#calliostoma

[colorsoutofearth]

Purple-ringed Topsnail (Calliostoma annulatum)

Photo by David Hall

[bigsoftmarshmallow]

Hello! :D

I have another basic question for you, though, as always, I made it more complicated than necessary.

What are your & the Dorfs’ favorite gemstones? Top 5 overall categories, whether by color or by type. (Ex: Pink gems, green gems, white gems, purple gems, & multicolored gems for color or garnets, pearls, diamonds, amethysts, & emeralds for type.) Note, it is an option to choose both kinds of categories. (Ex: Blue gems, garnets, jades, red gems, & quartzes.)

And 3 specifics within each of those categories. (Ex: Star sapphires, larimars, & aquamarines for blue gems. Pink pyropes, tsavorite, & hessonite for garnets. Jadeite, nephrite, & chalcedony for jades. Rubies, carnelians, & fire opals for red gems. Amethysts, rose quartz, & citrines for quartzes.)

For instance, I love most any purple or blue gemstones, opals, moonstones, & abalone shell. For specifics, I love magenta pyropes, amethysts, & ametrine for purple gemstones. Aquamarines, labradorites, & chrysocolla chalcedony for blue gems. Rainbow opals, Mexican fire opals, & Australian opals for opals. Pink moonstones, blue flash moonstones, & rainbow moonstones for moonstones. And, finally, Haliotis sorenseni, Calliostoma annulatum, & Tegula brunnea for abalone shells.

This is a good one! I am partial to my birthstones, which are Opal and Rose Quartz. Opals are gorgeous, and come in such a stunning array of colors and vibrancy. Dragons Eye Opal and Fire Opals are def high tier on my list. Rose Quartz I like for the story behind it, that it helps with healing and love. Its a softer Pastel pink, which is nice.

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The Ganondorfs and Demise, with their distinct personalities and connections to power, darkness, and ambition, would likely have preferences for gemstones that reflect their nature and desires. Here's a breakdown of their favorite gemstones:

Wind Waker Ganondorf:

Top 5 Gem Categories:

Red Gems: Representing power, passion, and wrath.

Black Gems: Symbolizing mystery, strength, and the abyss.

Green Gems: Reflecting ambition, envy, and connection to the earth.

Gold Gems: Indicative of wealth, authority, and the divine.

Orange Gems: Linked to fire, creativity, and energy.

Specific Gems:

Red Gems: Garnet, Ruby, Spinel.

Black Gems: Obsidian, Black Diamond, Onyx.

Green Gems: Emerald, Jadeite, Peridot.

Gold Gems: Citrine, Yellow Sapphire, Topaz.

Orange Gems: Fire Opal, Carnelian, Sunstone.

Ocarina of Time Ganondorf:

Top 5 Gem Categories:

Green Gems: Representing ambition, the power of the earth, and envy.

Purple Gems: Reflecting royalty, mystery, and the arcane.

Black Gems: Symbolizing darkness, power, and the void.

Blue Gems: Tied to wisdom, the ocean, and the divine.

Red Gems: Signifying power, passion, and strength.

Specific Gems:

Green Gems: Emerald, Tsavorite, Alexandrite.

Purple Gems: Amethyst, Iolite, Tanzanite.

Black Gems: Black Diamond, Jet, Obsidian.

Blue Gems: Sapphire, Lapis Lazuli, Azurite.

Red Gems: Ruby, Garnet, Spinel.

Twilight Princess Ganondorf:

Top 5 Gem Categories:

Dark Purple Gems: Evoking mystery, the twilight, and the arcane.

Black Gems: Symbolizing the void, darkness, and power.

Blue Gems: Representing depth, the sky, and the ethereal.

Silver Gems: Reflecting the moon, clarity, and twilight.

Green Gems: Linked to the earth, ambition, and life.

Specific Gems:

Dark Purple Gems: Amethyst, Sugilite, Charoite.

Black Gems: Black Diamond, Onyx, Obsidian.

Blue Gems: Sapphire, Blue Topaz, Lapis Lazuli.

Silver Gems: Moonstone, Hematite, Platinum.

Green Gems: Emerald, Malachite, Chrysoprase.

Hyrule Warriors Ganondorf:

Top 5 Gem Categories:

Red Gems: Representing raw power, aggression, and dominance.

Orange Gems: Symbolizing fire, strength, and creativity.

Black Gems: Reflecting shadow, control, and the abyss.

Gold Gems: Evoking wealth, divine right, and authority.

Dark Blue Gems: Tied to depth, mystery, and the night.

Specific Gems:

Red Gems: Ruby, Spinel, Garnet.

Orange Gems: Fire Opal, Carnelian, Spessartine Garnet.

Black Gems: Obsidian, Black Sapphire, Onyx.

Gold Gems: Topaz, Citrine, Yellow Diamond.

