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Painted Top Shell

Calliostoma zizyphinum

Classification

Calliostoma zizyphinum, common name the European painted top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae. Description The solid, regularly conical shell is straight-sided and imperforate. The shell contains up to 12–13 whorls.

Distribution

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