Calliostoma zizyphinum   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Painted top-shell
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Calliostoma zizyphinum

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Trochida | Calliostomatidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 10 - 200 m (Ref. 2754).  Subtropical; 69°N - 36°N, 13°W - 30°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Archaeogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Demir, M. 2003. (Ref. 2754)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.