Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Vetigastropoda > Order Trochida > Superfamily Trochoidea > Family Calliostomatidae > Subfamily Calliostomatinae > Genus Calliostoma

Calliostoma conulus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Calliostoma*	Swainson, 1840	accepted genus name
*Conulus*	Nardo, 1841	objective synonym
*Zizyphinus*	[sic]	orthographic variant
*Trochus (Calliostoma)*	Swainson, 1840	synonym
*Trochus (Ziziphinus)*	Gray, 1842	synonym
*Trochus (Zizyphinus)*	J. E. Gray, 1847	synonym
*Ziziphinus*	J. E. Gray, 1842	synonym

Species group names

*Calliostoma conulum*	[sic]	orthographic variant
*Calliostoma bullatum*	Coen, 1933	synonym
*Calliostoma conulus var. coralligena*	Pallary, 1900	synonym
*Calliostoma conulus var. pallida*	Pallary, 1900	synonym
*Calliostoma conulus var. rosea*	Pallary, 1900	synonym
*Calliostoma conulus var. tumidula*	Coen, 1933	synonym
*Calliostoma dubium*	(R. A. Philippi, 1844)	synonym
*Calliostoma dubium var. pseudocingulata*	Pallary, 1900	synonym
*Calliostoma tumidulum*	Coen, 1933	synonym
*Trochus (Zizyphinus) conulus*	Linnaeus, 1758	synonym
*Trochus (Zizyphinus) conulus var. subangulata*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1885	synonym
*Trochus (Zizyphinus) conulus var. violacea*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1885	synonym
*Trochus conulus*	Linnaeus, 1758	synonym
*Trochus conulus var. subangulata*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1885	synonym
*Trochus conulus var. violacea*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1885	synonym
*Trochus dubius*	R. A. Philippi, 1844	synonym
*Trochus dubius var. albida*	Dautzenberg, 1883	synonym
*Trochus lucidus*	Risso, 1826	synonym
*Trochus violaceus*	Risso, 1826	synonym
*Zizyphinus basalis*	Monterosato, 1889	synonym
*Zizyphinus candidus*	Brusina, 1865	synonym
*Zizyphinus conulus*	(Linnaeus, 1758)	synonym
*Zizyphinus conulus var. acuta*	Monterosato, 1889	synonym
*Zizyphinus conulus var. aurantia*	Monterosato, 1889	synonym
*Zizyphinus conulus var. dilatata*	Monterosato, 1889	synonym
*Zizyphinus conulus var. sanguinea*	Monterosato, 1889	synonym
*Zizyphinus conulus var. striata*	Monterosato, 1889	synonym
*Zizyphinus dubius*	(R. A. Philippi, 1844)	synonym
*Zizyphinus dubius var. cinnamomea*	Monterosato, 1889	synonym
*Zizyphinus dubius var. dilatata*	Monterosato, 1889	synonym
*Zizyphinus dubius var. elevata*	Monterosato, 1889	synonym
*Zizyphinus dubius var. incavata*	Monterosato, 1889	synonym
*Zizyphinus dubius var. lirata*	Monterosato, 1889	synonym
*Zizyphinus dubius var. media*	Monterosato, 1889	synonym
*Zizyphinus dubius var. olivacea*	Monterosato, 1889	synonym
*Zizyphinus violaceus*	(Risso, 1826)	synonym
*Zizyphinus violaceus var. monochroa*	Monterosato, 1889	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Greek: Τροχός χωνί

Literature

basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.
additional source	Chiappa, C., Fassio, G., Smriglio, C., Mariottini, P., Albano, P.G., Modica, M.V., Zuccon, D., Puillandre, N. & Oliverio, M. (2024). The polymorphic top-shell puzzle: iterative taxonomy of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 (Gastropoda: Calliostomatidae), in the Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 90: eyae026.

Genbank

Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Calliostoma conulus (Linnaeus, 1758). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141752