APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Calliostoma zizyphinum var. lyonsi (Leach in Forbes & Hanley, 1850) - Painted top-shell
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Painted top-shell
Calliostoma zizyphinum
- white, lateral view 1

Painted top-shell
Calliostoma zizyphinum
- white, ventral view 1

Specimen above found at low tide, on an extreme low tide, at Helford, Cornwall. 08.04.16.

Painted top-shell
Calliostoma zizyphinum
- white, lateral view 2

Painted top-shell
Calliostoma zizyphinum
- white, lateral view 3

Painted top-shell
Calliostoma zizyphinum
- white, ventral view 2

The specimens above were found on a low spring tide at Coombe Haven, near Fowey, Cornwall. 10.04.09.

Painted top-shell
Calliostoma zizyphinum
- white, lateral view 4

Painted top-shell
Calliostoma zizyphinum
- white, ventral view 3

Specimen above was found on a reef off Eastern Green, Penzance, Cornwall. 221.03.11.

Calliostoma zizyphinum var lyonsi White Painted Top Shell marine snail images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.