Common name of Calliostoma gloriosum
 
Common Name Glorious topsnail
Language English
Type AFS
Official Trade Name No
Rank 1 - (Legal common name (unique))
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality
Ref. Turgeon, D.D., J.F. Quinn Jr., A.E. Bogan, E.V. Coan, F.G. Hochberg, W.G. Lyons, P.M. Mikkelsen, R.J. Neves, C.F.E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F.G. Thompson, M. Vecchione and J.D. Willams, 1998
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st Modifier morphology
2nd Modifier color pattern(s)
Remarks 'snail', from Old High German 'snahhan', i.e., 'to creep'; 'top' here pertains to the pointed tip and round and wider base shape of species in this family.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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