Dark Blue Gems: Sapphire, Kyanite, Blue Zircon.

Tears of the Kingdom Ganondorf:

Top 5 Gem Categories:

Green Gems: Representing ambition, nature, and vitality.

Black Gems: Reflecting the void, mystery, and power.

Red Gems: Symbolizing strength, passion, and wrath.

Gold Gems: Linked to authority, divinity, and wealth.

White Gems: Indicative of purity, clarity, and the divine.

Specific Gems:

Green Gems: Emerald, Tsavorite, Peridot.

Black Gems: Onyx, Jet, Obsidian.

Red Gems: Ruby, Garnet, Spinel.

Gold Gems: Yellow Sapphire, Citrine, Amber.

White Gems: Diamond, Moonstone, Opal.

Demise:

Top 5 Gem Categories:

Black Gems: Representing the void, destruction, and the abyss.

Red Gems: Symbolizing fire, blood, and power.

Gold Gems: Reflecting authority, the sun, and divine power.

Dark Blue Gems: Tied to the deep, the night, and mystery.

Orange Gems: Linked to fire, creativity, and energy.

Specific Gems:

Black Gems: Onyx, Black Diamond, Jet.

Red Gems: Ruby, Garnet, Spinel.

Gold Gems: Topaz, Amber, Yellow Diamond.

Dark Blue Gems: Sapphire, Azurite, Lapis Lazuli.

Orange Gems: Fire Opal, Carnelian, Spessartine Garnet.

General Observations:

Black and Red Gems are consistently favored across all incarnations, signifying their connections to darkness, power, and ambition.

Green and Gold Gems are also common favorites, likely due to their associations with the earth, wealth, and the divine or royal authority they seek or possess.

Specific Hues: The specific shades of these gems, like ruby red or emerald green, often symbolize the deeper traits of their personalities—whether it be their wrath, their ambitions, or their connection to the world they seek to dominate.

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Family Calliostomatidae, Calliostoma euglyptum, (A. Adams, 1855), Sculptured Top Snail, Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum

[animalids]

Jeweled topsnail (Calliostoma annulatum)

Photo by Marlin Harms

[agavex]

Beach finds from between Penzance and Marazion. 27 December 2019.

1 painted top shell (Calliostoma zizyphinum)

1 crab claw - probably a young edible crab (Cancer pagurus).

96 pieces of sea glass, including a first ever piece of UV milk glass (next to the shell)! Lots of clear, aqua and seafoam again, including a few very satisfying symmetrical aqua pieces - lower centre, indicated by longer shadows - one is completely round but I don’t think it was a marble, and the other two are gumdrop shape, indicating their origin could be a stopper (in the case of the smaller one) or a mamelon/kick-up (in the case of the larger one). On the row above those, the long seafoam one on the right is part of a bottleneck.

[cool-critters]

Purple-ring topsnail (Calliostoma annulatum)

The purple-ring topsnail is a medium-sized sea snail with gills and an operculum.This is a sublittoral marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae. This snail lives off of the Pacific coast of North America.his species is fairly omnivorous, feeding seasonally on kelp, sessile fauna like bryozoans, and detritus.

photo credits: Peter Liu Photography, Ed Bierman

[alightinthelantern]

A Jeweled-Top Snail, Calliostoma annulatum, grazes on the leafy blade of a giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, 2005. Photo by Steve Lonhart

Sources: X, X

[seeninsc]

#Calliostoma #HallofFame 😁💞🐚🙌🥇#topshells #topsnails #bluetopsnail #calliostomaligatum #calliostomaannulatum #glorioustopsnail #calliostomagloriosum #conchology (at Asilomar State Beach)

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Painted Top Shell (Calliostoma zizyphinum)

[museumwales]

Ar Diwrnod Rhyngwladol Amgueddfeydd dyma Ffaith Iaith ddifyr i chi! Calliostoma zizyphinum yw hon - ‘painted top shell’ yn Saesneg, neu ‘trwyn fy nain’ yn y Gymraeg! Ydy hi’n edrych fel trwyn i chi?

An interesting translation for International Museum Day - this Calliostoma zizyphinum is known as a ‘painted top shell’ in English - or ‘trwyn fy nain’ (my grandmother’s nose) in Welsh! What do you think - does it look like a nose to you?!

[tesaonews]

20 Animais exóticos que farão você se perguntar de que planeta eles vieram

O mundo animal é tão vasto, que seria praticamente impossível conhecer todas as espécies. Há algumas mais raras, e até mesmo bem estranhas, encontradas em determinados países. Os animais abaixo são tão exóticos, que você poderia pensar que eles saíram de outro mundo, mas eles existem mesmo e nos mostram o quanto a natureza é curiosa.

