Laugier's top shell

Calliostoma laugieri

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Order: Trochida
Family: Calliostomatidae

Calliostoma laugieri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae. Subspecies Calliostoma laugieri laugieri (Payraudeau, 1826) Calliostoma laugieri spongiarum (Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1885) Description The size of the shell varies between 7 mm and 17 mm. The shell is similar to Calliostoma conulus, but smaller, generally darker in color.

Distribution

Mariottini P, Smriglio C, Oliverio M, Rossi S, Di Giulio A · CC BY

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Sources and credits

PhotoMariottini P, Smriglio C, Oliverio M, Rossi S, Di Giulio A · CC BY DescriptionCalliostoma laugieri, Wikipedia contributors

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