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Calliostoma
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Calliostoma

Calliostoma is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails with gills and an operculum, marine gastropod molluscs within the family Calliostomatidae, the Calliostoma top snails (according to the taxonomy of Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005)). Previously this genus was placed within the family Trochidae. Calliostoma is the type genus of the family Calliostomatidae.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Blue Top Snail

speciesCalliostoma ligatum

European Painted Top Shell

speciesCalliostoma zizyphinum

Channeled Topsnail

speciesCalliostoma canaliculatum

Three-colored Top Shell

speciesCalliostoma tricolor

Purple-Ring Topsnail

speciesCalliostoma annulatum

Granulose Topsnail

speciesCalliostoma supragranosum

Glorious Topsnail

speciesCalliostoma gloriosum

ornate topshell

speciesCalliostoma ornatum

Shining Top Shell

speciesCalliostoma conulus

Laugier's top shell

speciesCalliostoma laugieri

Tampa Bay Top Snail

speciesCalliostoma tampaense

Western Gem Topshell

speciesCalliostoma gemmulatum

Granulated Topshell

speciesCalliostoma granulatum

Jujube Top Shell

speciesCalliostoma jujubinum

Calliostoma variegatum

speciesCalliostoma variegatum

Sculptured Topsnail

speciesCalliostoma euglyptum

Calliostoma koma

speciesCalliostoma koma

Chocolate-lined top shell

speciesCalliostoma javanicum

Depressed Top Snail

speciesCalliostoma yucatecanum

Pleasing top shell

speciesCalliostoma jucundum

Beautiful Top Snail

speciesCalliostoma pulchrum

Calliostoma consimile

speciesCalliostoma consimile

Calliostoma tranquebaricum

speciesCalliostoma tranquebaricum

Adele's Top Shell

speciesCalliostoma adelae

Calliostoma aequisculptum

speciesCalliostoma aequisculptum

Calliostoma antonii

speciesCalliostoma antonii

Calliostoma hedleyi

speciesCalliostoma hedleyi

Gulfstream Top Snail

speciesCalliostoma scalenum

Calliostoma moebiusi

speciesCalliostoma moebiusi

Calliostoma formosense

speciesCalliostoma formosense

Allport top shell

speciesCalliostoma allporti

Kato's top shell

speciesCalliostoma katoi

Calliostoma leanum

speciesCalliostoma leanum

Calliostoma scobinatum

speciesCalliostoma scobinatum

Calliostoma adspersum

speciesCalliostoma adspersum

Calliostoma eximium

speciesCalliostoma eximium

Calliostoma nordenskjoldi

speciesCalliostoma nordenskjoldi

Calliostoma hassler

speciesCalliostoma hassler

Calliostoma magaldii

speciesCalliostoma magaldii

Calliostoma nudiusculum

speciesCalliostoma nudiusculum

Calliostoma marisflavi

speciesCalliostoma marisflavi

Kelp top shell

speciesCalliostoma bonita

Calliostoma marshalli

speciesCalliostoma marshalli

Baird's top shell

speciesCalliostoma bairdii

Calliostoma coppingeri

speciesCalliostoma coppingeri

Calliostoma ticaonicum

speciesCalliostoma ticaonicum

Calliostoma gemmosum

speciesCalliostoma gemmosum

Nude topshell

speciesCalliostoma nudum

Calliostoma madagascarense

speciesCalliostoma madagascarense

Calliostoma palmeri

speciesCalliostoma palmeri

Portuguese top shell

speciesCalliostoma lusitanicum

Calliostoma spesa

speciesCalliostoma spesa

Calliostoma shawni

speciesCalliostoma shawni

Calliostoma legrandi

speciesCalliostoma legrandi

African Top Shell

speciesCalliostoma africanum

Calliostoma mcleani

speciesCalliostoma mcleani

Calliostoma maurolici

speciesCalliostoma maurolici

Western Topshell

speciesCalliostoma occidentale

Calliostoma aporia

speciesCalliostoma aporia

Calliostoma santacruzanum

speciesCalliostoma santacruzanum

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