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What

Blue-Ringed Top Snail (Calliostoma ligatum)

Observer

aparrot1

Date

June 14, 2022 07:00 AM PDT

Description

Shell is housing a hermit crab. Link to Blueband Hermit Crab obs: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/121944646

Blue-Ringed Top Snail (Calliostoma ligatum) A.k.a. Blue Topsnail, (formerly called Calliostoma costatum.) Brown striped exterior, nearly cone shaped with several rounded whorls. Worn shells reveal underlying blue color. Grows up to 1" (2.5cm) diameter.

Beachcombers's Guide to Seashore Life of California, J.D. Sept, Rev. ed. 2009, p. 80.

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