Calliostoma ligatum, Blue topsnail

Calliostoma ligatum   (Gould, 1849)

Blue topsnail

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

Gastropoda | Trochida | Calliostomatidae

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 95344).  Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Pacific and the Arctic: from Alaska to Mexico. Subtropical to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.5 cm SHD male/unsexed; (Ref. 95344); common length : 3.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 312)

Short description Morphology

Description: Shell has 3 whorls; chocolate brown with iridescent gold spiral ridges; the inner edge of the empty shell is iridescent blue. The foot regularly discharges a mucous layer on the shell which apparently makes the animal more difficult for predators to grasp (Ref. 312).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

It has a shell size of 3 cm (Ref. 312). Occurs in low intertidal to subtidal levels (Ref. 312). Commonly found in rocky areas and kelp beds (Ref. 95344). Omnivorous, feeding on hydroids, detritus and diatoms (Ref. 312).

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

Gallivan, G. and J. Danforth. 1999. (Ref. 312)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 5.8 - 15.9, mean 8.9 (based on 406 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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