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Shining top shell

Calliostoma conulus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The shining top shell (Calliostoma conulus) is a species in the family Calliostomatidae, order Trochida.

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Quick facts about the shining top shell

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the shining top shell live?

Not recorded

Is the shining top shell endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the shining top shell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyCalliostomatidae
  6. genusCalliostoma
  7. SpeciesCalliostoma conulus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Calliostoma bullatum, Calliostoma conulum, Calliostoma conulus, Calliostoma conulus var. coralligena, Calliostoma conulus var. pallida, Calliostoma conulus var. rosea, Calliostoma conulus var. tumidula, Calliostoma dubium, Calliostoma dubium var. pseudocingulata, Calliostoma tumidulum, Trichus conulus, Trochus conulus, Trochus conulus var. subangulata, Trochus conulus var. violacea, Trochus dubius, Trochus dubius var. albida, Trochus flavidus, Trochus lucidus, Trochus nigerrimus, Trochus violaceus, Zizyphinus basalis, Zizyphinus candidus, Zizyphinus conulus, Zizyphinus conulus var. acuta, Zizyphinus conulus var. aurantia, Zizyphinus conulus var. dilatata, Zizyphinus conulus var. sanguinea, Zizyphinus conulus var. striata, Zizyphinus dubius, Zizyphinus dubius var. cinnamomea, Zizyphinus dubius var. dilatata, Zizyphinus dubius var. elevata, Zizyphinus dubius var. incavata, Zizyphinus dubius var. lirata, Zizyphinus dubius var. media, Zizyphinus dubius var. olivacea, Zizyphinus violaceus, Zizyphinus violaceus var. monochroa

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • kaliostoma kuželovitáCzech
  • Glänzende KreiselschneckeGerman
  • Τροχός χωνίGreek
  • Troque orangeFrench
  • Troco conicoItalian
  • ツヤエビスJapanese
  • kaliostoma kužeľovitáSlovak
  • Konische KreiselschneckeGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the shining top shell

Other species in the same genus Calliostoma.

Keys topsnail

Calliostoma adelae

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the shining top shell?

The shining top shell (Calliostoma conulus) belongs to the family Calliostomatidae in the order Trochida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Shining top shell (Calliostoma conulus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/shining-top-shell

MLA

“Shining top shell (Calliostoma conulus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/shining-top-shell.

BibTeX
@misc{shining_top_shell_2026,
  title = {Shining top shell (Calliostoma conulus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/shining-top-shell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}