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Calliostoma zizyphinum
Calliostoma zizyphinum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Painted top-shell
photo by Fenwick, David

Family:  Calliostomatidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 10 - 200 m
Distribution:  Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Collected from the sublittoral zone, from low tide up to a depth of 200 m (Ref. 2754). Minimum depth from Ref. 124754. Occurs in low intertidal to deep circalittoral, on hard (Ref. 124754) and soft substrates (Ref. 114530). Collected from the sublittoral fringe during spring tides (Ref. 124753). This is a free-living species (Ref. 3123). It is a grazer (Refs. 96498, 124754) and predator on sessile preys (Ref. 124754).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:   
 

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