizyphinus var. humilior Jeffreys, 1865 (synonym)
Trochus zizyphinus var. strangulata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884 (synonym)
Zizyphinus altus Locard, 1904
Zizyphinus dalmaticus Monterosato, 1889 (synonym)
Zizyphinus demissus Monterosato, 1889 (synonym)
Zizyphinus linnaei Monterosato, 1884 (synonym)
Zizyphinus linnaei var. cornea Monterosato, 1889 (synonym)
Zizyphinus linnaei var. pallida Monterosato, 1889 (synonym)
Zizyphinus linnaei var. rotundata Monterosato, 1889 (synonym)
Zizyphinus linnaei var. scalaris Monterosato, 1889 (synonym)
Zizyphinus linnaei var. simulans Monterosato, 1889 (synonym)
Zizyphinus linnaei var. typica Monterosato, 1889 (synonym)
Zizyphinus lissus Monterosato, 1889
Zizyphinus novegradensis Monterosato, 1889 (synonym)
Zizyphinus vulgaris Gray J.E., 1850 (synonym)

Direct children (5):
Variety Calliostoma zizyphinum var. elongata Pallary, 1900 accepted as Calliostoma zizyphinum (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Variety Calliostoma zizyphinum var. intermedia Pallary, 1900 accepted as Calliostoma zizyphinum (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Variety Calliostoma zizyphinum var. lyonsi (Leach in Forbes & Hanley, 1850) accepted as Calliostoma zizyphinum (Linnaeus, 1758) (infraspecific name)
Variety Calliostoma zizyphinum var. major Pallary, 1900 accepted as Calliostoma zizyphinum (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Variety Calliostoma zizyphinum var. marmorata Pallary, 1900 accepted as Calliostoma zizyphinum (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)

Scientific paper

  1. Variation in shell morphology of Calliostoma zizyphinum (Gastropoda: Trochidae), Preston, S. J.; Roberts, D. , 2007
  2. Notes on gamete release and fertilisation in Calliostoma zizyphinum (L.) (Gastropoda; Trochidae), Holmes, S., 1997
  3. SHELL SCARRING IN CALLIOSTOMA ZIZYPHINUM (PROSOBRANCHIA: TROCHIDAE) FROM STRANGFORD LOUGH, NORTHERN IRELAND, S. Preston; D. Roberts; W. Montgomery, 1993
  4. SHELL COLOUR IN CALLIOSTOMA ZIZYPHINUM (L.) FROM STRANGFORD LOUGH, N. IRELAND, ROBERTS, D.; KELL, G. V. , 1987

External links

  1. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Encyclopedia of marine life of Britain and Ireland (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Homepage Jim Greenfield (British Marine Life) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Homepage von Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  6. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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