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blue topsnail

Calliostoma ligatum

Classification

Calliostoma ligatum, common name the blue top snail, is a small prosobranch trochid gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae, the Calliostoma top snails. Description The conical, solid shell has well-rounded globose whorls with six to eight smooth spiral cords per whorl and no umbilicus. Its base is flattened.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 1,639Canada · 676