Calliostoma annulatum  (Purple-Ringed Topsnail)

© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2045)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Sitka Sound, SE Alaska
Photographer	Aaron Baldwin
Habitat	35 meters on cobbles
Photo Date
Upload Date	October 18, 2007
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Photo ID #	2045
Comments	These are common under the right location, but always a joy to find! This specimen was dredged from an encrusted cobble bottom. The animal of this snail rivals the shell in beauty. Photo taken with a Pentax Optio W10 underwater camera submerged in shallow aquarium.