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.
Calliostoma
Calliostoma granulatum (Born, 1778)
- Granulated top-shell
Calliostoma zizyphinum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Painted top-shell
Calliostoma zizyphinum var. lyonsi (Leach in Forbes & Hanley, 1850) - Painted top-shell (unaccepted)
Vetigastropoda (Subclass) > Trochoidea (Superfamily) > Trochidae (Family) > Cantharidinae (Subfamily)
- Top-shells
Clelandella
Clelandella miliaris (Brocchi, 1814)
- Many-grained top shell
Gibbula (also see Steromphala)
Gibbula magus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Giant or Turban top-shell
Gibbula tumida (Montagu, 1803) - Swollen or Tumid top-shell
Jujubinus
Jujubinus exasperatus (Pennant, 1777)
- Rough top-shell
Jujubinus montagui (Wood, 1828) - Montagu's top-shell
Jujubinus striatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Grooved top-shell
Steromphala
Steromphala cineraria (Linnaeus, 1758) syn. Gibbula cineraria - Grey top shell
Steromphala pennanti (Philippi, 1846) syn. Gibbula pennanti (Philippi, 1846) - Pennant's top-shell
Steromphala umbilicalis (da Costa, 1778) syn. Gibbula umbilicalis - Flat or Purple top-shell
Vetigastropoda (Subclass) > Trochoidea (Superfamily) > Turbinidae (Family) > Margaritinae (Subfamily)
Margarites
Margarites groenlandicus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Greenland margarite or top-shell
Margarites helicinus (Phipps, 1774)
- Spiral margarite or Small pearly top-shell
Vetigastropoda (Subclass) > Trochoidea (Superfamily) > Turbinidae (Family) > Skeneinae (Subfamily)
Dikoleps
Dikoleps nitens (Philippi, 1844) syn. Dikoleps pusilla
and Skenea nitens - Shining dolphin shell
Skenea
Skenea serpuloides (Montagu, 1808) - Flat dolphin shell
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Other members of the Trochoidea
From the authors collection of foreign shells,
species not recorded in the United Kingdom.
Trochoidea (Superfamily) > Calliostomatidae (Family) > Calliostomatinae (Subfamily)
Calliostoma laugieri (Payraudeau, 1826)
- A Top shell (Spain)
Vetigastropoda (Subclass) > Trochoidea (Superfamily) > Turbinidae (Family) > Turbininae (Subfamily)
Clanculus corallinus (Gmelin, 1791)
- A Top shell (Corsica)
Lithopoma americanum (Gmelin, 1791)
- American Starsnail (Florida, USA)
