The Colloniidae Family includes 146 species comprising 3 subfamilies (Colloniinae (11 genus), Liotipomatinae (5), Moelleriinae (2))
and 18 genus (Homalopoma (52 species), Collonista (21), Cantrainea (16), ...)
Phylum :MolluscaClass :GastropodaSubclass :VetigastropodaOrder :TrochidaSuperfamily :TrochoideaFamily :Colloniidae
Common name : top shells or turbans
Aspect : Small globose or turbinated shell, solid. Spiral and concave operculum in the center
Feeding : herbivore
Environment : warm seas, Indo-Pacific
Leptothyra filifera (Deshayes, 1863) (Subfamily Colloniinae)
Total collection for Colloniidae : 1 species (4 shells in total)
