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Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Family Trochidae
Top Snails
| Tops are herbivorous snails that possess a thin yellow-brown operculum
that is circular. The shell's interior is lined with
mother-of-pearl. |
HAWAII
Trochus intextus
Kaunolu Bay tidepool, Lana'i
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Kaunolu Bay tidepool, Lana'i |
Portlock, Oahu, 20 feet |
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HAWAIAN TOP SNAIL
| Common on shallow reefs and tidepools.
Feeds upon filamentous algae. Operculum is thin and yellow. Attains 1 inch. |
Family
Turbinidae Turbans
| Turbans are herbivorous snails that possess a thick calcareous
operculum called a 'cat's eye'. |
Turbo
sandwicensis
Wailupe, Oahu, 3 feet
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Wailupe, Oahu, 3 feet |
Kapoho tidepool, Hawaii
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Kapoho tidepool, Hawaii |
Kapoho tidepool, Hawaii |
Kapoho tidepool, Hawaii |
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HAWAIIAN TURBAN
| Endemic to Hawaii. Common under stones in shallow water.
Up to 3 inches. |
Leptothyra rubricincta
Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu |
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| Common under stones in shallow water. Less than 1/8 inch. |
Leptothyra verruca
Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu |
Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu |
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| Common under stones in shallow water. Less than 1/4 inch. |
NORTHEAST PACIFIC
Family Trochidae
Calliostoma ligatum
 Ogden
Point, Victoria, BC, Canada, 25 feet |
Ogden Point, Victoria, BC, Canada, 15 feet |
Ogden Point, Victoria, BC, Canada, 25 feet |
Ogden Point, Victoria, BC, Canada, 25 feet |
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| Common on stones & kelp in shallow water. Attains 1 inch. |
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