How deep does the Painted Top-Shell live?

The Painted Top-Shell (Calliostoma zizyphinum) is typically found at 10–200 m.

Painted Top-Shell

Calliostoma zizyphinum

Group: Other
Typical depth: 10–200 m

A cone shaped top shell painted with reddish streaks, it lives on hard and soft bottoms from low tide down to about 200 metres. Unusually for its kind it is both a grazer and a predator, taking sessile animals as well as algae.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Trochida › Calliostomatidae › Calliostoma

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 141767.

FAQ

How deep does the Painted Top-Shell live?: The Painted Top-Shell (Calliostoma zizyphinum) is typically found at 10–200 m.