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Calliostoma ornatum Ornate Topshell

Calliostoma ornatum is commonly referred to as Ornate Topshell. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Calliostoma ornatum, caravan inner Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2022 (CC-BY-SA)


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lexID:
17316 
AphiaID:
599738 
Scientific:
Calliostoma ornatum 
German:
Verzierte Kreiselschnecke 
English:
Ornate Topshell 
Category:
Snegler 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Trochida (Order) > Calliostomatidae (Family) > Calliostoma (Genus) > ornatum (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Lamarck, ), 1822 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, South-Africa 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
1 - 35 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
2,0 cm 
Temperature:
14,9 °F - 19,3 °F (14,9°C - 19,3°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Predatory 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Calliostoma adelae
  • Calliostoma adspersum
  • Calliostoma africanum
  • Calliostoma agrigentinum
  • Calliostoma aikeni
  • Calliostoma alboregium
  • Calliostoma alisi
  • Calliostoma allporti
  • Calliostoma alternum
  • Calliostoma anderssoni
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-03-20 14:45:59 

Info

Calliostoma ornatum (Lamarck, 1822)

The ornate topshell, is a species of a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.

Synonymised names
Calliostoma (Calliostoma) ornatum (Lamarck, 1822) · unaccepted
Calliostoma albolineatum W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Calliostoma eucosmia Bartsch, 1915 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Calliostoma ornata [sic] · unaccepted (incorrect gender ending)
Calliostoma ornatum var. similis W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Trochus fulvus R. A. Philippi, 1849 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (tentative junior synonym)
Trochus ornatus Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted > junior homonym (junior homonym of Trochus ornatus...)

Direct children (1)
Variety Calliostoma ornatum var. similis W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Calliostoma ornatum (Lamarck, 1822) (junior synonym)

External links

  1. reeflifesurvey.com (en). Abgerufen am 20.03.2025.
  2. wikipedia.org (en). Abgerufen am 20.03.2025.

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Calliostoma ornatum, steenbras river mouth 2019 (CC-BY-SA)
Calliostoma ornatum, sherwood forest Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2021 (CC-BY-SA)
Calliostoma ornatum, outer photographers, Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2021 (CC-BY-SA)
Calliostoma ornatum, caravan inner Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2022 (CC-BY-SA)

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