Bluish Top Shell

Diloma nigerrima

Summary 3

Diloma nigerrima, common name the bluish top shell, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

Is found in the South Island and not to be confused with the Diloma aethiops, Spotted Top Snail found in the North Island.

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  1. (c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Lisa Bennett
  2. (c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by sea-kangaroo
  3. Adapted by tangatawhenua from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diloma_nigerrima

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Category Gastropods, Shellfish, Shells