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Calliostoma gloriosum, common name the glorious topsnail, is a species of small sea snail with gills and an operculum, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae, the calliostoma top snails. [2] [3]
The snails do not have an operculum. These snails are frequently washed ashore during storms. [4] The common names for this genus derive from the light purple or violet color of the shells and the violet-colored bodies. The other genus in the family, Recluzia, has olive-tan colored shells.
The maximum recorded shell length is 41 mm. [2] The shell usually has six whorls, the large first one occupying half the length of the snail. The color varies from slaty-brown through reddish brown to orange, dull yellow and off white.
Janthina globosa, commonly referred to as the violet snail, is a neustonic organism characterized by its thin, fragile purple shell and large size The maximum recorded shell length is 38.5 mm. [2] Females normally grow to larger sizes than males, making it easy to distinguish between the sexes.
Variability of the Painted snail. Shells of Polymita picta can reach a length of about 20 millimetres (0.79 in). These large shells are shiny and very brightly colored. Normally they show a bright yellow color with a white stripe, [according to whom?] but the species is well known for its colourful shell polymorphism, with numerous color vari
These snails can reach approximately 2.5 cm in total length. [3] Their shells are narrow and pointed with 5-7 whorls and are white or light yellowish brown in color. Sometimes the shell is marked with darker lines. The soft body is white or off-white, with darker gray pigmentation along the eyestalks.
A live individual of Liguus fasciatus from Everglades. Shells of Liguus fasciatus can reach a size of 42–68 millimetres (1.7–2.7 in). [6] [1] These polished shining shells, ranging from white to almost black, have whorls banded with many colors (chestnut, orange, yellow pink or green).
Pomaulax gibberosus, common name the red turban snail, is a species of medium-sized to large sea snail with a calcareous operculum, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.