1 – Sapo-tartaruga

2 – Vermes cabeça de martelo

3 – Cabra de Damasco – filhote e adulta

4 – Visored bat (Sphaeronycteris toxophyllum)

5 – Cobra nariz-de-folha

6 – Mariposa Luna

7 – Matamatá

8 –  Pombo-de-Budapeste

9 – Borboleta asa-de-tigre

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  Uma publicação compartilhada por Richard N (@richards_inverts) em 3 de Abr, 2018 às 3:49 PDT

10 – Formiga-pote-de-mel

11 – Maria-leque

12 – Markia hystrix

13 – Sapo Lepidobatrachus laevis

14 – Porco babirussa

15 – Sphiggurus mexicanus

16 – Agama mwanzae – lagarto homem-aranha

17 – Gavião-de-penacho ou Gavião-real ou Harpia

18 – Dugongo

19 – Caracol marítimo Calliostoma annulatum

20 – Jerboa-de-orelha-longa

Fonte: Bright Side

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Calliostoma Ligatum

[agavex]

Beach finds from Par Sands and Polkerris Beach, Cornwall. 29 November 2019.

12 surf clam (Spisula solida) halves.

1 hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) half – not confident with this id.

2 rayed artemis (Dosinia exoleta) halves.

5 banded venus (Clausinella fasciata) halves.

1 thin tellin (Tellina tenuis) pair.

1 blue rayed limpet (Patella pellucida).

1 striped venus (Chamelea gallina) pair, + 5 halves.

1 rayed trough shell (Mactra stultorum) half.

1 painted top shell (Calliostoma zizyphinum).

1 flat periwinkle (Littorina obtusata).

2 netted dog whelks (Tritia reticulata).

and probably the last weathered shell fragment I’ll collect. I’d already stopped picking these up, however perfect, and only took this one to make a point about omitting this object type from beach hauls from now on.

23 glass fragments, 22 of which are the usual lovely rounded ones, and 1 is an unusual piece of black (very dark green) glass. The frosting on the raised concentric circles (which, if this is the base of a bottle, would have been on the inside) is perfect, and a pleasant contrast with the jagged (but worn enough to not be sharp) edges.

[seeninsc]

One of the most stunning tricolor topsnails I have ever seen! #calliostoma #topsnail #tricolortopsnail (at New Brighton State Beach)

[agavex]

Beach finds from multiple walks between Penzance and Marazion during February 2020. 

1 banded wedge shell (Donax vittatus) pair.

2 painted top shells (Calliostoma zizyphinum), 1 large, 1 small. 

1 very small auger shell (Turritella communis) (Bittium reticulatum).

2 sting winkles (Ocenebra erinaceus), 1 large, 1 small(er). 

18 small netted dog whelk (Tritia reticulata) shells. 

14 spotted cowrie (Trivia monacha) shells. 

137 perfect pieces of sea glass - my favourite by far from this month is the incredibly bright turquoise one on the bottom row.

6 pottery fragments, all white porcelain: 1 dark blue, probably willow pattern, could be tiles on a roof with a tree branch in front of it; 1 mid-blue flower and leaf design; 1 with only a few dark blue lines visible, possibly the edge of a design (plate?); 1 mid blue criss cross pattern surrounded by leaves and fruit; 1 mid-blue circles and lines pattern, probably the edge of a design (plate?); 1 very sharply detailed design in black, with an ornate leaf, a flag that says ‘YARMOUTH’ backwards, and the letters ‘WITH’, which could be the word on its own or the beginning of another. 

[agavex]

Beach finds from May to December 2020, collected between Penzance and Marazion. Objects separated into inorganic and organic arrangements. 

Inorganics: 

4 ceramic fragments

157 pieces of glass, including a marble (though not at all worn it is nonetheless an irresistible shiny thing), and a glass bead which glows under UV light, which is next to the marble, and next to 2 lavender/greys which are some of my favourites here

Organics: 

1 Atlantic surf clam (Spisula solidissima) half

1 rayed trough shell (Mactra stultorum) half

1 banded wedge shell (Donax vittatus) pair

3 blue rayed limpets (Patella pellucida)

42 spotted cowries (Trivia monarcha), which are not as common as this collection might imply, I just make much more effort to look for them because they’re the best thing to find!

5 needle whelks (Bittium reticulatum)

15 pheasant shells (Tricolia pullus)

7 flat periwinkles (Littorina obtustata)

8 netted dog whelks (Tritia reticulata), these are the most abundant species, but I still collect those that are a nice colour, or are particularly well defined, or in this case, unusually tiny

1 Bela nebula shell

1 so far unidentified, very pretty purple, I found one similar in April and thought it might be another flat periwinkle, but with this one the shape is clearly different

1 dog whelk (Nucella lapillus)

2 flat top shell (Steromphala umbilicalis), also an abundant species, and only these were kept for their notably vivid markings

2 rough periwinkles (Littorina saxatilis), one unusually orange, and one unusually small

7 painted top shells (Calliostoma zizyphinum)